+1 to the improvement.
On 2022/07/04 00:13:58 Francis Chuang wrote: > +1 I think this is a good idea. We have a lot of capable PMC members and > it would be of great benefit to the project if all of them were > considered during the PMC chair selection process. > > On 4/07/2022 9:46 am, Julian Hyde wrote: > > As you know, Calcite has a tradition of choosing a new PMC chair (VP) > > each year, around the anniversary of the project's graduation[1][2]. I > > think this is a great tradition, but I'd like to discuss an > > improvement to that process. > > > > (I'm starting the conversation now - several months after the previous > > vote, and several months before the next - so that it's clear that I > > am not criticizing the process or the outcome or previous votes.) > > > > I've noticed that the outgoing chair sends an email on dev@ saying > > words to the following effect: > > > > I think Xyz would be a great person to succeed me. > > What do you all think? > > > > (I fear that I may have started this tradition when, at the end of my > > tenure as first chair, I approached Jesus and asked him whether he'd > > be prepared to do the job[3]. Mea culpa.) > > > > After such an outright endorsement, especially on a public list, it > > would be churlish for someone to reply "Actually, I think Abc would be > > better." As a result, it's rather difficult to have an open debate, > > and the candidate selected by the outgoing chair tends to win > > unopposed. > > > > I suggest that the outgoing chair says something like > > > > It's time to change the PMC chair. > > Please send nominations to private@ and the PMC will discuss and vote. > > > > That would allow for several nominations, allow people to give reasons > > why they prefer a candidate (without disparaging other candidates), > > and lead to a more informed outcome. > > > > What do you think? Are there any other aspects of the election process > > we should change? > > > > Julian > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/rmj9qm9wlol3nb7z4phddoljbgvypkrt > > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/5tzb8w655pj2vo9omz20th5jnbn9zww7 > > [3] https://lists.apache.org/thread/y4wjdj5h1y3sypnlmhpoz9r6bkk3cv6o >
