RE: Radical revamp

2010-08-18 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Ross Gardler wrote: > For me success or failure comes down to the quality of the mentoring and > the willingness of the project committers to learn how to apply the > Apache Way to their community. +1 --- Noel - To u

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-18 Thread Ross Gardler
On 18/08/2010 14:25, Carl Trieloff wrote: On 08/17/2010 07:48 PM, Ross Gardler wrote: On 17/08/2010 17:35, Carl Trieloff wrote: To this question, (what will make this model succeed or fail) I find myself not coming to defensible answers... I would love to see thoughts of others on this questio

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-18 Thread Carl Trieloff
On 08/17/2010 07:48 PM, Ross Gardler wrote: On 17/08/2010 17:35, Carl Trieloff wrote: To this question, (what will make this model succeed or fail) I find myself not coming to defensible answers... I would love to see thoughts of others on this question. The thread implies it comes down to the

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > Agreed, but I will claim that my proposal has worked successfully for httpd, > so it's not coming out of the clear blue sky.  Perhaps you're onto something, > that diversifying the podling incubation process so we can pick "the right > fit" >

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Ross Gardler > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 7:51:42 PM > Subject: Re: Radical revamp > > On 17/08/2010 17:45, Joe Schaefer wrote: > > I do > > question the idea that just having 3 Members on

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17/08/2010 17:45, Joe Schaefer wrote: I do question the idea that just having 3 Members on the project and leaving them to their own devices will actually work well for the majority of our podlings. I don't think anyone is claiming it is right for the *majority* of podlings. Just *some* pod

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17/08/2010 17:35, Carl Trieloff wrote: To this question, (what will make this model succeed or fail) I find myself not coming to defensible answers... I would love to see thoughts of others on this question. The thread implies it comes down to the 3+ members on the project. It's not that s

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17/08/2010 16:39, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message From: Ross Gardler ... What I've been trying to explain here with my "experiment" is that the best way to teach people about the Apache Way is to let them experience it for themselves. +1 We don't actually do that here

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Carl Trieloff > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 12:35:29 PM > Subject: Re: Radical revamp > > I've been following this thread, and have another mail written, but not > posted, > maybe I will at

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Carl Trieloff
On 08/17/2010 11:39 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message From: Ross Gardler To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 8:45:01 AM Subject: Re: Radical revamp On 17/08/2010 13:21, Joe Schaefer wrote: [...] Isn't that why we encourage

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Ross Gardler > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 8:45:01 AM > Subject: Re: Radical revamp > > On 17/08/2010 13:21, Joe Schaefer wrote: [...] > > Isn't that why we encourage IPMC members to particip

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
LOL know problem Ross ;) On 8/17/10 1:46 AM, "Ross Gardler" wrote: Sorry damned iPhone autocorrect. First word should be "I like" Sent from my mobile device. On 17 Aug 2010, at 09:38, Ross Gardler wrote: > Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board > repo

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17/08/2010 13:21, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message From: Ross Gardler To: "general@incubator.apache.org" Cc: "general@incubator.apache.org" Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 4:14:02 AM Subject: Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:53,

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Ross Gardler > To: "general@incubator.apache.org" > Cc: "general@incubator.apache.org" > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 4:14:02 AM > Subject: Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) > > On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:53, Joe Sc

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
Sorry damned iPhone autocorrect. First word should be "I like" Sent from my mobile device. On 17 Aug 2010, at 09:38, Ross Gardler wrote: > Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board > reports by mentors but forces them to do a little more than put there name

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board reports by mentors but forces them to do a little more than put there name to a piece of electronic paper. Personally I imagined my binding vote, as a mentor, to indicate a) the project debs want this tongi ahead and

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
10, at 10:46 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > > From: Noel J. Bergman > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM > Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Noel J. Bergman >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM >> Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) >> >> G

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:29, "Noel J. Bergman" wrote: > Ross Gardler wrote: > >> Noel J. Bergman wrote: >>> I think that it is a very interesting proposal, that could work very > well in >>> specific circumstances, and I'd be willing to see it tried as an > experiment, >>> if the Board buys into it

