Hi, I opened a PR to modify the release guidelines [^1] under the Incubator [1].
[1] https://github.com/apache/incubator/pull/145 Briefly, I wrote: > During incubation, PPMC members learn how to govern an ASF project. A PPMC operates like a PMC but reports to the Incubator PMC rather than to the ASF Board. The PPMC release vote ensures that the Podling community participates in producing and reviewing ASF releases. Because the PPMC cannot make formal decisions on behalf of the ASF, the Incubator PMC provides the binding approval required for a Podling release to become an ASF release. > > The PPMC vote and the Incubator PMC vote MAY be conducted concurrently or, at the Podling's discretion, sequentially. The timing and conduct of the votes MUST follow the applicable requirements of the Apache Voting Process and the ASF Release Policy. > > The proposed release is approved only when both of the following requirements have been satisfied: > > - At least three PPMC members have voted +1, and there are more +1 than -1 votes from PPMC members. > - At least three Incubator PMC members have cast binding +1 votes, and there are more binding +1 than binding -1 votes. > > Only votes from Incubator PMC members are binding for the purpose of ASF release approval. The PPMC vote is a separate incubation requirement intended to ensure that the Podling community participates in the release process. This continues the discussion at [2]. And I noticed some historical discussions about the interaction between IPMC and PPMCs around releases. [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/j0008npmljw3j6ckko6o9tcrttgmgo1n Feel free to drop your comments and see if we should make any changes here. Best, tison. [^1] Basically, the Incubator does not define Release Policies. Legal and Infra do [3][4]. The IPMC formally conducts Podling's releases. Within the Incubator, we define guidelines to help the PPMC learn how to run an ASF project. [3] https://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html [4] https://infra.apache.org/policies.html
