BTW.. big thanks to @Kaxil Naik <kaxiln...@gmail.com> for deploying a heroku app that makes automatic Slack invitations a snap : https://apache-airflow-slack.herokuapp.com/
I'll be update the Readme.md shortly via https://github.com/apache/incubator-airflow/pull/3878 I'll see if I can badge-ify this link! -s On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 7:36 AM Ben Gregory <b...@astronomer.io> wrote: > Here you go Andrew -- > > This link should work for the next 27 days: > > https://join.slack.com/t/apache-airflow/shared_invite/enQtNDMxMTU3MzM1NDg4LTVkMTg3MGU5MzhhMDQ1NDNjNjgyNTQ3MjQzNjk1YmVmZWFiYWY4NjlhNDQ5MWQyNzZlYzE3NTIyMDBiYWQxNjM > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 4:31 AM Andrew Harmon <andrewhhar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > are there any instructions on how to join the slack workspace? > > > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 9:57 PM Sid Anand <san...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the context. > > > > > > So, I created the slack workspace and it has ~ 100 people on it now and > > it > > > pretty active. > > > > > > What's pretty cool is that some folks created regional channels (e.g. > > > singapore, boston, etc...), which is a good way to seed future meetups. > > > > > > At some point, we may want to retire the Gitter channel. > > > -s > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:45 PM Jakob Homan <jgho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > So, binding VOTEs are generally only called on releases, where PMC > > > > members get those binding votes (and on electing new committers or > PMC > > > > members, and those votes happen in private on the private list). > > > > Communities often call VOTEs on other things, like logos, questions > of > > > > sponsorship, large scale tech decisions, etc. How those VOTEs are > > > > executed (consesus [ie anyone with a binding vote can VETO] or > > > > majority) are up to the community to decide. > > > > > > > > The community can codify those decisions with bylaws (Here's > Hadoop's: > > > > https://hadoop.apache.org/bylaws.html). However, extensive bylaws > are > > > > considered an anti-pattern - they can be indicative of a fractured or > > > > unwieldy community. This is why Incubator projects are not generally > > > > recommended to go down this route. Also, incubator podlings are not > > > > separate top-level projects, and so would be governed by the > Incubator > > > > project bylaws, which as far as I can tell, don't exist. > > > > > > > > Also, keep in mind that the bylaws of any particular project are > valid > > > > at the pleasure of the Board. If the Board deems any part of them > > > > invalid, which it has done even very recently, it can come in and > > > > require the project to change them immediately. > > > > > > > > As for the current discussion, the large number of <1 votes, is a bit > > > > concerning. This is indicative of lack of consensus and that further > > > > discussion is probably warranted. Whether or not it's an official > > > > result is up for debate. > > > > > > > > However, one thing worth noting is that there's no 'official' gitter > > > > or slack channel for any ASF project. The only official > communication > > > > medium for ASF is mailing lists. The edict 'If it didn't happen on > > > > the mailing list, it didn't happen' is one of the axioms of the > Apache > > > > Way [1][2]. There's also no official IRC channel or official Stack > > > > Overflow tag or official in-person meetup. Every member of the > > > > community is welcome to participate in whatever forum they want, but > > > > the only place things actually happen is on the list. Any non-PMC > > > > discussions can happen anywhere, but if a decision needs to occur as > > > > part of that discussion, the discussion needs to be re-homed onto the > > > > mailing list and made there. Part of the PMC's job is to enforce and > > > > model this behavior. > > > > > > > > Speaking entirely for myself, I'm not comfortable with the invitation > > > > model of Slack discussions. For most of my time at Apache, irc was > > > > the way to go for most projects. Some had very active irc channels > > > > and some were nearly dead. (The #infra irc channel is a godsend > > > > though.) > > > > > > > > And again, this type of meta discussion is awesome. It shows the > > > > project is maturing and thinking through some of the edge cases of > > > > what it means to an Apache project. > > > > > > > > -Jakob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > https://community.apache.org/newbiefaq.html#NewbieFAQ-IsthereaCodeofConductforApacheprojects > > > > ? > > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/success-at-apache-asynchronous-decision > > > > > > > > On 8 September 2018 at 23:14, Sid Anand <san...