Jim Jagielski wrote: > I see the Incubator as a gatekeeper almost.
See Roy's comments for an alternative view. As I understand his view, the gatekeeper role is limited to projects leaving the Incubator, not entering. > PMCs, in general, don't have an idea of the number of > podlings within the Incubator, the "load" that the > Incubator (and Infrastructure) is currently handling, > etc. They have no need to. Actually, I disagree. I think that the PMCs should be far more aware of the overall events within the Foundation, and far less cloistered and parochial. > I think the Incubator would best serve the ASF if we/they had > the ultimate authority to vote on, even if the PMC approves a > proposed project, acceptance. You are entitled to that view, but until the Board formally sets that role, I don't believe that the Incubator should presume that it has that right. --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]