On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:21 AM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: > On 11/28/2011 1:00 PM, Neha Narkhede wrote: >>>> That is because, every single time, the RM agreed that the release >>>> was worth re-cutting. >> >> We have been assuming that it is the rule of Apache to cut another RC even >> if it gets a single -1 vote. > > And that isn't correct, as Joe was kind enough to point out. > >>>> A majority of +1's over -1's is required, obviously :) >> >> Although this seems reasonable, do people on this list believe this to be >> true according to the Apache rulebook ? >> >> In other words, can the podling RM and committers question and contest a -1 >> vote ? Is there any possibility of vetoing that ? If yes, who can do that >> in what circumstances ? > > Yes - you may always try to persuade someone who voted -1 to reconsider, > especially by providing more information. For a code veto, that could > include the fact that they failed to make a technical argument. Once they > have a technical basis, you can't "dispute" it even if you disagree with > it, it remains a veto. But always try to negotiate towards mutually > agreeable code! > > No - nobody can veto a release. But you also can't slip in a vetoed patch > and say "this is a release vote, its not subject to veto". Well, as I had > hinted, the RM can withdraw a vote, which is sort of like a self-veto.
A finer, maybe obvious, point to this statement, there are minimum requirements that must be adhered to. Regards, Alan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
