On 04/27/2015 10:17 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) wrote:
+1, that's what I was trying to convey.
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From: Greg Stein [mailto:gst...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 7:05 PM
To: general@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) <
ross.gard...@microsoft.com> wrote:
It's a tough one. We could be setting a precedence here that we
absolutely do not want to set. On the other hand, it's problematic
(not to mention simply ridiculous) if the foundation not being able to
use Apache software because we don't pay for development and might
want to submit a patch upstream.
As long as all committers are equal and earn their merit in the
traditional way I don't see a problem from the projects side. IN this
instance the ASF is just another contributor to the project.
This means "the foundation never pays for development" to something
like "the foundation never pays for development except where the
modification is made as part of our normal infrastructure operations.
On these rare occasions the foundation is just another employer and
the contributor is just another community member. Changes are
contributed upstream through the normal contribution process. There is
no special role for ASF infra contractors."
The ASF pays for Infra contractors. Their job/role is to maintain our systems.
Sometimes their duty *may* be to contribute software to $Project (wherever that
may be).
That is *very* distinct from paying a person to contribute directly to
$ASFProject.
ok, you both make very good points. Let's be clear that these are the
reasons, and when this comes up again - the desire for the Foundation to
hire a developer to work on Apache Foo - we remember this distinction.
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