The default sponsor is the incubator PMC. if you just put that in a proposal and offer it up, it just happens.
Board sponsorship happens for 'special' circumstances (like OO), and I don't pretend to understand why it's important. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Christian Grobmeier > <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I was looking into that: >> http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html#Sponsor >> >> And thought, if an upcoming podling is deciding to become a TLD it >> should ask the board to sponsor it. >> Now I have been told from Andrus that this is not the case and usually >> the Incubator is sponsoring TLD projects. > > Yes, as I said on the board list I don't remember the board sponsoring > incubating projects recently. > >>...how is the way to have the >> Incubator as a sponsor? Just asking? Just adding to the proposal? ... > > Yes, just add it and people will complain if they see a problem. > >> ...If this is the case, then is "Champion" obsolete? Actually I was always >> doubting this role a bit.... > > The champion is a person, while the sponsor is a PMC - what makes you > think the champion role is obsolete? > > -Bertrand > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
