Hi All, Very nice to see the graduation vote :)
+1 Also +1 for the chair to Alexander. He has been active with Celix from the beginning and gain the karma for the role. Greetings, Pepijn On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Alexander Broekhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Celix community, > > After a bit more then 3.5 years we'd like to graduate Celix to a top-level > project! > Over the past couple of months we have been working towards graduation, and > ticked all the open points of the graduation list on [1]. > The current project status can be found on [2], I've send an updated > version earlier to day, which hasn't been uploaded/processed yet. > The Celix name has been approved by Trademarks, as can be seen on [3]. > > We do feel confident that Celix is ready for graduation, and have created > the resolution for this. The text can be found at the bottom of the mail. > > This resolution lists the current committers as PMC members, to summarise: > * Alexander Broekhuis > * Pepijn Noltes > * Bjoern Petri > * Erik Jansman > > The resolution also lists a chair, and even though I have filled in my own > name now, I think it is still open for discussion. So any feedback on this > is welcome as well! > > Even though [1] doesn't list a vote on the project list I'd like to use > this thread to get the confidence of the community, so please cast your > vote: > > [ ] +1 Graduate the Apache Celix podling from Apache Incubator as a TLP > [ ] +0 Indifferent to the graduation status of Apache Celix podling > [ ] -1 Reject graduation of Apache Celix podling from Apache Incubator > because ... > > The vote will be open for the next 72 hours. After a successful vote I will > start the discussion (and later the vote) on the general incubator list as > well. > > [1]: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#checklist > [2]: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/celix.html > [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-50 > > ----------- > Graduation Resolution: > > X. Establish the Apache Celix Project > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software, for distribution at no charge to > the public, related to a native implementation of the OSGi > specification. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Celix Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Celix Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to a native implementation of the OSGi > specification; > and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Celix" be > and hereby is created, the person holding such office to > serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair > of the Apache Celix Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache Celix Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > Apache Celix Project: > > * Alexander Broekhuis <[email protected]> > * Pepijn Noltes <[email protected]> > * Bjoern Petri <[email protected]> > * Erik Jansman <[email protected]> > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Alexander Broekhuis > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Celix, to > serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the > Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until > death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Celix PMC be and hereby is > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > encourage open development and increased participation in the > Apache Celix Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Celix Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator Celix podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator Celix podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > Project are hereafter discharged. > > > > -- > Met vriendelijke groet, > > Alexander Broekhuis
