Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > > Bear in mind that is -this- is the number one aim - we can do > > that without a PMC > no, we can't. please see roy's several messages on this subject. Perhals not with our current bylaws. But that can be changed. It is a matter of how on

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Sam Ruby wrote: > > http://jakarta.apache.org/site/management.html thank you.

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Sam Ruby
Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: Sam Ruby wrote: I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws of Jakarta to bring Jakarta's PMC structure closer to the HTTPD one. btw, sam, where are the current bylaws? or do they go by another name? http://jakarta.apache.org/site/management.html - Sam

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Sam Ruby wrote: > > I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws > of Jakarta to bring Jakarta's PMC structure closer to the > HTTPD one. btw, sam, where are the current bylaws? or do they go by another name?

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 06:51:04PM +0100, Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: >... > Now if this would be all - no worries. However I personally think that the > transition from that one HTTP crowd to one for HTTP, one for APR, etc, etc > was already showing that something is a bit amiss in the scaling; e

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Ceki Gülcü
At 10:26 04.11.2002 -0800, Costin Manolache wrote: If someone is active in jakarta he probably has all the reasons to be active in the PMC as well - because most issues will affect him. Not necessarily. I am not in my town's municipality although many things that the municipality decides affect me

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > On 4 Nov 2002, Costin Manolache wrote: > > > The protection of the PMC matters the most for those > > who actually write code and actively participate in jakarta. > > Bear in mind that is -this- is the number one aim - we can do > that without a PMC no, we can'

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On 4 Nov 2002, Costin Manolache wrote: > The protection of the PMC matters the most for those who actually write > code and actively participate in jakarta. Bear in mind that is -this- is the number one aim - we can do that without a PMC and simply start tracking committers better; or even wid

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Costin Manolache
I partially agree with Dirk's opinion. A very large PMC where people don't feel a direct need to participate is wrong. That's the reason I think 'active participants who volunteer for PMC' is the right solution. If someone doesn't feel 'active' in jakarta or doesn't have the time or wish to act

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Costin Manolache
I do agree with every point of the proposal - but I can't be fully +1 until the non-normative guidelines are well defined. I believe everyone who is actively developing code and participate in jakarta should have the option ( and be encouraged ) to be in the jakarta PMC. That's the goal ( IMO

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > > > And I do think it is; as a PMC of a hundred members will > > never act quicker or more focused/quick as a group of 5-10 > > people recruited out of those 100 who have a task (say > > investigate a license is

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > And I do think it is; as a PMC of a hundred members will > never act quicker or more focused/quick as a group of 5-10 > people recruited out of those 100 who have a task (say > investigate a license issue) and know that there are > a 100 people looking at them to g

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Scott Sanders
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 03:52:17AM -0500, Sam Ruby wrote: > I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws of Jakarta to > bring Jakarta's PMC structure closer to the HTTPD one. Before I do so, > I would like to gather the opinions of a self selecting cross section of > both Jakarta

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > Can you tell me what's wrong with a PMC which is almost silent, is > composed by committers and manages just one codebase? sounds like an > ideal situation for a PMC.

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: >Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > >>I fundamentally believe that the HTTP PMC model is flawed in >>its current form; and simply generates another 'layer' and a >>weird birthday cake. > >oh, ah? reminds me of 'democracy is

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > I fundamentally believe that the HTTP PMC model is flawed in > > its current form; and simply generates another 'layer' and a > > weird birthday cake. > > oh, ah? reminds me of 'democracy is the worst system of

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Rodent of Unusual Size
Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > I fundamentally believe that the HTTP PMC model is flawed in > its current form; and simply generates another 'layer' and a > weird birthday cake. oh, ah? reminds me of 'democracy is the worst system of government -- excepting all the others'. :-) > By simply '

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Dirk-Willem van Gulik
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Sam Ruby wrote: > I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws of Jakarta to Now this seems an excelent idea to address the immediate and short term issues around oversight and management. However I am not sure if this is a good idea in the long run. I fundam

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
It smells like a pretty good idea to me. One question thoughdo you ever sleep? (3:52AM)? Sam Ruby wrote: I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws of Jakarta to bring Jakarta's PMC structure closer to the HTTPD one. Before I do so, I would like to gather the opinions of a s

Re: [discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Conor MacNeill
Sam Ruby wrote: Thoughts? +1 to all items. I think this will help to address the oversight, legal and management issues that have been raised for the short term. It gives us time for any reorg (is that a dirty word on this list?) to occur as subprojects desire it, without having these issues ov

[discussion] Jakarta PMC bylaws change

2002-11-04 Thread Sam Ruby
I'm planning on submitting a proposal to change the bylaws of Jakarta to bring Jakarta's PMC structure closer to the HTTPD one. Before I do so, I would like to gather the opinions of a self selecting cross section of both Jakarta and non-Jakarta committers, and it occurs to me that this mailin