+1 Doug.
-----Original Message----- From: Doug Cutting <cutt...@apache.org> Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Date: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 9:05 AM To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Subject: Re: What is "The Apache Way"? >On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> >wrote: >> So, either a lot of us are really stupid, or the Foundation as a whole >>has >> a gap between the general principles and their application. No, we can't >> have a rule book that details every particle of how to run an Apache >> project, but apparently we could have more concrete guidance. > >The gap definitely exists. What often leads to confusion is when >folks think there's no gap, that everything is clear-cut and certain, >when it's not. Different Apache projects are permitted to operate >differently, and the ill-defined line of what's acceptable moves over >time. This is not entirely bad. Fixed practices are hard to change, >but the open-source software world changes rapidly. So maintaining >some flexibility is important. > >What we should try to do are document acceptable practices, those ways >of operating that are common in many projects and have worked well. >There may be multiple acceptable practices in a given area (e.g., CTR >& RTC). Projects that diverge from these might still be acceptable, >but they might also run into problems and should proceed with caution. >Some might tell them that they "don't get the Apache Way", which is >distressing, but, at the end of the day, so long as the board doesn't >vote to evict them from the foundation, they're part of the Apache >Way. The board doesn't generally act without good notice. Generally >things escalate from folks griping, to the board agreeing to monitor >and advise a project, to the board giving an ultimatum for a specific >practice to stop, to the board finally taking some action. > >Doug > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >
