On Apr 15, 2009, at 17:31, Arthus Erea wrote:

> I'm a little worried about the PMC chairman idea.
>
> As I've always understood it, the PMC is entirely equal in every  
> respect. No single PMC member has greater authority than others.
>
> Would ASF incubation force us to change this, giving one PMC member  
> greater authority?

No. The PMC chair does not have greater authority. They merely have  
the responsibility to produce a report. Thing "secretary" rather than  
"king".

Technical decisions are still made by full committee.

>
> If we need to have a "figurehead" chairman, I'm okay with that. But  
> I'd like to think that person is only chairman when it comes to  
> coordination with ASF — within Habari itself, I don't think we  
> should elevate someone.

That's correct. That's how it works.

>
> Also, would ASF incubation change the policy of how people are added  
> (or removed) from the PMC? I'd really like for someone to nail down  
> a concrete page (maybe on the wiki) of:
> I. What ASF incubation is
> II. What it gives us
> III. What it requires
> IV. What we must change

Skippy posted a pretty good list of links that answer all of these.

--
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean  
you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.
Edward R. Murrow


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