----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 4:09 PM Subject: Re: Re: [vote] XMLBeans to enter XML incubation [was: Re: Vote for XMLBeans proposal in the XML Project (was RE: Vote for XMLBeans proposal)]
> > > Just a process question though: So this vote is to accept XMLBeans into > > incubation, as well as to set out the set of conditions that must be met > > during incubation in order for the subproject to become a full-fledged > > member of the xml.apache.org project, right? Assuming the code is > > accepted, when the time comes when the members of the XMLBeans community > > decide that they believe they have met the conditions we set out here, will > > there be another vote held to formally bring the subproject into > > xml.apache.org, or will someone (you as the PMC chair perhaps) simply > > decide whether or not the conditions have indeed been met? > > My feeling (comfirmed I think by Nicola's e-mail) > is that the PMC will need to be comfortable as a > whole that the requirements have been met. The PMC as a whole must agree that the requirements have been met. I am there on behalf of the foundation and the PMC to help the project meet the exit criteria -- if they want to exit before I feel they are ready, I will say so, but ultimately the PMC must agree that the criteria have been met. > Mind you - If we have indicated we are are > interested in taking the project "under our > wing", so to speak, then we should, as a group, > be monitoring the status of the incubation. When > it comes to exit I would hope that it would > almost be a no-brainer. If there are any issues, > they would have been raised during incubation. > > My feeling is that Ted, given he has volunteered > to shepherd the project, would take on the role > of ensuring PMC requirements are being covered > off. Ted may have a different thought though :>. > > I'd be _very_ uncomfortable for the chair to make > a unilateral decision. I see the chair as more of > a co-ordinator and facilitator than arbitrary > decision maker. The chair is mostly a leader among equals. Their vote doesn't count more than anyone else, and they don't have the power to override the charter. > Cheers, > Berin > > > This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
