+0 I would like to remain a committer, but not join the PMC at this stage
On Mon, 6 Jul 2026 at 19:05, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 from me. > > > On Jul 6, 2026, at 7:15 AM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >
