Re: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion

2009-11-09 Thread Niclas Hedhman
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Leo Simons wrote: > I have no idea what might be going on in your head, but from where I > sit, it seems like you might be overreacting just a _bit_ to a > tongue-in-cheek e-mail post script. Have some green tea. What is/was going on in my head is expressed "grace

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Craig L Russell
Hi Greg, I'm afraid that you have totally mistranslated my message and I have no idea why. I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm trying to be reasonable. I don't perceive your reaction as positive. I'm not going to continue this discussion until you have something concrete to discuss. I vo

[VOTE RESULTS] was: [VOTE] Release cassandra 0.4.2

2009-11-09 Thread Eric Evans
On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 11:37 -0600, Eric Evans wrote: > The Cassandra community voted on and approved the release of Apache > Cassandra 0.4.2. We would now like to request the approval of the > Incubator PMC for this release. > > Cassandra is a massively scalable, eventually consistent, distributed

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:16, Leo Simons wrote: >>... >> Not merit, just "binding vote". I agree that it sucks, but it is not >> something where the incubator has "gone awry", it has _always_ been >> messed up like this. >> >> Here's what I unde

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:08, Niall Pemberton wrote: >... > It seems though that all you're going to do here in the incubator is > go through the IP clearance and ask for waivers on all the other usual > steps that a new project goes through. Whats the point of that? > Whether its a bad precedent

Re: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion

2009-11-09 Thread C. Michael Pilato
Igor Burilo wrote: >> We have a number of *user-configurable* dependencies which are not >> compatible with the AL: >> - Neon, a HTTP client library, used by libsvn_ra_neon, is LGPL. >> (An alternative HTTP client library, libsvn_ra_serf uses the Serf >>library under ALv2.) > > Neon is curre

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Niall Pemberton
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 09:27, Martijn Dashorst > wrote: >> Yes, *AND* ensuring legal dots are put on the i's and j's. This is >> done through checking the release and ensuring that it is in adherence >> to our policies which you and others have

Re: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion

2009-11-09 Thread Igor Burilo
> We have a number of *user-configurable* dependencies which are not >compatible with the AL: > - Neon, a HTTP client library, used by libsvn_ra_neon, is LGPL. > (An alternative HTTP client library, libsvn_ra_serf uses the Serf >library under ALv2.) Neon is currently Subversion's default RA

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:16, Leo Simons wrote: >... > Not merit, just "binding vote". I agree that it sucks, but it is not > something where the incubator has "gone awry", it has _always_ been > messed up like this. > > Here's what I understand: > > 1) Apache rule: all apache releases must be mad

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:15, Martijn Dashorst wrote: >... > I actually like the way you ask for waivers for stuff that is required > by the Incubator. But this should be open to any podling, regardless Never said it was specific to Subversion. You're just jumping up and down about procedures wit

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Justin Erenkrantz > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 7:56:53 AM > Subject: Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: > [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion) > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz > w

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Leo Simons wrote: >> Also, to be clear, as an IPMC member I spend quite a bit of time with >> projects where I am not a mentor, casting (binding) votes on things >> like their releases. I will continue to d

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > We certainly have no intent to bring Bad Code into the ASF! I am sure you do. However that is not the issue I'm going against: when Good Code is brought into the ASF in a Bad Way or in a Good Way with Bad Reasoning. I actually like the way you

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:53, Andrus Adamchik wrote: > On Nov 9, 2009, at 5:23 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >> I mean, really... how many other projects that are 9.5 years old(*) do >> we expect to see arriving here? And of those, how many *started* with >> the ideas and precepts of the Apache Software F

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > OTOH, podlings that don't have 3 active mentors can't get 3 binding > votes internally, so IPMC members have to jump in sometimes. Thanks to > those of us who do! I view the proposal accepting the projects with the listed mentors as del

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Andrus Adamchik
On Nov 9, 2009, at 5:23 PM, Greg Stein wrote: I mean, really... how many other projects that are 9.5 years old(*) do we expect to see arriving here? And of those, how many *started* with the ideas and precepts of the Apache Software Foundation? I suspect it will be zero, so wasting a lot of tim

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > ...I'm mildly uncomfortable with mentors who aren't actually involved in > the project telling a community what to do - but I accept that as a > necessity of the Incubation process.  However, I'm much more > uncomfortable when folks who ha

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > This is where I think the Incubator has gone awry: the claim that you > are an IPMC member implies that you have merit on a project (in the > form of a binding vote) is false. Not sure if I am looking at the same incubator as you are. I a

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Leo Simons wrote: > Also, to be clear, as an IPMC member I spend quite a bit of time with > projects where I am not a mentor, casting (binding) votes on things > like their releases. I will continue to do that, inline with procedure > and policy and common sense. I'

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:11, Andrus Adamchik wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I am not on either side of the debate here, but Martijn is correct in > pointing that the formal standard was applied to *all* podlings to date. I understand, and will simply ask "was that the right thing to do?" I'm not looking

[VOTE][RESULTS] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Nicholas L Gallardo
The vote for releasing Wink 1.0 passes with 3 binding +1s and 0 +0/-1 votes. Binding votes were cast by: Kevan Miller Leo Simmons Ant Elder Thanks for the input and help in getting us to 1.0! -Nick Nicholas Gallardo WebSphere - REST & WebServices Development nlgal...@us.ibm.com Phone: 512-

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Andrus Adamchik
Hi Greg, I am not on either side of the debate here, but Martijn is correct in pointing that the formal standard was applied to *all* podlings to date. There's more than a few projects in the ASF that were originally developed in the open, with strong communities. And in those cases that

