ASF incubation seems to offer a number of potential benefits and no obvious detriments, so I'll go +1.
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Chris J. Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
