On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Jim Apple <jbap...@cloudera.com> wrote:
> If PPMC members A, B, and C, who are not IPMC members, vote +1 on a > release, and then the second phase starts, acquires three +1 IPMC votes, > but A, B, and C change their votes to -1, does the release pass? > > Independent of binding or non-binding, releases can not be vetoed, although RMs most of the time will want to fix release issues. http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#release-approval > Hoe long must the first phase last? How long may it last? > > Votes are required to stay at least for 72 hours, although the vote should not be closed unless you have the minimum 3 +1 binding votes. http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#release-approval > If in the first phase, the vote is +3 to -4, may the release manager begin > the second phase? > > On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I've seen a few (recent) incubator votes that imply that there are two > > separate, distinct votes: one in the podling and one in the incubator > > general. And lots of questions about binding votes and carried-over votes > > and whose votes are counted. > > > > I'd like to suggest: > > > > There is one vote for a podling release candidate. The first phase of the > > vote takes place on the podling dev list. Anyone can vote. An affirmative > > vote by three PPMC members (including mentors) is sufficient to start the > > second phase, which takes place on the incubator general list. An > > individual's vote can be changed any time during either phase until the > > final vote is tallied. > > > > All votes are counted. Only IPMC member votes are binding. The final > tally > > counts affirmative, neutral, and negative votes from both phases combined > > and affirmative, neutral and negative binding votes from both phases > > combined. > > > > This terminology answers questions about: > > > > Whether PPMC votes are binding. They are not. > > Whether IPMC member votes on the first phase of voting carry over to the > > second phase. They do. > > Whether public votes in either phase count. They do. > > Whether public votes in either phase are binding. They are not. > > > > If we agree on the terminology, I'll see what documents need to be > updated. > > > > Craig L Russell > > c...@apache.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > -- Luciano Resende http://twitter.com/lresende1975 http://lresende.blogspot.com/
