[X] +1 Graduate PDFBox
On 01.10.2009 18:52:50 Jukka Zitting wrote: > Hi, > > Following the Incubator graduation process [1], I'd like to ask the > PDFBox community to vote on its readiness to become an Apache top > level project (TLP). In addition to measuring consensus on the project > meeting the graduation criteria [2], this vote is about the board > resolution draft included below. Do we have consensus on the proposed > scope, initial members and VP? So far we have no other candidates than > Andreas for the VP post, so I've simply entered his name in the > resolution instead of calling another vote on who should be the first > PMC chair. > > This vote is only the first step in the graduation process. Assuming > this vote passes, I will call the Incubator PMC to vote on PDFBox > graduation and then the ASF board will make the final decision based > on the community and IPMC recommendations. > > So, please vote on whether you think PDFBox is ready to graduate as > described in the board resolution draft below. Anyone in the PDFBox > community is welcome to cast a vote, but only votes from the PDFBox > PPMC members are binding. The vote is open for the next 72 hours. > > [X] +1 Graduate PDFBox > [ ] -1 Do not graduate yet, because... > > My vote is +1. > > [1] http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#process > [2] > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Minimum+Graduation+Requirements > > BR, > > Jukka Zitting > > > X. Establish the Apache PDFBox Project > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software related to reading, creating and > manipulating PDF documents for distribution at no charge to > the public. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache PDFBox Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache PDFBox Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to reading, creating and manipulating PDF documents > and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache PDFBox" be > and hereby is created, the person holding such office to > serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair > of the Apache PDFBox Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache PDFBox Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > Apache PDFBox Project: > > * Andreas Lehmkühler <le...@apache.org> > * Ben Litchfield <blitchfi...@apache.org> > * Brian Carrier <carr...@apache.org> > * Daniel Wilson <danielwil...@apache.org> > * Jeremias Märki <jerem...@apache.org> > * Jukka Zitting <ju...@apache.org> > * Philipp Koch <pk...@apache.org> > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Andreas Lehmkühler > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache PDFBox, to > serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the > Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until > death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache PDFBox PMC be and hereby is > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > encourage open development and increased participation in the > Apache PDFBox Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache PDFBox Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator PDFBox podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator PDFBox podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > Project are hereafter discharged. Jeremias Maerki
