Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-25 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Shane Curcuru a...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: On 9/21/2011 10:12 AM, Christian Grobmeier wrote: I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf Because an image does say more than thousand words... Awesomeness.  

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-25 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Shane Curcuru a...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: On 9/21/2011 10:12 AM, Christian Grobmeier wrote: I would like to add this image in addition:

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-25 Thread Greg Stein
Board sponsorship equates to mandate: the Incubator PMC has no choice in the matter. We used that for getting an Apache-licensed J2EE server (Geronimo), but we did *not* for OOo. We left that decision to the IPMC. I believe the concept is obsolete and can be removed from the docs. I do not forsee

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-25 Thread Benson Margulies
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: Board sponsorship equates to mandate: the Incubator PMC has no choice in the matter. We used that for getting an Apache-licensed J2EE server (Geronimo), but we did *not* for OOo. We left that decision to the IPMC. I believe

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-25 Thread Christian Grobmeier
Hello guys, We used that for getting an Apache-licensed J2EE server (Geronimo), but we did *not* for OOo. We left that decision to the IPMC. I believe the concept is obsolete and can be removed from the docs. I do not forsee the Board taking such an action in the future. If my memory serves

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-24 Thread Shane Curcuru
On 9/21/2011 10:12 AM, Christian Grobmeier wrote: I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf Because an image does say more than thousand words... Awesomeness. Please check it into the docs. And if we are ever working in the same place

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-22 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:28 AM, David Crossley cross...@apache.org wrote: Christian Grobmeier wrote: Surely a podling does not exist until it enters incubation? Beforehand, it is just a proposal to create a podling. So whats the name for Podling before it becomes one? Simply project?

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-22 Thread Shane Curcuru
On 9/20/2011 8:18 PM, sebb wrote: On 20 September 2011 18:50, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-22 Thread sebb
On 22 September 2011 14:03, Shane Curcuru a...@shanecurcuru.org wrote: On 9/20/2011 8:18 PM, sebb wrote: On 20 September 2011 18:50, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com  wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com  wrote: On Tue, Sep

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-22 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM, sebb seb...@gmail.com wrote: Do PPMCs have chairs? If not, then maybe the Champion fulfils that role until eventual graduation; otherwise they fulfil the role until the PPMC elects a chair. I really thought PPMCs have chairs!  Otherwise how does the Incubator

RE: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-22 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
there for other PPMC members to review and amend). - Dennis -Original Message- From: Martijn Dashorst [mailto:martijn.dasho...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 06:34 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:14

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: ...it seems useful that one person would step forth and claim to be the champion of bringing a certain project to the ASF and [implicitly] agree to pushing down any artificial process hurdles... I agree with that, and

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: ...it seems useful that one person would step forth and claim to be the champion of bringing a certain project to the ASF and [implicitly]

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: Why must the name be Champion and not just Mentor? Because Champion is an aptly name for the role. champion is just another term for the first potential mentor who steps up. It is the correct name for that role:

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
champion |ˈCHampēən| noun 1 a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, esp. in sports: 2 a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else: The correct usage is of course definition #2 What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Martijn Dashorst
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: champion |ˈCHampēən| noun 1 a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, esp. in sports: 2 a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else: The correct usage is of

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks are speaking to the general list on their own. The cause is getting the podling accepted in the incubator, finding mentors and other interested parties. The Champion assists the candidate on their initial submission to a Sponsor.

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread sebb
On 21 September 2011 11:57, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks are speaking to the general list on their own. The cause is getting the podling accepted in the incubator, finding mentors and other interested parties. The

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:21 PM, sebb seb...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 September 2011 11:57, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks are speaking to the general list on their own. The cause is getting the podling accepted in the

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: ...If nobody wants to get rid of this term (except me), we should do an update of the Champion description. I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf I like

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf I like it - I'd just say mentors, plural, in the reddish box on the right. Agreed, I have changed it local and wait if there are more comments -Bertrand

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Francis De Brabandere
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf I like it - I'd just say mentors, plural, in the reddish box on the right. Agreed, I have changed it local and wait

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread sebb
On 21 September 2011 15:12, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:21 PM, sebb seb...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 September 2011 11:57, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: What is the cause he actually fights/argues for? New folks are speaking to the

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread Christian Grobmeier
I would like to add this image in addition: http://code.grobmeier.de/howtobecomeanasfproject.pdf Because an image does say more than thousand words... Surely a podling does not exist until it enters incubation? Beforehand, it is just a proposal to create a podling. So whats the name for

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-21 Thread David Crossley
Christian Grobmeier wrote: Surely a podling does not exist until it enters incubation? Beforehand, it is just a proposal to create a podling. So whats the name for Podling before it becomes one? Simply project? As suggested above Proposal. Or this

Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Christian Grobmeier
Hi, 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

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
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.

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Benson Margulies
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

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Christian Grobmeier
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

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: 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

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Martijn Dashorst
IMO the champion helps clarify the incubator process up to acceptance of the podling into the incubator. For example the champion for Wicket was not a singular person, but both Alex Karasulu and Upayavira were both very instrumental in smoothing our transition into the incubator. general@ can be

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Martijn Dashorst martijn.dasho...@gmail.com wrote: IMO the champion helps clarify the incubator process up to acceptance of the podling into the incubator. For example the champion for Wicket was not a singular person, but both Alex Karasulu and Upayavira were

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Martijn Dashorst martijn.dasho...@gmail.com wrote: IMO the champion helps clarify the incubator process up to acceptance of the podling into the incubator. For example the

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Martijn Dashorst martijn.dasho...@gmail.com wrote: IMO the champion helps clarify the incubator

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread sebb
On 20 September 2011 18:50, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Martijn

Re: Confusion: Sponsoring entity and Champions

2011-09-20 Thread Tim Williams
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Martijn Dashorst martijn.dasho...@gmail.com wrote: IMO the champion helps clarify the incubator