On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Pedro Giffuni <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rob; > > > On 05/28/12 13:10, Rob Weir wrote: >> >> I'd like to start the graduation process, with the aim of being a TLP >> in time for the 3.4.1 release. >> >> The IPMC has a "Guide to Successful Graduation" page with a lot of >> detail and advice: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html >> >> The calendar here is especially useful: >> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#toplevel >> >> It shows 4 steps: >> >> 1) a vote on ooo-dev (a community vote) on whether we want to graduate now >> >> 2) a discussion on ooo-dev leading to the draft of a charter for the new >> TLP >> >> 3) an IPMC vote on whether or not to recommend the podling for graduation >> >> 4) a vote by the ASF Board on a resolution creating the new TLP >> >> This thread is just a proposal. It is not the actual vote called for >> in #1 above. But I'd like to gauge current sentiment. Are we all +1 >> for going ahead? If not, please list what pre-graduation tasks you >> believe need to be done first. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Rob > > > A reminder of a small, but IMHO significant, technical issue: > > We do have to take the category-B tarballs out of the tree > before graduation. >
Do we? If I recall, there were multiple views on this and no consensus. But you are welcome to make a concrete proposal. > In general we should also clear out any other unclear > content .. so I am not sure what to say about the > Symphony code since it also contains some code > that has not been fully IP reviewed. > Receiving and processing software grants is an ongoing responsibility of TLP's. So the fact that we are working on processing an additional grant, beyond the initial OpenOffice one, is not a graduation issue. > Pedro. >
