Count me in. B.
On 28 Apr 2014, at 21:09, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep. Happy to see what the drafts look like. If two docs make sense, > two docs make sense. > > On 28 April 2014 22:04, Joan Touzet <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nice. I personally would still like to see Diversity broken out in a >> separate document, but the idea of a charter is very good and this covers a >> lot of ground. >> >> This also dovetails very nicely with the mentorship ideas I have floated >> here and on IRC in the past. >> >> +1, let's do this! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Noah Slater" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 3:50:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Apache CouchDB Diversity Statement. >> >> I have two things I'd like to add. >> >> 1. I'd like to widen this bit and turn it into a PMC charter. >> Basically a document that sets out what the PMC values, our commitment >> to diversity, and our pledge to the project. It's basically the same >> idea, but with a flourishes. >> >> The closest we have to this at the moment is here: >> >> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=couchdb-admin.git;a=blob_plain;f=email/invite_pmc.txt;hb=HEAD >> >> I'd like to improve on this. >> >> 2. Technical ability is something I feel very strongly about. We've >> made a huge blunder IMO in requiring past contributors to be highly >> technical. I would like to introduce and officialise the same policy >> as Apache Forrest. >> >> cf. https://forrest.apache.org/committed.html >> >> Summary: we recognise merit in four areas: >> >> (Co)mmunity - one must interact with others, and share vision and knowledge >> (P)roject - a clear vision and consensus are needed >> (Do)cumentation - without it, the stuff remains only in the minds of the >> authors >> (C)ode - discussion goes nowhere without code >> >> I would like to think that we would elect someone who is blogging for >> us, or doing marketing, or speaking a lot. These are all important >> people, and their importance to the project should be recognised. >> >> It's been about two years since I started pushing on this topic at the >> PMC level and there have been big cultural changes. I am confident >> that I could elect people with contributions in any of these areas. >> But I want to make it official. >> >> This is what we value. This is what we will recognise. Our promise to >> the community. >> >> >> >> -- >> Noah Slater >> https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater
