Taking a larger interest beyond a podling is nice but not required for IPMC membership. We certainly don't expect members to do anything like that, so why should we expect it of non- members?
>________________________________ > From: Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Cc: Joe Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:29 PM >Subject: PPMC to IPMC > >On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 02:52:29PM -0500, Karl Wright wrote: >> Sounds intriguing. How is this done? I'm afraid I'm vague as to the >> process by which people become IPMC members. > >It's the same as with any other PMC at Apache: an existing PMC member proposes >a candidate and runs a vote on the private list. > >As for what tends to get you on the IPMC (other than the standard track of >being an ASF Member who wants to Mentor), it's typically taking an interest in >the Incubator as an entity on its own, rather than focusing on your own narrow >interest (e.g. a podling). Help with the Incubator website, answer questions >on general@, review other podling releases (even if you can't cast a binding >vote), and so on. Familiarize yourself with ASF processes and institutions >and then demonstrate your expertise by sharing it with others. > >Perhaps the IPMC should be more aggressive about recruiting from PPMCs, by >making it explicit that PPMC members who both know their stuff and give back >to the Incubator are likely to get nominated for IMPC membership. That would >certainly help ease some of the long-standing problems associated with Mentor >attrition. > >Marvin Humphrey > > > >
