We need to take a vote, one that is open to the community. If the outcome of that vote is to move forward with incubation then we need to write a proposal thingy as outlined in the How link that skippy provided.
Once we have the proposal ready we submit it to the ASF and wait for them to approve us. So, I will call the vote. Since this is an extremely important decision in the life of our community I would suggest a 36 hour window for voting. As with all votes the only binding votes are those of the PMC, but all community members are encouraged to vote so that we (the PMC) can know how you feel. Knowing this will help us make an informed decision. Do I have +1's from the PMC for opening the vote? On Apr 15, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Chris Meller wrote: > So we all seem to be generally in favor of incubation and unsure of > the potential value of an LLC... Where do we go from here? > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Scott Merrill <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Chris Meller > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I didn't much follow the LLC discussion, but what value would that > in itself > > provide? It's not as if the LLC would have a bank account filled > with monies > > to pull from, so someone (or multiple someones) would still end up > paying > > for things, even if they were under the "umbrella" of the LLC. > > In theory, if someone were to approach Habari saying "You stole all > the code from proprietary Secret Project X", we would have a hard time > defending ourselves. An LLC would, in theory, be able to better retain > legal counsel and execute a defense. > > I'm sure there are other benefits, but the above is what I've > understood to be one of the biggest. > > > Can someone review the conditions / qualifications / etc. for ASF > incubation > > again, so we're all clear on what would be required? > > How: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html > > Who: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html > > When: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Process_Description.html > > Entry Guides: > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/index.html > > I'm generally agreeable to the idea of incubation. Some small pain in > transition and learning new tools would be a fair trade in exchange > for being relieved of infrastructure responsibility, improved > marketing capacity, and an increased sense of legitimacy in the eyes > of the general public. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
