Everyone can read the bylaws for the Apache CouchDB project here: https://couchdb.apache.org/bylaws.html
-Joan ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 6:16:18 AM > Subject: Re: PMC members list > > In addition to Alexander’s mail: > > > On 22 Sep 2015, at 11:51, Giovanni Lenzi <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > I'm here since some time now, but I still haven't fully understood > > how many > > members are in the PMC? > > > > I think it would be useful for the community to have this > > discussion filled > > in with the full PMC members list and have this discussion updated > > each > > time someone leaves or is elected. > > These things are always and have always been, as per ASF regulations, > announced on the dev@ mailing list. > > > > It would also be useful to mention who the Chairman is and his/her > > term > > dates. > > I’m the PMC Chair, I just got renewed for another 12 months last > week. The PMC Chair is elected ~yearly by the PMC Members. > > The PMC Chair is also the Vice President of CouchDB at the Apache > Software Foundation. The distinction is because projects within the > ASF are independent. The highest office at Apache CouchDB is the PMC > Chair. At the level of the ASF, the PMC Chair is the Vice President > of the Project, responsible for communicating the project and its > interests to the Board. > > The office of the PMC Chair/VP is purely administrative, it has no > special decision or voting rights or anything. > > And for full disclosure, I’m also an ASF Member, e.g. I get to > decide, along with all other Members ASF-wide policy, the board, > etc. > > Best > Jan > -- > > > > > > Thanks and Best Regards, > > Giovanni > >
