> From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > [Preface: just a few nits, and a couple of questions regarding the ASF > Bylaws vs the PMC charter]
:) Its welcome just the same. > > > " It is also possible for a project depending on Avalon to nominate > > a representative. The representative of the client project still > > needs to be unanimously approved by all PMC members, and a > two-thirds > > majority vote of committers. " > > I think that you can (and should) remove the word "still". And change > "representative of the client project" to "the client project's > representative." Nit-picking, I know. +1 > Also, please review section 6.4 of the Apache Bylaws. It > states that the > members of the PMC are appointed by the ASF Board (or a > designated member). > IANAL, so I'm not sure how to interpret that clause vis-a-vis the PMC > charter. It is largely cut and paste from XML's charter, so I am not sure either. I'll be honest, the Apache Bylaws are pretty long and my eyes glazed over as I read it. > > ... direction of the newly-formed Apache Software Foundation ... > > Is the "newly-formed" adjective still appropriate? Probably not. > > The PMC must have at least one officer from the Apache Board, > > who will be the Chairperson and report to the Apache Board. > > That is from the ASF Bylaws, section 6.3. Is the ASF Board > really going to > put a board member on each PMC as Chairman? The current > board is posted > here: http://www.apache.org/foundation/board/. I'll point > out that Nicola > is neither a board member, nor an ASF member. Yep. Again, its a copy and paste thing. I am an ASF member, but not a board member. I dunno. Maybe practicalities are different, but I am open to how it *should* be written. > Again, I'm just trying to understand this with respect to the > ASF Bylaws, > since I expect to be going through this again shortly with > James. Perhaps > Sam Ruby or Greg Stein can help clear up my confusion, since they are > presently reading this list. It would be a good thing. > > (I would [commit] it, but I am behind a corporate firewall). > > Is SSH unable to penetrate your corporate firewall? I have two machines--one is on a private network (no internet), and the other I don't have my private key installed on. Either way, I am not trying to make waves as I just got this job. ;P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
