Please chime in by end of day PST today if you have any further concerns
with the state of the doc. I'll call a vote tomorrow morning to last
through end of day wednesday if there are no further revisions needed.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:57 PM Joshua McKenzie <jmcken...@apache.org>
wrote:

> I've revised the wiki to read:
>
> "PMC roll call will be taken every 6 months. This is an email to dev@
> w/the simple question to pmc members of “are you active on the project and
> plan to participate in voting over the next 6 months?”. *This is strictly
> an exercise to get quorum count and in no way restricts ability to
> participate during this time window. *A simple majority of this
> electorate becomes the low-watermark for votes in favour necessary to pass
> a motion, with new PMC members added to the calculation."
>
>
> @Jonathan Haddad <j...@jonhaddad.com> / @Benedict Elliott Smith
> <bened...@apache.org> - did I get that right?
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 3:00 PM Jon Haddad <j...@jonhaddad.com> wrote:
>
>> Fair point.  I think using the number of votes here as the first roll call
>> is reasonable.  Good suggestion.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:52 AM Benedict Elliott Smith <
>> bened...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, it's only awkward for the very first vote, and it's not clear the
>> 7
>> > votes is any less problematic, as it has no recovery mechanism (whereas
>> > roll call at worst waits until the next roll call).
>> >
>> > Anyway, we had 11 votes on the rules, which would be 6 votes if we take
>> > 50%, and 7 if we take 66%.  I think we'll be fine, whatever we do.
>> >
>> > On 18/06/2020, 19:48, "Jon Haddad" <j...@jonhaddad.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Yes... it is a bit awkward.  It's why I was originally in favor of
>> >     increasing the minimum threshold to 7 & go to super majority.  It's
>> > more
>> >     than what we do now, but not so much that I think we'll end up
>> backed
>> > into
>> >     a corner.  I didn't do a good job of explaining that though.
>> >
>> >     Might be useful to take a roll call now just to get a feel for what
>> > we're
>> >     voting for.
>> >
>> >     On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:21 AM Benedict Elliott Smith <
>> > bened...@apache.org>
>> >     wrote:
>> >
>> >     > It does raise the question of how we would conduct a vote
>> immediately
>> >     > afterwards - would the vote floor be temporarily be zero, since
>> we've
>> >     > conducted no roll calls?  Perhaps we should indicate in the next
>> > vote we
>> >     > call on the rules, that votes will also serve as the initial roll
>> > call.
>> >     >
>> >     > Also, we did discuss having mechanisms to ensure we can "vote our
>> > way out"
>> >     > e.g. by permitting a new roll call if we fail to pass several
>> votes
>> > in a
>> >     > row.
>> >     >
>> >     > On 18/06/2020, 18:58, "Joshua McKenzie" <jmcken...@apache.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     >     I'm formally stopping the vote. Jon, please revise the wiki.
>> >     >
>> >     >     Good point about getting ourselves stuck into a corner we
>> > couldn't vote
>> >     >     ourselves back out of. That'd just be silly.
>> >     >
>> >     >     On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:19 PM Jon Haddad <
>> j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     >     > > If you two could come to an agreement and articulate it /
>> > modify
>> >     > the
>> >     >     > wiki to reflect it, we can review as a community and vote
>> > again.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > Since you started the vote, it would be up to you to stop it
>> > so we
>> >     > can
>> >     >     > modify the doc.  I don't feel comfortable modifying a doc
>> > mid-vote,
>> >     > it's
>> >     >     > not fair to those that have voted, and I don't like
>> introducing
>> >     >     > inconsistency into our voting.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > Since we're still governed by the Apache rules, this is a
>> > simple
>> >     > majority
>> >     >     > vote requiring a minimum 3 +1's.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > I am very concerned that if we raise the bar for voting too
>> > high, we
>> >     > will
>> >     >     > find ourselves in a position where we are unable to change
>> the
>> >     > voting rules
>> >     >     > due to the bar being too high.  I may be in the minority
>> here
>> >     > though.  I'm
>> >     >     > extremely curious if this process would have enough votes to
>> > pass the
>> >     >     > proposed voting guidelines, because if it doesn't, I don't
>> see
>> > the
>> >     > point in
>> >     >     > adopting them.  Again, my opinion might not be shared by
>> > everyone
>> >     > else.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > I'm sticking with my -1 on the doc as-is.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > Thanks,
>> >     >     > Jon
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:17 AM Joshua McKenzie <
>> >     > jmcken...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > wrote:
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     > > One follow up thought - if we're considering this vote
>> simple
>> >     > majority,
>> >     >     > or
>> >     >     > > super majority of participants, it's passing and we can
>> just
>> >     > follow up
>> >     >     > > w/revisions on a subsequent vote. I personally would
>> prefer
>> > we go
>> >     > that
>> >     >     > > route; we all need to internalize that moving forward and
>> >     > incrementally
>> >     >     > > revising things is Safe and OK. :)
>> >     >     > >
>> >     >     > > ~Josh
>> >     >     > >
>> >     >     > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM Joshua McKenzie <
>> >     > jmcken...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > wrote:
>> >     >     > >
>> >     >     > > > So did you two come to an agreement? I must have
>> misread:
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > changing the minimum number of votes to be a simple
>> >     >     > > >> majority of the number of people participating in the
>> roll
>> >     > call.  For
>> >     >     > > >> example, if we have a roll call of 21, then we'll need
>> a
>> >     > minimum of 11
>> >     >     > > >> binding votes participating.  Of that 11, we'd need 2/3
>> > to be
>> >     > +1 to
>> >     >     > > pass,
>> >     >     > > >> so in that case 8 +1's.
