+1 I'm joining the couchdb lists as well..
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Michael Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 - Huge appreciation goes out to you Ross. I'll help in any way and I'm > already lurking on the CouchDB mailing-list. > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +++1 >> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:32 AM, Ross Gardler >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On 26 November 2011 22:12, Ross Gardler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> As a result (and because another mentor has >> >> stepped up to support my position) I'm willing to make a case to >> >> infrastructure for you to move to Git ASAP, but I have two conditions >> before >> >> I make that request. >> >> >> >> The first is that all mentors on this project support my proposal. >> > >> > All mentors have now supported this proposal, so it's over to the >> committers ... >> > >> >> The second condition is that the team ensure that the documentation >> over on >> >> the CouchDB project reflects the process that this project will follow >> in >> >> managing the canonical repository here at the ASF. I want it to >> describe how >> >> you will manage committer contributions, non-committer contributions, IP >> >> review, releases and whatever else is important to your project. >> >> I'm not really interested in the nitty gritty of the processes, we'll >> work >> >> that out in practice. What I want is a document that convinces me that >> there >> >> will be a single canonical repository for the community to engage >> with. If I >> >> am confident you can use Git in an Apache Way style process then I'm >> willing >> >> to make the case to infrastructure, and if necessary, the board. I'm >> >> reasonably sure that if you can convince me and the other mentors here >> then >> >> we can convince the infrastructure team. >> >> Since you are in the incubator and I know nothing of your current >> governance >> >> and I don't know if it is close or distant from the Apache Way. On the >> >> CouchDB list I have posted some comments from an ASF project member >> which >> >> defines the process they use in a git-svn environment (they came from >> Git >> >> when they came to the ASF). This mail will, hopefully, be a useful >> starting >> >> point (or maybe its all covered in the wiki page already). >> >> See http://markmail.org/thread/q43mto5emnhpej2k >> >> Taking off my mentor hat for a moment and putting on my VP Community >> >> Development hat I will use this document, and what I learn from this >> >> incubation project, to help ensure that Git can be used successfully >> >> alongside SVN in Apache projects. >> >> However, please understand that even after all this I cannot guarantee >> that >> >> infrastructure will agree to allow you to move to Git. However, I am >> >> confident enough to be willing to spend some of my time on it, >> hopefully you >> >> will be too. >> >> Are mentors OK with this? >> >> Are committers OK with this as a way forwards? Do the committers have >> any >> >> questions or observations? >> >> Ross >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) >> > Programme Leader (Open Development) >> > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com >> > >> >
