On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 09:29, Bruce Snyder wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Berin Lautenbach said:
BL>> 2) Identify the PPMC who gets to name this project - and hold them BL>> accountable for their decision.
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BL>+1. I think the Incubator PMC is in a kind of unique position. We are BL>trying to ensure that new projects/new committers in new projects are BL>working in "The Apache Way". So for me, the Incubator PMC shouldn't BL>actually be voting to make the decision for the incubating project. It BL>should simply be checking that the decision has been made appropriately. BL> If anyone in the PMC vetoes a PPMC decision it should be on the basis BL>that the decision does not meet the ASF requirements, not on the basis BL>that we do/don't like a name (for example).
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BL>Anything else takes the decision away from the project in inubation, and BL>I'm not sure I see how that is fostering the Apache way.
IMO, Berin's comments are exactly what I was thinking.
Do note that there were votes from the members, not neccessarily (only) from the Incubator PMC.
IMHO, the notion of fostering "The Apache Way" vs. making decisions for others applies to members too.
Sander
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