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > To be clear, it's on the mentors to decide what is applicable and > necessary for graduation - not the IPMC as a whole.  The IPMC as a > whole has only two roles: approving a proposal and recommending > graduation Also, to be clear, as an

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Branko Čibej
Martijn Dashorst wrote: > Yes, *AND* ensuring legal dots are put on the i's and j's. This is > done through checking the release and ensuring that it is in adherence > to our policies which you and others have crafted. *All* podlings have > to ensure they have the correct licensing headers, notices

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Martijn Dashorst wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Justin Erenkrantz > wrote: >> To be clear, it's on the mentors to decide what is applicable and >> necessary for graduation - not the IPMC as a whole. > > Nope... The whole IPMC has been tasked with oversig

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread ant elder
Yep, I agree with what Kevan just said, so you're good to go now. ...ant On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Nicholas L Gallardo wrote: > Thanks Ant. Do you have any input on the question below? > > > Is that vote [mentor/IPMC member] transportable here? > > > > > Nicholas Gallardo > WebSphere -

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Nicholas L Gallardo wrote: > > Thanks Leo, your input is much appreciated. > > In addition to this +1, we received a +1 from Kevan Miller in the Wink > community vote. Is that vote transportable here? If so, then we just need one > more +1 to release as the vote h

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 09:27, Martijn Dashorst wrote: > Yes, *AND* ensuring legal dots are put on the i's and j's. This is > done through checking the release and ensuring that it is in adherence > to our policies which you and others have crafted. *All* podlings have > to ensure they have the cor

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Nicholas L Gallardo
Thanks Ant. Do you have any input on the question below? > Is that vote [mentor/IPMC member] transportable here? Nicholas Gallardo WebSphere - REST & WebServices Development nlgal...@us.ibm.com Phone: 512-286-6258 Building: 903 / 5G-016

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Kevan Miller
On Nov 9, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Nicholas L Gallardo wrote: Thanks Leo, your input is much appreciated. In addition to this +1, we received a +1 from Kevan Miller in the Wink community vote. Is that vote transportable here? If so, then we just need one more +1 to release as the vote has already

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread ant elder
Looks good to me +1 ...ant On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Nicholas L Gallardo wrote: > Thanks Leo, your input is much appreciated. > > In addition to this +1, we received a +1 from Kevan Miller in the Wink > community vote. Is that vote transportable here? If so, then we just need > one more

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Martijn Dashorst
Yes, *AND* ensuring legal dots are put on the i's and j's. This is done through checking the release and ensuring that it is in adherence to our policies which you and others have crafted. *All* podlings have to ensure they have the correct licensing headers, notices and other bits in place before

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > To be clear, it's on the mentors to decide what is applicable and > necessary for graduation - not the IPMC as a whole. Nope... The whole IPMC has been tasked with oversight. The mentors are proxies for the whole IPMC. > The IPMC as a >

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 09:14, Leo Simons wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Greg Stein wrote: >> The Apache Incubator is about EDUCATION. It is about TEACHING podlings >> how to work here at Apache. > > So what are you teaching with e-mails like this, Greg? > > When you disagree with someon

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Nicholas L Gallardo
Thanks Leo, your input is much appreciated. In addition to this +1, we received a +1 from Kevan Miller in the Wink community vote. Is that vote transportable here? If so, then we just need one more +1 to release as the vote has already been open for 72 hours. Nicholas Gallardo WebSphere -

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Greg Stein wrote: > The Apache Incubator is about EDUCATION. It is about TEACHING podlings > how to work here at Apache. ... > The Incubator PMC is here to TEACH podlings. Stop and think before > attempting to apply "rules and procedures". +1. The Incubation proce

Re: Insanity. Apache Incubator should be about education (was: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Greg Stein wrote: > The Apache Incubator is about EDUCATION. It is about TEACHING podlings > how to work here at Apache. So what are you teaching with e-mails like this, Greg? When you disagree with someone, SHOUT a bit and write a long rant? Or perhaps that usin

Re: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion

2009-11-09 Thread Branko Čibej
Leo Simons wrote: > I have no idea what might be going on in your head, but from where I > sit, it seems like you might be overreacting just a _bit_ to a > tongue-in-cheek e-mail post script. Have some green tea. > There were also some suggestions about us making a release for the sake of makin

Re: [PROPOSAL][VOTE] Subversion

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:26 AM, Niclas Hedhman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Leo Simons wrote: >> PS: +1 to start incubation obviously. The record is 2 weeks set for >> MerlinDeveloper back in 2003...you have 9 days left to try and beat it Hey, you snipped the smiley! I'm going to stu

Re: [VOTE] Release Wink 1.0 (RC-5)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
+1 from me! cheers, Leo On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Nicholas Gallardo wrote: > The Wink community has voted on and approved the release > of Wink 1.0 (RC-5).  We would now like to request the > approval of the Incubator PMC for this release. > > Details of the Wink community vote can be fou

Re: [VOTE] Release cassandra 0.4.2

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
+1, nice work folks! cheers, Leo On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Eric Evans wrote: > > The Cassandra community voted on and approved the release of Apache > Cassandra 0.4.2. We would now like to request the approval of the > Incubator PMC for this release. > > Cassandra is a massively scalable,

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache OpenMeetings incubator for Web Conferencing

2009-11-09 Thread Ross Gardler
Just as a point of interest, I just completed a test meeting using OpenMeetings across three sites using the demo server. I was suitably impressed by the project. It has a few annoying limitations, but as an online meeting tool it is very good. to the extent that I will almost certainly be install