> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Ruby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Tomcat 3.3 Release Plan
>
>
> Jon Stevens wrote:
> >
> > > It should be noted that when this plan comes up for a vote, a +1
> > > by a committer will constitute a commitment not only to helping
> > > with the release, but to provide maintenance support beyond the
> > > release.
> >
> > I'm not sure that I agree with this. What if I want to state my
> > approval, but don't want to help out?
>
> The consensus seems to be that in the context of a release
> vote, a "+0"
> means I agree but may not contribute, and "+1" means I agree
> and will help.
>
> It looks like Larry is trying to keep up with the latest
> proposal on the
> jakarta mailing list, as maintained by Ted Husted. Ted
> originally tried to
> make a case for a separate set of indicators for approval and
> committed to
> make it happen (his specific proposal was a "binding"
> suffix), but that was
> voted down in favor of the simpler -1/-0/+0/+1 scheme.
>
> Even though Ted's overall proposal hasn't been ratified, this
> particular
> provision makes sense to me as there was much concern
> expressed over the
> lack of support for previous releases.
My understanding it that the text "but to provide maintenance support
beyond the release" is a requirement for this release. Is this
accurate?
If so, we may need a way to distinguish between those who are and
aren't committing to maintenance. Both of these +1's should be
counted when comparing against -1's. I wouldn't want to lose
any potential +1's because they didn't want to commit to maintenance.
Whether there are the 3 required committers for maintenance should
be a separate issue.
Perhaps the vote should include voting for plan approval and a
separate indication of willingness to do maintenance?
Cheers,
Larry
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