Late to the party but I'm +1 to Jan's one year term just starting.
-Russell On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 4:22 AM, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
