>-----Original Message----- >From: Ross Gardler [mailto:rgard...@opendirective.com] >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:21 AM >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Subject: Re: [DISCUSSION] Regular rotation PMC chair > >On 30 January 2012 13:00, Franklin, Matthew B. <mfrank...@mitre.org> wrote: >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] >>>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 7:30 AM >>>To: general@incubator.apache.org >>>Subject: Re: [DISCUSSION] Regular rotation PMC chair >>> >>>On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Ate Douma <a...@douma.nu> wrote: >>>> ...I just realize something not clear from this proposal: are we *only* >talking >>>> about the Incubator PMC Chair here, or is this a proposal for every PMC >>>> Chair? >>>> I presumed (and propose) the latter, but maybe that wasn't the intend >>>(yet)... >>> >>>We're talking only about the Incubator PMC chair, no need to >>>generalize this IMO and this list wouldn't be the right place anyway. >> >> I can understand why you wouldn't want to generalize this to existing >> PMCs; but, IMO there is value in graduating podlings following this example. >> If the IPMC institutes this policy & I think it should recommend the model >> to the podlings undergoing the transition to TLP PMC. > >We try to avoid "one-size-fits-all" policies in the ASF, usually for >good reason. The IPMC is a special case and, speaking personally, I >don't want to set precedents for podlings based on that special case. >It really needs to be up to individual communities, with the guidance >of their mentors, to decide on their chair appointment policy.
I agree that it shouldn't be a requirement, which is why I was thinking recommendation; but, I see your point that the new PMCs need to be self-determining. I was looking more for exposure to the concept for the new PMCs; which, as you noted, is something that the mentors can work to provide. > >Ross > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
