thinking about this a bit more - I may have misunderstood - yes, we
are able to create our own guidelines for the contest, as long as
they include what the PRC has asked.
The PRC isn't being draconian IMO - they just want to ensure a
certain standard for projects, as what we projects do reflects on the
larger ASF...
geir
On Oct 8, 2005, at 11:47 AM, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
On Oct 8, 2005, at 1:33 AM, Dain Sundstrom wrote:
On Oct 7, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
Rather than co-located next to Stepford, we are located *in* the
Apache Software Foundation, and this is an *Apache* project.
Therefore, we shall continue to work within the guidelines set by
the ASF.
If there are questions and concerns about the guidelines or
specific logos, that is fair room for discussion. Rejecting the
PRCs guidelines out of hand? Not so much...
I don't want to diminish the work of the PRC in any way, but I
would like to clarify exactly what the "guidelines" are. Are
these official requirements from the Apache Board of Directors or
just the opinion of the PRC?
I believe the PRC is a board committee, authorized to make
decisions on behalf of the foundation regarding PR issues.
From my understanding of the bylaws, the Geronimo PMC has the
right to choose a logo "subject to the direction of the Board of
Directors", so if the guidelines are simply a suggested "best
practices" from the PRC and not a requirement from the Board, the
Geronimo PMC would have the right to create it's own guidelines
possibly based on the PRC guidelines.
Lets cut to the root of it - Is your problem with having to work
within the guidelines from the PRC, or is there some particular
problem with the guidelines themselves? I'm sure that if it's the
latter, any reasonable suggestion, change or addition will be
welcomed.
Out of curiosity, if the guidelines are actually requirements, are
existing logos subject to the requirements or are they
grandfathered in?
I'm assuming that they are grandfathered in, but I'm not really
worried about it.
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