On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 09:32:23AM -0800, Joe Schaefer wrote: > I believe this is what Marvin is alluding to when he points out that > compentent IPMC oversight is little more than an illusive myth on most > of our podlings.
A PPMC member, by virtue of their deep familiarity with the code base and close monitoring of ongoing development, is, once they have internalized ASF values and studied relevant legal issues, in a *better* position to review a release and protect their project's integrity than any Mentor. > We rely on the committers to police themselves and we trust that they do, > but we do not, as a group, empower such people to perform that work on > behalf of the IPMC. Giving suitably diligent podling contributors real oversight responsibility and accountability while they are still in the Incubator, allowing them to serve alongside experienced Mentors, watch them, ask them questions and participate in their struggle... that's what, in my opinion, will prepare them to become superior stewards of their projects after graduation. Marvin Humphrey --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
