Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-11 Thread Norbert Thiebaud
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:06 AM, David Nelson wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 23:09, Greg Stein wrote: >> * "non-binding" votes are from other participants in the conversation. >> Their "votes" are allowed as a measure and gauge over the broader >> community opinion, even though they wil

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Someone mailed me off-list thinking it was my comment and quoted a real-world legal case where someone had really done what you describe. It is an old joke and an obvious thing to avoid but i'm not hugely surprised one bunch of people got fooled into letting it happen! It's impossible to

Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-11 Thread Volker Merschmann
Hi Greg, 2011/6/10 Greg Stein : > my advance apologies if you feel this post is inappropriate for > these two TDF forums. I felt obliged to include you all in this > process, though I do understand that it may not be welcome. > Thanks for informing on the TDF-lists, always welcome in such objectiv

Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-11 Thread David Nelson
Hi, On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 23:09, Greg Stein wrote: > * "non-binding" votes are from other participants in the conversation. > Their "votes" are allowed as a measure and gauge over the broader > community opinion, even though they will not actually be tallied in > the final ballot. It's true th