Hi - Here is a good description of MERIT - http://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/pmcs.html#merit <http://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/pmcs.html#merit>
Regards, Dave > On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi - > > The explanation should be more carefully worded. Contributors do not self > nominate themselves. The PMC will notice contributors who have proven > themselves. A discussion follows on private@ to avoid any embarrassment. > Assuming that the VOTE passes if it is for PMC then a NOTICE is given to the > IPMC or the Board. This is a 72 hour LAZY ACK in the extremely rare case > someone knows something that is bad. You don’t need to explain these details. > Once the new Committer and/or PMC has been elected. The PMC will contact them > off list to make sure that they accept. This is followed by an announcement > on the dev@ list. The whole point here is to avoid public embarrassment which > could cause contributors to leave. > > For example, the DISCUSSION (on private@) could be like so: > 1. [DISCUSS] Jane Doe for PMC - she’s done some significant work and it is > all high quality. She is good to work with and always helpful with users on > the mailing list. > 2. RE: - She’s great +1 > 3. RE2: - I’m not sure as she’s only been active for one month. Let’s wait a > few months to see if her contributions are sustained. > … two months, > 4. [DISCUSS] Jane Doe for PMC/Committer - it’s been two months and she’s > still helping with code and users. Is it time. > 5. RE: yes! > 6. RE2: yes! > … 72 hours > 7. [VOTE] …. > … 72 hours > 8. [NOTICE] > … 72 hours > 9. Invite Jane > 10. Jane is surprised and accepts > 11. Announce on Dev@ and maybe twitter. > > So, you can see ways to tweak your language. > > Regards, > Dave > >> On Aug 29, 2018, at 12:16 AM, Matteo Merli <matteo.me...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 5:50 PM Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> This is very detailed and looks good with one important omission. >>> >>> How does one go on from being a contributor to committer / PMC status? >>> There should be a description about that. >>> >>> Please discuss! >>> >> >> That is a very good point. I have added a couple of sections to the >> "Contributing" page in the PR: >> * https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/pull/2459 >> * Preview link: >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/blob/0515a9a12a77ca6ffdc8587125e21a32cdb61291/site2/website/contributing.md >> >> Also reporting it here for convenience: >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ## Becoming a committer >> >> Committers are community members that have write access to the project’s >> repositories, i.e., they can modify the code, documentation, and website >> by themselves and also accept other contributions. >> >> There is no strict protocol for becoming a committer. Candidates for new >> committers are typically people that are active contributors and >> community members. >> >> Being an active community member means participating on mailing list >> discussions, helping to answer questions, verifying release candidates, >> being respectful towards others, and following the meritocratic >> principles of community management. Since the >> [Apache Way](https://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/) >> has a strong focus on the project community, this part is very important. >> >> Of course, contributing code and documentation to the project is >> important as well. A good way to start is contributing improvements, new >> features, or bug fixes. You need to show that you take responsibility >> for the code that you contribute, add tests and documentation, and help >> maintaining it. >> >> Candidates for new committers are suggested by current committers or PMC >> members, and voted upon by the PMC. >> >> If you would like to become a committer, you should engage with the >> community and start contributing to Apache Pulsar in any of the above >> ways. You might also want to talk to other committers and ask for their >> advice and guidance. >> >> ## Becoming member of PMC >> >> The PMC is the project governance body. Committers or contributors that >> have demonstrated continued involvement with the community can be >> nominated to become members of the PMC. >> >> PMC members nominate new contributors to the project as either >> committers or as new PMC members, and PMC members cast votes on electing >> new committers or PMC members to the project. PMC members also have >> binding votes on any project matters. Refer to >> [ASF PMCs governance](http://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/pmcs.html) >> for a more detailed explanation of the duties and roles of the PMC. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>> This is better and ties in with my main question above. >>> >> >> Created a separate PR to update the "team" page: >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-pulsar/pull/2470 >> >> Matteo >> -- >> Matteo Merli >> <mme...@apache.org> >
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