2013/7/3 Stephen Connolly <[email protected]>: > Anyone who has suggestions for improvements or additional content, please > shout out or commit your changes... > > The aim is to let people understand the different roles and > responsibilities in the Maven community > > > On 2 July 2013 16:13, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Author: stephenc >> Date: Tue Jul 2 15:13:59 2013 >> New Revision: 1498969 >> >> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1498969 >> Log: >> This is only a draft... and there is still a lot of review needed >> >> Added: >> maven/site/trunk/content/markdown/project-roles.md >> >> Added: maven/site/trunk/content/markdown/project-roles.md >> URL: >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/site/trunk/content/markdown/project-roles.md?rev=1498969&view=auto >> >> ============================================================================== >> --- maven/site/trunk/content/markdown/project-roles.md (added) >> +++ maven/site/trunk/content/markdown/project-roles.md Tue Jul 2 >> 15:13:59 2013 >> @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ >> +<!--- >> +Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one >> +or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file >> +distributed with this work for additional information >> +regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file >> +to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the >> +"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance >> +with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at >> + >> + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 >> + >> +Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, >> +software distributed under the License is distributed on an >> +"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY >> +KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the >> +specific language governing permissions and limitations >> +under the License. >> +--> >> +# Apache Maven Project Roles >> + >> +The Apache Maven project is not just the software it produces. >> +The Apache Foundation has a phrase: “Community over code†which >> +is about how it is the community that grows around a project >> +that is the most important thing. >> + >> +Everyone reading this is part of the Apache Maven community, >> +and even if you are an invisible part of the Apache Maven >> +community you are still part of the community. >> + >> +There are many ways we can sort the people in our >> +community, we present the following as one such way. >> +Please do not take offence if you disagree with this >> +categorisation. It is important to remember that we are >> +a *community* not a *clique* so you are entitled to disagree >> +with others in the community. (Note that the right to disagree >> +comes with a responsibility not to deliberately cause offence >> +or discord.)
Why parentheses here? That give me the impression it's not important. Perso I believe it's important :-) >> + >> +## Informal roles >> + >> +### Lurkers >> + >> +People who do not use Maven at all, but have an interest in >> +the project. This can include people who are developing >> +competing software tools to Apache Maven. >> + >> +It would be great if the lurkers would come out of the shadows >> +and make themselves visible, but every community needs its >> +lurkers, so if you are a lurker sulking about on the fringes >> +of the Apache Maven project, know that you are a valued member >> +of our community. If you ever feel the need to change your role >> +we will welcome you with open arms… (and if we don't welcome you >> +with open arms, please advise the [Project management committee][3] >> +who are responsible for ensuring that the community is a healthy >> +one) >> + >> +### Consumers >> + >> +People who use Maven, but do not actively join the community. >> +This does not include people who are: subscribed to one of the >> +Maven mailing lists; active in a Maven user community (e.g. >> +something like [stackoverflow][1]; submitting bug reports; etc. >> + >> +Maybe Apache Maven is the perfect product for you and does >> +exactly what you need and want, and you never have a need >> +to ask questions about how to use Maven as it is immediately >> +obvious to you how one is supposed to use Maven… if that is the >> +case could you please consider taking a more active role in >> +our community as Maven is none of the above to our minds >> +and you might have a point of view that we have missed. >> + >> +If you do have issues with Maven (we all have issues with it >> +so there is nothing wrong in having issues with Maven) please >> +let us know: >> + >> +* Submitting bug reports is the best way to let us know about bugs >> +* Asking questions on the [Users Mailing List][2] is the best way >> +get answers to questions. >> + >> +As a last resort, other Maven user communities are another route >> +to getting more involved in the Maven community, but keep in >> +mind that Apache Foundation projects are supposed to encourage >> +the community at the ASF, so you will get more eyes and a >> +quicker response if you engage directly with the ASF hosted >> +community. >> + >> +### Users >> + >> +People who