On 2012-05-31 10:31 AM, Yong Lin Ma wrote:
How often a new chair will be selected? Yearly or depends on ...
Up to the project.
Many TLPs have bylaws that state they'll have an annual election,
although in many cases this is ignored (or forgotten, more likely), and
PMC chairs sit for... however long the project wants them. In many
cases, the existing chair either gets overloaded (typically with
real-life changes outside the project) or simply wants to give someone
else a chance, and they call for nominations themselves.
It's really up to the PMC to decide this, and then submit resolutions to
the board (which are required to change chairs). Presuming the PMC is
acting in a healthy manner, the board simply passes the resolution at
the next meeting.
For a project like AOO, I personally think it would be valuable to have
an expectation of an annual nomination/vote process for the chair.
- Shane
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
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Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
Programme Leader (Open Development)
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