Ross Gardler wrote:

>>>However, if someone wants to periodically verify the active status of 
>>>people (i.e. once a month) then the "time out" definition is workable. 
>>>But who is going to do this? (hint - *not* me)
>> 
>> 
>> Probably a job for the PMC chair.

I'd probably aim for a different approach.

Instead of checking for activity (which is always hard to gauge) have
committers tell us if they are absent for a holiday. That way we can
assume that everybody who has not told doesn't care while we can also
extend voting periods on important decisions to accommodate holidays.

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Ferdinand Soethe