The vote closed last night, with very positive results: +1 binding: 14 +1 non-binding: 12 -1 or 0: none
I'll work with Chris to get the Bylaws doc changed, but the change is effective as of 7:05pm PDT May 28, 2013. Many thanks, --Matt On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Matt Foley <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > Forgot to say: Vote will close one week after it started, at 7:05pm PDT on > Tuesday 28 May. > Thanks, > --Matt > > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Matt Foley <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > >> 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) >> >> >> >
