I agree that we should have few requirements, e.g., we should not *require* contributors to be nice to each other. However, we should *encourage* certain behaviors, e.g., contributors should treat each other with respect.
I recommend using the Apache branding when representing the project. Tagging commits and emails emphasizes the project first and other affiliations second. When wearing my Apache hat[1], committers and users should expect me to act in the best interests of the project and not my or an employer's interests. Using apache.org livery reinforces these behaviors and perceptions. That being said, I do not plan to police every social interaction or inspect every commit email address. [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#hats On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 12:08:28PM -0600, Chris Custine wrote: > FWIW, In my 8 years as a committer, PMC member, chair, etc on 8+ Apache > projects, I don't recall ever having this discussion before. Informally, I > have always encouraged people to use either their apache.org address or at > least a personal gmail address where possible just to reduce the > "perception" of corporate sponsorship. However, I have seen people use > their corporate email addresses and I am not aware of any rule expressly > forbidding that. > > Chris > > -- > Chris Custine > > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Everett Toews <everett.to...@rackspace.com> > wrote: > > > The issue of whether or not to require an apache.org email address for > > committers came up in a pull request a few days ago [1]. A change was made > > to the Committer’s Guide [2] requiring committers to use their apache.org > > email address. > > > > This change was premature as it did not get consensus from the jclouds’ > > committers. The issue needs to be discussed before this change can be > > considered a requirement. > > > > Everett > > > > [1] https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds/pull/397#issuecomment-45972870 > > [2] https://wiki.apache.org/jclouds/Committers%20Guide?action=diff -- Andrew Gaul http://gaul.org/
