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2014-04-29 10:07 GMT+02:00 Garren Smith <[email protected]>: > +1 This is a great idea. > > On 28 Apr 2014, at 11:34 PM, Paul Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1, especially to broadening the definition of contributions that we > recognize. > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> two docs make sense imho. +1 > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Andy > >> > >> > >> On 28 April 2014 22:44, Robert Samuel Newson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Andy Wenk > >> Hamburg - Germany > >> RockIt! > >> > >> http://www.couchdb-buch.de > >> http://www.pg-praxisbuch.de > >> > >> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > >> > >> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > >
