Hi all, Following the recent discussion on this list, I'd like to call a formal vote on graduating Apache Pony Mail from the Incubator to a Top-Level Project (TLP).
Apache Pony Mail entered incubation in May 2016 — over ten years ago. The project provides a mail-archiving, archive viewing, and interaction service that is actively deployed at the ASF itself (lists.apache.org). The codebase is mature, the project is self-governing, and we see no benefit to remaining in the Incubator. I propose the following: - Graduate Apache Pony Mail as a TLP - Initial PMC: all current committers/PPMC members - PMC Chair: Rich Bowen (Note: if anyone else has a burning desire to do this, please speak up now. I’m willing, if nobody else is.) The draft Board resolution is included below for reference: Please vote: [ ] +1 Graduate Apache Pony Mail to a TLP [ ] +0 No opinion [ ] -1 Do not graduate (please state reason) This vote will remain open for at least 72 hours. Thanks, Rich Draft resolution follows: DRAFT BOARD RESOLUTION — Establish Apache Pony Mail Project ============================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Establish the Apache Pony Mail Project 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 related to mail archiving, archive viewing, and mailing list interaction services, for distribution at no charge to the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Pony Mail Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to the Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Pony Mail Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to mail archiving, archive browsing, and mailing list interaction services; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Pony Mail" 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 Pony Mail Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Pony Mail 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 Pony Mail Project: * Daniel Gruno ([email protected]) * Dave Fisher ([email protected]) * Jim Jagielski ([email protected]) * John D. Ament ([email protected]) * Rich Bowen ([email protected]) * Sam Ruby ([email protected]) * Sean Palmer ([email protected]) * Sebb ([email protected]) * Shane Curcuru ([email protected]) * Tony Stevenson ([email protected]) * Ulises ([email protected]) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Rich Bowen (rbowen@) be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Pony Mail, 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 initial Apache Pony Mail Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Pony Mail podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache Incubator Pony Mail podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
