How often a new chair will be selected? Yearly or depends on ...
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Ross Gardler <[email protected]> wrote: > Since discussion has turned to graduation I'd like to invite people to > consider who they would like to have as PMC chair. The first part of > this is understanding what the role of a PMC chair is. > > First and foremost the position of chair does not bring any additional > authority over the project, at least not in normal circumstances. It > is true that in the event of a deadlock the chair has a casting vote, > however I have never seen this happen. In reality the chair is just > the same as any other PMC member except that they are expected to do a > certain amount of "paperwork" for the PMC and, more importantly, they > are a community facilitator. You can find a full description of the > responsibilities at [1]. In summary they are: > > - Subscribe to and monitor board@ (and board meeting minutes) and > infrastructure@ at lists, ensuring the community takes any necessary > actions > > - Submit quarterly reports > > - Maintain PMC membership records > > - Ensure everyones voice is heard > > Before calling for nominations (and people can self-nominate if they > so desire) I would like to take a few days to allow people to ask any > questions about the role and the type of individual that is best > suited to be a chair. > > Ross > > [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html#chair > > > > > > > -- > Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > Programme Leader (Open Development) > OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
