On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 06:07:07AM -0700, Glen Mazza wrote: > FOP and Batik Committers, > > *NEW Ballot* below. Please vote again. I've moved > the ending date to July 8th, and removed just one > clause involving tasking of migration/rationalization. > > Glen My votes are as follows: PART A ------ [X] +1 - The attached resolution should be submitted to the Board for the formation of the XML Graphics project.
[ ] -1 - The attached resolution is not suitable. I have a recommendation to improve it. ----------------------------------------------------------- PART B ------ [X] I volunteer to be a member of the initial XML Graphics PMC. ----------------------------------------------------------- PART C ------ [ ] I nominate myself as chair [X] I nominate Jeremias Maerki If this is not a vote for the chair, then who is Mr. ??????, who by this resolution is appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache XML Graphics? Regards, Simon > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > This vote will close at 23:59 GMT, Thursday July 8, > 2004: > http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?day=6&month=7&year=2004&hour=23&min=59 > > > The proposed resolution: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 the conversion of > XML formats to > graphical output, 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 XML Graphics PMC", be and > hereby is > established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and > be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache XML Graphics PMC be and > hereby is responsible > for the creation and maintenance of software for > managing the > conversion > of XML formats to graphical output, and for related > software > components, > based on software licensed to the Foundation; and be > it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache > XML Graphics" 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 XML > Graphics PMC, and to have primary responsibility for > management of the > projects within the scope of responsibility of the > Apache XML Graphics > PMC; 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 XML Graphics > PMC: > > Person1 > Person2 > Person3 > etc.... > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mr. > ?????? be and hereby > is > appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache XML > Graphics, 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 XML Graphics PMC be > and hereby is > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended > to encourage open > development and increased participation in the Apache > XML Graphics > Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the > Batik and FOP > sub-projects and encumbered upon the Apache XML PMC > are hereafter > discharged. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Jeremias Maerki > > > Acknowledgements: Thanks to Cliff Schmidt for his > excellent suggestion > about how to get this done. I hope you don't mind my > borrowing some of > your text. It fits sooo nicely. :-) > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Simon Pepping home page: http://www.leverkruid.nl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]