cool - thanks Noah!
On 11 August 2014 13:14, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks like we reached consensus here. Jan's term started the day we > voted the bylaws in. I will set a reminder for 12 months. :) > > On 8 August 2014 19:39, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bob, individuals are Officers of the Foundation for the duration they > > hold the position of Chair. You need to be an Officer (in American > > corporation law) to carry out your duties as Chair. Nothing any more > > complex than that. > > > > VP CouchDB is Jan's title as an Officer. Whoever is elected next will > > also get the title VP CouchDB, and will also become an Officer. > > Meanwhile, Jan will no longer be the Chair, the VP CouchDB, or an > > Officer. > > > > Do you think this needs clarification in the bylaws? > > > > On 7 August 2014 00:51, Robert Samuel Newson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> The Chair is also and Officer of the ASF ( > https://www.apache.org/foundation/faq.html#why-are-PMC-chairs-officers), > so are we only able to select an existing Officer or does being elected as > Chair cause one to become an Officer? If so, do they remain an Officer if > subsequently replaced by another? > >> > >> B. > >> > >> On 6 Aug 2014, at 23:29, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> seconding Paul. Was my first thought also. Starting the term now, so > that > >>> we hold an election in 12 months. > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> Andy > >>> > >>> > >>> On 7 August 2014 00:08, Paul Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> I'd lean towards having the term start now instead of end now. I can't > >>>> come up with a super convincing argument either direction though. > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>> Hello folks, > >>>>> > >>>>> It's time we have a discussion about the position of Chair. Jan has > >>>>> held office for a while now, and has done a great job of it. But our > >>>>> new bylaws specify that we will hold yearly reelections. > >>>>> > >>>>> We have a number of options here: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1. We say that Jan's position started on the day the bylaws were > >>>>> ratified, and in 12 months we hold an election. > >>>>> > >>>>> 2. We say that Jan's position is up (having already held it for more > >>>>> than 12 months) and we either nominated a new Chair or we hold a > vote. > >>>>> > >>>>> Let's try to get general consensus about which option we want to > take. > >>>>> If there's clear agreement, we'll move forward with that option. > >>>>> > >>>>> Remember: our rationale for re-electing the Chair is that we think > >>>>> that doing so is beneficial for the project. Giving new people a > >>>>> chance to serve a term may stimulate activity and change, and so on. > >>>>> It also helps familiarise as many people as possible with all parts > of > >>>>> the project. > >>>>> > >>>>> Jan has done a sterling job, and nobody can deny it. This discussion > >>>>> isn't about whether we need to replace him. It's only about when we > >>>>> set the end date of his current term. Immediately or 12 months in the > >>>>> future. :) > >>>>> > >>>>> Also, please, whatever you do, please do not reply to this email with > >>>>> a nomination. Such as: "I think Monty would make a good Chair." Chair > >>>>> nomination itself will happen in private on the PMC list. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Noah Slater > >>>>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Andy Wenk > >>> Hamburg - Germany > >>> RockIt! > >>> > >>> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > >>> > >>> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Noah Slater > > https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater > -- Andy Wenk Hamburg - Germany RockIt! GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