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread David M Woollard
Sorry if I'm late to the party, but my 2 cents... The more I read about this, the more I latch onto Justin's "Observers" notion. As a non-Apache Member, non-IPMC, PPMC member for OODT, I feel like I am qualified to vote on a release in the sense that I am closer to the code than Justin (sorry t

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > You know when to vote and *how* to vote. I see no reason to deny your vote. Of course. It's always seemed awkward if you can't contribute technically to suddenly have a binding vote. I'm sure if I *wanted* to learn how to build something wit

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > So basically you are moving more towards Joe's proposal, that the PPMC would > have the binding VOTEs in e.g., new committers/PMC members, and on releases? > Of course, with the caveats below, as you mention, i.e., the observers c

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 01:08, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > Hey Justin, > > Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. My comments below: > >> See, here's where I get a bit discomforted by this entire process: I >> honestly don't feel that I deserve a "vote" on OODT releases.  I've >> known yo

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hey Justin, Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. My comments below: > > See, here's where I get a bit discomforted by this entire process: I > honestly don't feel that I deserve a "vote" on OODT releases. I've > known you and Dave for long enough that I have no concerns advising > the OODT

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
[ CCing gene...@incubator as I think I can now place my finger a bit as to why I'm discomforted with Greg's proposal in the OODT context ; and more importantly, another potential experiment at the end; leaving context in for those on gene...@incubator ] On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Mattmann, C

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > Hey Guys, > >> I suspect the OODT guys might want to try this (it has four ASF >> Members as Mentors who could comprise the PMC). Subversion would have >> done this, based on my own thoughts/experiences and knowledge of what >> the

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:53, Joe Schaefer wrote: > It's optimized for success while making mentors potentially responsible for > failure (iow a project with crappy mentors will fail no matter how much they > grok apache). Fair assessment, but those *are* the projects that I'm looking at. Thos

RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Greg Stein wrote: > Noel J. Bergman wrote: >> Greg Stein wrote: >>> Make the podling a TLP comprised of *only* ASF Members, with at least >>> *three* minimum (preferably more, to deal with idle times). >> How does that differ from the current system (given the assumption of 3+ PMC >> Members), exc

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
46 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message From: Noel J. Bergman To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) Greg Stein wrote: Using this model decentralize

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Noel J. Bergman >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM >> Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) >> >> G

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hey Guys, > I suspect the OODT guys might want to try this (it has four ASF > Members as Mentors who could comprise the PMC). Subversion would have > done this, based on my own thoughts/experiences and knowledge of what > the ASF needs/wants. +1 from me with my OODT hat on. Also, I like Greg's p

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:07, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 17/08/2010 03:00, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > >> I think that it is a very interesting proposal, that could work very well >> in >> specific circumstances, and I'd be willing to see it tried as an >> experiment, >> if the Board buys into it.  Do

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Noel J. Bergman > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM > Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) > > Greg Stein wrote: > > > Using this model decentralizes the process > > So

RE: Radical revamp

2010-08-16 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Ross Gardler wrote: > Noel J. Bergman wrote: > > I think that it is a very interesting proposal, that could work very well in > > specific circumstances, and I'd be willing to see it tried as an experiment, > > if the Board buys into it. Do we have any such projects pending or already > > in the

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:00, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > Greg Stein wrote: >... >> Make the podling a TLP comprised of *only* ASF Members, with at least >> *three* minimum (preferably more, to deal with idle times). The >> podling committers are invited onto the priv...@$podling.apache.org >> maili

Re: Radical revamp

2010-08-16 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17/08/2010 03:00, Noel J. Bergman wrote: I think that it is a very interesting proposal, that could work very well in specific circumstances, and I'd be willing to see it tried as an experiment, if the Board buys into it. Do we have any such projects pending or already in the Incubator? I'

RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Greg Stein wrote: > Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > > I view this as potentially the crux of the problem - people who aren't > > stakeholders in the community shouldn't have a say.  Right now, they > > feel they do.  So, if we want to mandate at least 3 mentors - fine, > > but that must come at the cos