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Taking Binding votes into account : > > > > > > > > > > +1: 1 vote > > > > > > > > > > - Sid Anand > > > > > > > > > > 0: 2 votes > > > > > > > > > > - Bolke de Bruin > > > > > - Kaxil Naik > > > > > > > > > > -0.5: 1 vote > > > > > > > > > > - Arthur Wiedmer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vote result is a net positive of +0.5. > > > > > > > > > > I counted all of the PMC/committers' votes as binding. > > > > > > > > > > -s > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:07 PM Arthur Wiedmer < > > > arthur.wied...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Sid, > > > > >> > > > > >> Erm, the next line is (emphasis mine) : > > > > >> > > > > >> PMC members have formally binding votes, but in general community > > > > members > > > > >> are encouraged to vote, even if their votes are *only advisory*. > > > > >> > > > > >> Again, that's not to say that the community at large cannot decide > > to > > > > host > > > > >> a Slack channel. I think you are more than welcome to if you want > > to. > > > > >> > > > > >> Best, > > > > >> Arthur > > > > >> > > > > >> On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 10:59 PM Sid Anand <san...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > Why doesn't every vote matter for this topic? > > > > >> > https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html#binding-votes > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Am I misinterpreting the "Who is permitted to vote is, to some > > > > extent, a > > > > >> > community-specific thing."? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > For the established Apache processes around promoting a > > contributor > > > to > > > > >> > committer/PMC, deciding on the number of +1s to allow a merge to > > > > master, > > > > >> or > > > > >> > voting on releases, I understand the need to follow the > > > > >> binding/non-binding > > > > >> > protocol. In all of those cases, the outcomes affect > maintainers. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > My understanding is that this topic affects the entire > community, > > > > where > > > > >> > some members of the community are helping others. This seems to > > chug > > > > >> along > > > > >> > without maintainers being present. Hence, why do maintainers' > > votes > > > > >> matter > > > > >> > more here? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Question for the mentors.. Jakob? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > -s > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 10:27 PM Bolke de Bruin < > bdbr...@gmail.com > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Committers can only vote binding. Most of the time it is > tagged > > > by, > > > > >> > > indeed, adding "binding" to the vote. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > On 9 Sep 2018, at 07:20, Scott Halgrim < > > > scott.halg...@zapier.com > > > > >> > .INVALID> > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > What makes a vote binding? Just putting “(binding)” after > your > > > > vote? > > > > >> > > >> On Sep 8, 2018, 10:19 PM -0700, Bolke de Bruin < > > > > bdbr...@gmail.com>, > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > >> Sorry sid, only binding votes directly count to the vote. > > > Please > > > > >> > update > > > > >> > > the > > > > >> > > >> result accordingly. > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> Btw did you ask on gitter itself? > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >> Op zo 9 sep. 2018 03:47 schreef Sid Anand < > san...@apache.org > > >: > > > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > >>> +1: 12 votes > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> - Sid Anand > > > > >> > > >>> - Steve Carpenter > > > > >> > > >>> - Beau Barker > > > > >> > > >>> - Marc Bollinger > > > > >> > > >>> - Pedro Machado > > > > >> > > >>> - Scott Halgrim > > > > >> > > >>> - Eamon Keane > > > > >> > > >>> - Adam Boscarino > > > > >> > > >>> - Daniel Cohen > > > > >> > > >>> - Chandu Kavar > > > > >> > > >>> - William Horton > > > > >> > > >>> - Ben Gregory > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> 0: 2 votes > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> - Bolke de Bruin > > > > >> > > >>> - Kaxil Naik > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> -0.5: 1 vote > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> - Arthur Wiedmer > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> -1: 4 votes > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> - Shah Altaf > > > > >> > > >>> - James Meickle > > > > >> > > >>> - Ravi Kotecha > > > > >> > > >>> - airflowuser (??) > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> The vote concludes with 12 votes for and 4.5 votes > against. > > > The > > > > >> > > community > > > > >> > > >>> has opted to move to Slack from Gitter. > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > >>> -s > > > > >> > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Harmon > > (202) 615-6433 > > > > > -- > > [image: Astronomer Logo] <https://www.astronomer.io/> > > *Ben Gregory* > Data Engineer > > Mobile: +1-615-483-3653 • Online: astronomer.io < > https://www.astronomer.io/> > > Download our new ebook. <http://marketing.astronomer.io/guide/> From > Volume > to Value - A Guide to Data Engineering. >
