This was previously discussed in the thread "[PROPOSAL] change in bylaws to remove Release Plan vote". 13 people explicitly cast "+1"s in that thread. Absent objection I will count those as votes without requiring them to (re-)respond to this VOTE thread.
The following change is proposed in the Bylaws<http://hadoop.apache.org/bylaws.html> document: === 1. In the "Decision Making" : "Actions" section of the Bylaws, the following text is removed: ** Release Plan* Defines the timetable and actions for a release. The plan also nominates a Release Manager. Lazy majority of active committers 2. In the "Roles and Responsibilities" section of the Bylaws, an additional role is defined: ** Release Manager* A Release Manager (RM) is a committer who volunteers to produce a Release Candidate according to HowToRelease<https://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/HowToRelease>. The RM shall publish a Release Plan on the *common-dev@* list stating the branch from which they intend to make a Release Candidate, at least one week before they do so. The RM is responsible for building consensus around the content of the Release Candidate, in order to achieve a successful Product Release vote. === Best regards, --Matt (long-time release manager)
