Hi Folks,
Time to VOTE on the following resolution to graduate Apache Knox from the Apache Incubator. Here's a draft resolution to VOTE on (with Kevin listed as PMC chair). I'll leave the VOTE open for the next week. If all goes well here, I'll take it to [email protected] and if all goes well there, we'll take it to the Apache board for consideration in their January 2014 board meeting. Thanks! [ ] +1 Graduate Apache Knox from the Incubator [ ] +0 Don't care. [ ] -1 Don't graduate Apache Knox from the Incubator because.. Thanks and here's my enthusiastic +1! Cheers, Chris --draft resolution WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to secure access for Apache Hadoop clusters. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Knox Project" be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Knox Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to secure access for Apache Hadoop clusters; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Knox", be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Knox Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Knox Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Knox Project: * Christopher Douglas <[email protected]> * Chris Mattmann <[email protected]> * Devaraj Das <[email protected]> * Dilli Dorai <[email protected]> * Alan Gates <[email protected]> * John Speidelkminder <[email protected]> * Kevin Minder <[email protected]> * Larry McCay <[email protected]> * Mahadev Konar <[email protected]> * Owen O'Malley <[email protected]> * Sumit Mohanty <[email protected]> * Tom Beerbower <[email protected]> * Thomas White <[email protected]> * Venkatesh Seetharam <[email protected]> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Kevin Minder be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Knox, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Knox Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Knox podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Knox podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged.
