On 28 November 2011 19:21, William A. Rowe Jr. <wr...@rowe-clan.net> 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. > > http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html was just recently revised by > Roy Fielding (ASF Director and founding officer) based on some nonsense > back-channel complaints, and might be worth integrating into incubator > docs.
Would it not be better to integrate the clarifications into an ASF-wide document? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
