Greets,
The monthly Board meeting generally falls on the third Wednesday of the
month, and we schedule our reporting around that:
* 1st Wed: Podling reports due
* 2nd Wed: Incubator report due (along with all other TLP reports)
* 3rd Wed: Board meeting
A system is in place which sends out reminders in advance of report due
dates, but we expect that projects know when they are supposed to file.
The reminders are *only* a courtesy and not receiving a reminder does
not absolve a project of the requirement to file a report on time.
Next month, though, it appears that the Board meeting has been scheduled
for the 14th, which is the **2nd** Wednesday. If this date holds, our
reporting schedule needs to be accelerated.
I have an email in to board@apache requesting confirmation of the
meeting date. Depending on the answer, I plan to perform one of two
actions:
* If the announcement of the 14th was in error and the Board will
actually meet on the 21st, I will send out emails to the podlings
who received reminders today letting them know that they have more
time to file their reports.
* If the 14th is confirmed, I plan to email podlings whose reports are
due requesting that they file their reports by this **Friday**
rather than Wednesday. This will compress the schedule for Mentors,
shepherds and the Report Manager, but I think it is the best
compromise given the situation.
If a few more podlings than average slip a month because of the abrupt
deadline, no big deal -- filing one month late every once in a while is
perfectly fine. My goal is simply to coordinate so that we file a
report that upholds our usual high standards rather than something
incomplete.
Marvin Humphrey
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