Re: Author tags in SDK code

2015-03-22 Thread Chris Mattmann
Thanks Justin, it’s not controversial it’s just not doctrine and stating that the board recommends it and then citing minutes from over a decade ago don’t make it any more recommended than anything else. The past 2 boards that I’ve been on have never brought it up; and since I have been participa

Re: Author tags in SDK code

2015-03-21 Thread Chris Mattmann
Hi Justin, Just FYI: it’s not recommended by the ASF board that @author tags be removed. It’s up to the community to decide these things. Many communities decide to do this - they are not required to; nor does the board recommend these things :) Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From:

Re: Author tags in SDK code

2015-03-20 Thread Chris Mattmann
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself - I’m Chris Mattmann, I lead teams that build scientific computing systems at NASA; I teach Search Engines & Information Retrieval @ USC; and I am a member of the ASF and one of its current Directors. /me waves To this particular issue, I agree

Ideas for dealing with less VOTEs per RC

2013-09-18 Thread Chris Mattmann
Hi Folks, In response to your board report for September 2013, I had some suggestions for dealing with the problem of getting less and less VOTEs per RC you roll. One thing you may want to do is suggest is for the RM to ask the PMC if their VOTEs may be "carried through", especially in the case