I have two questions about contrib projects, one of which I think requires a vote.
1) Are contributors to contrib repos treated the same as contributors ot the main project? I would guess they are, since the contrib repos are still under the Accumulo project. I'd like to make sure Lazy Consensus agrees. 2) What is the process for adding a new contrib repo? All I can find are occasional discussions in jiras. I would expect this to need a similar level of agreement as a release, e.g. PMC majority[3]. But I need something to reference before it would be appropriate for me to cite it in the contrib docs. Presuming an existing PMC agrees with me, could they please call a vote for a bylaw addition for adding new contrib projects? My suggested language follows below. ===== [VOTE] Bylaws amendment for creating new Contrib repos Please vote on the following addition to the Apache Accumulo bylaws: ---- # Adding a new Contrib Repository Proposers are strongly encouraged to submit their proposal for discussion to the developer mailing list prior to calling for a vote. The addition of a new contrib repo under the Apache Accumulo project will require a vote of existing PMC members. The vote shall have a 72 hour voting window and require majority approval[1]. Following a successful vote, an Accumulo PMC will submit the necessary [1]: http://apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#MajorityApproval ---- This vote will remain open for 72 hours and must have consensus approval[2] to pass. [2]: http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#ConsensusApproval ===== [3]: http://apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#MajorityApproval -- Sean
