On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Lefty Leverenz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have some questions and comments, plus a long list of edits and trivia. > I'll put the latter in a separate message tomorrow. > > Introduction > > - '*Be collaborative.* Working together on the open lists to make > decisions helps the project grow.' -- Does 'open lists' mean the mailing > lists? How about 'open mailing lists, JIRA, and review board'? (or > 'bug > database' instead of JIRA) > Yes, I meant the open mailing lists. Ok, to keep things general, I'll use "open mailing lists and bug database". (We don't have a review board set up and have been using the github integration.) > > Committers > > - Please explain active vs. emeritus, for example by adding a sentence > such as 'Emeritus committers are inactive and lose their ability to > commit code or cast binding votes.' > ok > - Are emeritus committers removed from the Apache committers mailing > list? > There aren't any committer only email lists, but no I don't think we should remove emeritus pmc members from private. > Release Manager > > - Why must release managers be committers? (In Hive that's not > required.) > It makes everything much easier if they are committers. In particular, they should make the release branch at Apache instead of github. That only works if they are committers. > - 'The RM shall publish a Release Plan on the dev mailing list' -- Note > that the Actions section doesn't include release plans, so this sentence > implies that the RM makes all the decisions. > I think that formal approval of the release plans shouldn't be required. If the PMC doesn't accept the release plan, they can vote against the release. > > Project Management Committee > > - Again, explain active vs. emeritus. > - Are emeritus PMC members taken off the private mailing list? > > Voting > > - Although it's hedged with 'In general ...', I have qualms about saying > a +1 vote indicates willingness to make it happen. I've already given > some > +1 votes on the Orc project without any intention of lifting a finger to > take the action. [DISCUSS] > - Why no vanilla '0' vote, as well as '+0' and '-0'? [DISCUSS] > - 'Non binding votes are still useful for those with binding votes to > understand the perception of an action in the wider Orc community.' --
