Hi everyone,

Sorry I have been out of contact for so long.

I should be able to put more time into the project again but I do not mind if 
there is any desire to replace me as the chair of the project.

Cheers,
 Gary

On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, at 3:19 AM, Dammina Sahabandu wrote:
> Hi Phil,
> 
> Thanks for reaching out and we are really sorry about not being able to 
> submit the previous report on time. I will work with Gary to submit the 
> report for the upcoming meeting. And there are more than three active PMC 
> members working on the project, therefore I don't see the need to move the 
> project to the Attic as of now. We will provide more information in the 
> report.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dammina
> 
> On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 3:58 AM Phil Steitz <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Dear Bloodhound community,
>> 
>> In the governance model at the ASF the board delegates responsibility for
>> managing projects to PMCs. To enable the board to provide oversight across 
>> the
>> foundation, PMCs are tasked with providing the board with a quarterly
>> report on the health of the project. The board has noticed that the reports
>> for Bloodhound have been missed for a number of months.
>> 
>> The reports to the board are normally written by the PMC chair but all PMC
>> members have an individual responsibility to ensure that a report is
>> submitted. If the PMC chair is not available then any PMC member can submit
>> the report. If you need help with this process, please reach out to
>> [email protected]
>> 
>> Please ensure that a report for Bloodhound is submitted to the board for the
>> next meeting.
>> 
>> If the PMC chair is not going to be available for an extended period of time
>> it may make sense to rotate the PMC chair. Rotating the PMC chair does not
>> mean the current chair has failed. People's situations and interests change,
>> and rotation is good as it allows more people to become familiar with that
>> role. Again, if assistance is required with this process, please feel free to
>> reach out to [email protected]
>> 
>> As projects mature, they will naturally reach a point where activity reduces
>> to a level that the project is no longer sustainable. At Apache, projects
>> reach this stage when there are no longer 3 active PMC members providing
>> oversight. Projects that reach this stage are placed in the attic[1]. If
>> Bloodhound has reached this point, please reach out to the Attic project to
>> arrange transfer. On the other hand, if your project is mostly dormant but
>> still has at least three active PMC members it can stay in that state for as
>> long as needed. If your project is in such a state, please mention that in
>> your report and verify the PMC's state at regular intervals.
>> 
>> Finally, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to
>> [email protected].
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> The ASF Board
>> 
>> [1] (http://attic.apache.org/
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dammina Sahabandu
> PMC & Committer, Apache Software Foundation
> AMIE (SL)
> Bsc Eng Hons (Moratuwa)
> +65 881 129 81

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Cheers
 Gary

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