use Maven and have joined the community. This includes people >> who have: >> +* Submitted a bug report >> +* Asked a question on the [Maven user list][2] >> +* Joined one of the other Maven user communities. >> + >> +We hope your bug report has received some attention, if it >> +hasn't why don't you see if you can fix the issue yourself >> +and submit a patch? >> + >> +We hope your question was answered, if it hasn't think of >> +all the other users who's questions sit unanswered, how many >> +of them do you know an answer for (even if only a partial >> +answer)? Why don't you respond to their questions with the >> +answers you know? If everybody did that, your question would >> +have an answer. Pay it forward! >> + >> +We hope your experience in one of the other Maven user >> +communities is a positive one, so why not join the canonical >> +Maven user community and subscribe to the [Maven user list][2]? >> + >> +### Contributors >> + >> +People who use Maven, have joined the Maven community and contribute >> +back to the community. This includes people who: >> +* Submit reports of the results of testing proposed releases of >> +Maven and Maven plugins >> +* Answer questions on the [Maven user list][2] (or even other Maven user >> communities) >> +* Submit patches to resolve reported bugs in Maven or Maven plugins >> hosted at Apache. >> +* Help curate bug reports by identifying duplicate reports, or >> +related issues. >> + >> +Keep up the contributions, you are a critical member of our >> +community. If we like what we see, we may even ask you to >> +consider taking a formal role in our project. >> + >> +## Formal roles >> + >> +### [Committers]( >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#committers) >> + >> +These are those people who have been given write access to the >> +Apache Maven code repository and have a signed >> +[Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][4] on file with the ASF. >> + >> +The Apache Maven project uses a Commit then Review policy. >> + >> +Committers are responsible for ensuring that every file they >> +commit is covered by a valid CLA. >> + >> +### Emeritus committers >> + >> +If a committer decides that they cannot currently continue with >> +the responsibilities of a committer, they may elect to go >> +emeritus. >> + >> +At any time an emeritus committer for the Apache Maven project >> +may decide that they want to become an active committer again >> +by informing the [project management committee][3]. The current >> +policy is that committer role reinstatement is automatic. >> + >> +### [Project Management Committee][ >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#pmc-members] >> + >> +The Project Management Committee as a whole is the entity that >> +controls the project. Membership of the Project Management Committee >> +is decided by the board of the Apache Software Foundation based on >> +nominations from the Project Management Committee. >> + >> +It is a long standing tradition of the Apache Maven Project that >> +the Project Management Committee reviews the active committers >> +approximately every 6 months with a view to determining whether >> +any of those committers would be suitable candidates to >> +recommend to the board for inclusion on the PMC. It should be >> +noted that this is simply a tradition and not a right. There >> +are significant responsibilities that accompany the PMC role >> +and as such if a person is not demonstrating those responsibilities >> +they may not be nominated or their nomination >> +may be rejected by the board. Such decisions are not a >> +reflection of the technical competence of the person, and >> +indeed the person themselves may even decide to turn down the >> +nomination. For that reason the results of such periodic reviews >> +are kept confidential. >> + >> +The Project Management Committee has the following responsibilities: >> + >> +* Proposing active contributors for committership. >> +* Binding votes in project decisions. >> +* Voting on release artifacts. >> +* <!-- TODO: get the rest of these --> >> + >> +### [Project Management Chair][ >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#pmc-chair] >> + >> +For various legal reasons, there are certain things that the Apache >> +Software Foundation can only delegate to an officer of the foundation. >> + >> +The Project Management Committee is responsible for nominating >> +the lucky victim who gets made an officer of the foundation (subject >> +to the approval of the board). >> + >> +This person then becomes the interface between the board and >> +the project management committee. They do not have any other >> +additional gravitas in the project, it is the Project Management >> +Committee as a whole that is responsible for the direction of the project. >> + >> + [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/maven >> + [2]: mailto:[email protected] >> + [3]: mailto:[email protected] >> + [4]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas >> \ No newline at end of file >> >> >> -- Olivier Lamy Ecetera: http://ecetera.com.au http://twitter.com/olamy | http://linkedin.com/in/olamy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
