Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Leo Simons
Berin Lautenbach wrote: However - I have absolutely no wish to drag this out. +1. You're doing the work, there's no strong objections (just what probably will be proven to be very subtle differences of opinion if we do drag this out), so just get on with it. We can always change it later! cheers,

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Stephen McConnell
Berin Lautenbach wrote: If we want to make sure something is non-normative, it's very simple (and appropriate) to put a rider paragraph in it stating that where it conflicts with the policy, the policy over-rides. That's a common approach and gets over having to worry too much about what nam

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Berin Lautenbach wrote: Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: ... I've tried to draw a very clear distinction in all my e-mails that there is one main document (that I've been calling normative, or the policy) only. Everything else (such as the process document or roles and responibilities) is purely as a

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: Hmmm... policy... guidance... really, I may seem paranoid, but they don't spark a clear distinction in my head. Guideance to me is not a word that I would take to mean that something is a set of rules. It definitely sparks a very clear distinction for me. I want to

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Stephen McConnell
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: Berin Lautenbach wrote: Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: I also want to make sure that we well know where things stand in every incubation moment, as there has been enough confusion withdouble-triple PMC concurrent votes. +1 That said, I also think that we need *one* do

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-28 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Berin Lautenbach wrote: Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: I also want to make sure that we well know where things stand in every incubation moment, as there has been enough confusion withdouble-triple PMC concurrent votes. +1 That said, I also think that we need *one* document to guide us, and all th

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Stephen McConnell
Berin Lautenbach wrote: Leo Simons wrote: Hi gang, Okay, okay, I'm exaggerating. Its real cool there's people volunteering to write all this stuff, and the drafts are not *that* formal. I'm just suggesting we make it easy for ourselves and don't try to write "perfect" and "waterproof" docs. W

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: I also want to make sure that we well know where things stand in every incubation moment, as there has been enough confusion withdouble-triple PMC concurrent votes. +1 That said, I also think that we need *one* document to guide us, and all the rest should be simply d

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Leo Simons wrote: Hi gang, Okay, okay, I'm exaggerating. Its real cool there's people volunteering to write all this stuff, and the drafts are not *that* formal. I'm just suggesting we make it easy for ourselves and don't try to write "perfect" and "waterproof" docs. We just need "good enough". ba

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Leo Simons wrote: Hi gang, it's puzzled me how much effort some of us have been putting in /normative/ documentation of policy, process, roles and responsibilities. It must be a programmer thing :D It's what IMHO our "clients" asked us for. They want to know what bounds they have to work in, and

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Leo Simons
Hi gang, it's puzzled me how much effort some of us have been putting in /normative/ documentation of policy, process, roles and responsibilities. It must be a programmer thing :D Who needs "normative" documentation? Why? - the board knows what incubation means - the incubator PMC knows what incu

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: In essence, I agree that we should not change the current meaning of Sponsor, that is exactly what you mean. Ahh - violent agreement :>. Absolutely not...for the policy. In the policy document it is only mentioned right at the start as there being a requirement for an

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Berin Lautenbach wrote: BTW - Have checked changes in - how do I update the site? Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: My understanding was that there will always be a PMC (or the board) that accepts a candidate on behalf of the ASF. Where there is no Sponsor, the Incubator PMC acts in that role and votes

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Berin Lautenbach
BTW - Have checked changes in - how do I update the site? Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: My understanding was that there will always be a PMC (or the board) that accepts a candidate on behalf of the ASF. Where there is no Sponsor, the Incubator PMC acts in that role and votes to accept the candidate (

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-27 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Berin Lautenbach wrote: From: "Noel J. Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Remind me, please. With respect to Sponsor, why not just say that the Sponsor is either a Member or a PMC (via the PMC Chair or a Member who is a PMC member)? If a PMC is bringing a project for incubation, it would be the Sponso

RE: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Berin Lautenbach
> From: "Noel J. Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Remind me, please. With respect to Sponsor, why not just say that the > Sponsor is either a Member or a PMC (via the PMC Chair or a Member who is a > PMC member)? If a PMC is bringing a project for incubation, it would be the > Sponsor. If a Membe

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Tetsuya Kitahata
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 14:49:39 +1000 (Subject: Common naming accross policy/process/roles) Berin Lautenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring > PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to being accepted by a Sponsor.

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Jason van Zyl
On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 00:49, Berin Lautenbach wrote: > Peoples, > > In line with what I have seen in the last couple of weeks on preferred > terms I have updated the Policy/Process and Roles and Responsibilities > documents so that we have : > > Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or me

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Berin Lautenbach wrote: ... Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to being accepted by a Sponsor. Sponsor (was Sponsoring Entity) - the PMC or Board that accepts a candidate for incubation. Mentor (was Shepherd) - the resp

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Berin Lautenbach
> From: Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring > > PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to being accepted by a Sponsor. > > Who has any idea what this actually means without looking up the > definition? Why not call it what

RE: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Berin, > Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring > PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to being accepted by a Sponsor. > > Sponsor (was Sponsoring Entity) - the PMC or Board that accepts a > candidate for incubation. > > Mentor (was Shepherd) - the responsible Ap

Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-26 Thread Berin Lautenbach
> From: Nicola Ken Barozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What about simply: > > Sponsor (was Sponsoring Entity) - the PMC or Board that accepts a > candidate for incubation. > > Mentor (was Shepherd and Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a > Sponsoring PMC) who champions a new candidate and

RE: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-25 Thread Sander Striker
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Re: Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-24 Thread Roy T. Fielding
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Common naming accross policy/process/roles

2003-10-24 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Peoples, In line with what I have seen in the last couple of weeks on preferred terms I have updated the Policy/Process and Roles and Responsibilities documents so that we have : Champion (was Sponsor) - the Apache Member (or member of a Sponsoring PMC) who champions a new candidate prior to b