+1  Thanks for following through on this jan!

--tim

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 2:32 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> This proposal is identical to the one issued before christmas, but
> based on a suggestion now formulated as a formal VOTE.
>
> This change in the bylaws [2] requires 2/3 vote +1 of the PMC members.
>
> VOTE runs until 19 January 2014.
>
>
> Vote +1 if you agree to to following change of bylaws:
>
>
> - Every ASF committer can ask for one or more labs. The lab creation
> requires PMC lazy concensus, if no PMC sends a mail with -1 to
> l...@apache.org within the lazy consensus period, the lab request is
> accepted.
>
> from
>  - Every ASF committer can ask for one or more labs. The creation of
>    the lab requires a PMC lazy consensus vote
>    (at least three +1 and no -1, 72 hours).
>
>
> Reasoning:
>
> The charter [1] and homepage [2] for labs says:
>
>  - Every ASF committer can ask for one or more labs. The creation of
>    the lab requires a PMC lazy consensus vote
>    (at least three +1 and no -1, 72 hours).
>
> However the foundations glossary [3] defines lazy consensus today as:
>
> *Lazy consensus*(Also called 'lazy approval'.) A decision-making policy
> which assumes general consent if no responses are posted within a defined
> period. For example, "I'm going to commit this by lazy consensus if no-one
> objects within the next three days." Also see Consensus
> Approval<http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#ConsensusApproval>,
> Majority
> Approval <http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#MajorityApproval>,
> and the description of the voting
> process <http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html>.
>
>
> rgds
>
> jan I.
>
>
>
> [1] 
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2006/board_minutes_2006_11_15.txt
>
>
> [2] http://labs.apache.org/bylaws.html
> [3] http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html

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