But it is basically *core* to who and what we are. > On Oct 12, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Marko Rodriguez <okramma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > >> We hope and trust mentors to wear their hats well. > > This quote from a colleague of mine has always stuck with me: > > "Hope is not a strategy." > > Take care, > Marko. > > http://markorodriguez.com > > >> >>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:07 AM, Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Incubator folks, >>> >>> I would like to propose we adopt a mentor neutrality policy for >>> incubating podlings: >>> >>> - A mentor must not be financially tied to the project or its incubation >>> status. >>> - A mentor must not have a vested interest in incubating, graduating or >>> dismantling a podling that goes beyond the general Apache mission >>> - A mentor must not be affiliated with the entity granting the code >>> (company or original project community) >>> >>> Furthermore, I would like to see this extended to votes on graduating or >>> retiring podlings, so that only people with no organizational (aparty >>> from the ASF) or financial ties to the project (or the companies behind >>> it) can cast a binding vote on graduation or retirement. >>> >>> This would essentially mean: >>> >>> - If you work for a company (or are hired as consultant/advisor) that is >>> entering a project into incubation, you cannot mentor it nor vote >>> for/against its incubation, graduation or retirement. >>> - If you are a in the original community behind the project, you cannot >>> mentor it nor vote for/against it. >>> >>> I believe this would create a neutral mentorship whose sole mission is >>> to guide podlings with the interests of the ASF in mind. >>> >>> >>> Please do discuss this. If there is (mostly) positive feedback, I would >>> like to, at some point, have a vote on including this in the Incubator >>> policy. I realize this would cut down on the number of potential >>> mentors, and I would ask that more people step up to the challenge of >>> mentoring if adopted. >>> >>> With regards, >>> Daniel >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
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