On 09/05/2012 01:40 AM, Regina Henschel wrote:
Hi all, some time ago we expressed, that we think the project is ready to graduate. In the process of graduating, a proposal for a Project Management Committee (PMC) will be brought to the Apache Board. Although discussion about individual persons will not be done public, it is important to get a shared conviction about the criteria for our PMC members. You find information about project management and the role of the PMC in http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html With permission of Jürgen Schmidt I will show his items: "For me a good PMC member is somebody - who is active and visible in the project. It's important that others can see or better are able to recognize valuable contributions. - who driving the project forward by helping others to join the project, or helping other in general to find their way in the project - who help to grow the eco-system and the popularity of the project, eg. increasing the user base by promoting the project actively on conferences, via new medias, etc. - who take responsibility for tasks that have to be done and that help to drive the project forward or that help to simply run it. - who is able to transport and communicate the vision of the project - who is able to prevent misbehaviour and misconduct on our main communication tool the mailing lists but also on our extended communication tools like social media - who is able to bring in new ideas in the project that opens even more opportunities to grow and to evolve - ..." And here my thoughts: A PMC member... ...is a person all can trust in. ...preserves overview about several areas. ...knows, who is expert in a special area, and encourage people from different areas to work together on a topic. ...is willing to guide a newcomer. ...can identify opposite directions in the community before things escalate. ...knows about formal requirements and about the Apache structure. ...has a vision about the direction of the project, but on the other hand accepts reasoned different development without being offended (? German "eingeschnappt") ...sets a good example in treating others and working for the project. ...is reliable. ...is willing to assume responsibility. ...puts his heart and passion into the project. Do you miss aspects? Do you think a special item is irrelevant? What is essential? Kind regards Regina
I think these criteria are great as "leader" characteristics for any Apache project. However, I find them lacking in specific technical qualifications for this project. So, I would add the following (or something similar):
* General knowledge of the Open Document specification: http://opendocument.xml.org/ and operations of the OASIS OpenDocument Committee
* Knowledge of compliance with ASF "release" standards (this is already mentioned this briefly in one of the points but as the essence of Apace IS product development, I don't think this can be overstressed)
Some information can be found here: http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MzK "We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." -- Ray Bradbury, "Zen in the Art of Writing"
