Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-26 Thread Chris Martin
I was not sure how I'd give feedback on this, but I'd have to say Mihai hit the nail on the head for how I felt too reading these emails. After reading his email some thoughts came to mind which probably also parrot a little of what Alex said. This project is a labor of love. We all are here bec

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-25 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, Thanks Mihai for your considered thoughts on this subject. Justin

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-25 Thread Mihai Chira
So far I worked in 7 different closed-source (and 'closed' in many other ways) companies. There I've seen just how much backlash there can be when someone speaks up about what's not working. Over time people learn to stay silent. It saddens me to see this happening in an open-source project. I thin

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > If I have a vision or idea for something and go ahead and build it [and/or > try to donate it]; That is certainly one valid path to take, but it then it may need to go through a software grant and IP clearance. That's a cost you may need to incur if you want to bring software to Apache in

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, Obviously there a few things I can't say here re what has gone on on the private list. > Your actions seem to indicate otherwise. Quite the opposite - please see the number and diversity of committers that I have put forward to vote on. Several of which have become productive members of th

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > I happen to know that PMC member (it was me ;-)) and my resignation was for > personal reasons totally unrelated to the issues Justin mentions. I did not state the reason you left just that someone had. > what you're doing now comes dangerously close to intentionally sabotaging the > projec

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Erik de Bruin
Hi, > Don’t you think it’s a bit extreme declaring the PMC broken because some > people disagree with you? > I don't see it that way - there have many issues in recent months and > we've had one other PMC member resign. I happen to know that PMC member (it was me ;-)) and my resignation was for

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Harbs
Okay. I don’t think this is the place for this, but if you want the discussion here, I’ll respond. >> Part of building community is allowing for the fact that there are different >> points of view > I'm all for that. Your actions seem to indicate otherwise. Declaring the PMC broken and it needs

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Jeffry Houser
I, personally, don't understand the "openness" complaint here but I've seen similar sentiments before. If I have a vision or idea for something and go ahead and build it [and/or try to donate it]; I should not be discriminated against because I didn't discuss it on the list first. The com

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Don’t you think it’s a bit extreme declaring the PMC broken because some > people disagree with you? I don't see it that way - there have many issues in recent months and we've had one other PMC member resign. > Part of building community is allowing for the fact that there are different

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Inappropriate to start a "the sky is falling" to an entire community. The sky issn't falling and we can fix it. Part of the key concepts of the Apache Way is openness and that's where I've decided to go. I welcome anyones ideas and constructive feedback. You you can email privately or m

RE: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Kessler CTR Mark J
Inappropriate to start a "the sky is falling" to an entire community. -Mark

Re: The Flex PMC is broken

2014-08-21 Thread Harbs
Justin, Don’t you think it’s a bit extreme declaring the PMC broken because some people disagree with you? Part of building community is allowing for the fact that there are different points of view and just because there’s disagreement does not mean things are broken. In fact, a community wit