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > I guess we should visit this again afterwards, as this
>> > isn't
>> >     > what I
>> >     >     > > >> intended.
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > I have little interest in changing any of the doc as
>> > written as
>> >     >     > reflected
>> >     >     > > > by my +1 vote. :)
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > If you two could come to an agreement and articulate it
>> /
>> > modify
>> >     > the
>> >     >     > wiki
>> >     >     > > > to reflect it, we can review as a community and vote
>> again.
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > Also, we should clarify the metrics by which the vote
>> will
>> > pass
>> >     > which I
>> >     >     > > > didn't above. i.e. Simple Majority binding participants,
>> >     > Consensus from
>> >     >     > > > binding (no -1), etc. I'd advocate for simple majority
>> > since
>> >     > none of
>> >     >     > this
>> >     >     > > > is set in stone and at this point I believe we're
>> > bikeshedding
>> >     > against
>> >     >     > > > something that would be a non-issue assuming positive
>> > intent and
>> >     >     > > alignment
>> >     >     > > > between response to roll call and participation.
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:08 PM Yifan Cai <
>> > yc25c...@gmail.com>
>> >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >
>> >     >     > > >> +1 nb
>> >     >     > > >> ________________________________
>> >     >     > > >> From: Jon Haddad <j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> >     >     > > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:13 PM
>> >     >     > > >> To: dev@cassandra.apache.org
>> >     >     > > >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Project governance wiki doc
>> >     >     > > >>
>> >     >     > > >> Yes, this is my understanding as well.
>> >     >     > > >>
>> >     >     > > >>
>> >     >     > > >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:10 PM Benedict Elliott Smith
>> <
>> >     >     > > >> bened...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >>
>> >     >     > > >> > I personally think we should not revisit the
>> > super-majority
>> >     > of votes
>> >     >     > > >> > decision, as that was settled already;
>> simple-majority
>> > came a
>> >     >     > distant
>> >     >     > > >> > third.  Since this question doesn't really invalidate
>> > that
>> >     >     > decision, I
>> >     >     > > >> > think for forward progress it's better to simply
>> > address the
>> >     > vote
>> >     >     > > floor,
>> >     >     > > >> > but just my 2c.
>> >     >     > > >> >
>> >     >     > > >> > On 17/06/2020, 21:58, "Jon Haddad" <
>> j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >
>> >     >     > > >> >     For what it's worth, I thought Benedict's
>> > suggestion was a
>> >     >     > pretty
>> >     >     > > >> >     reasonable one and am in favor of it.
>> >     >     > > >> >
>> >     >     > > >> >     On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 1:40 PM Joshua McKenzie <
>> >     >     > > >> jmcken...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> >     wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >
>> >     >     > > >> >     > Race condition on that last one Benedict.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     > What about using the quorum from roll call to
>> > simply
>> >     > define
>> >     >     > how
>> >     >     > > >> many
>> >     >     > > >> > +1's
>> >     >     > > >> >     > are needed to pass something? Simple majority
>> of
>> > the
>> >     > roll
>> >     >     > call,
>> >     >     > > >> > simple
>> >     >     > > >> >     > majority of total participants on specific vote
>> > and it
>> >     > passes?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     > For example:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >    - 33 pmc members
>> >     >     > > >> >     >    - 16 roll call
>> >     >     > > >> >     >    - 9 +1's required. If only participation is
>> 9
>> > vote
>> >     > with +1,
>> >     >     > > >> passes
>> >     >     > > >> >     >    - If 9 +1's and 10 -1's, does not pass
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     > That prevents the "abstain to keep vote
>> invalid"
>> > while
>> >     > keeping
>> >     >     > > >> with
>> >     >     > > >> > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     > lazy consensus spirit and requiring enough
>> >     > participation that
>> >     >     > a
>> >     >     > > >> vote
>> >     >     > > >> > should
>> >     >     > > >> >     > reasonably be considered indicative. Does raise
>> > the bar
>> >     > a bit
>> >     >     > > from
>> >     >     > > >> > "simple
>> >     >     > > >> >     > majority of this many votes required" to "this
>> > many +1's
>> >     >     > > >> required",
>> >     >     > > >> > but
>> >     >     > > >> >     > hopefully people responding to a roll call
>> > actually
>> >     > plan on
>> >     >     > > >> showing
>> >     >     > > >> > up. We
>> >     >     > > >> >     > could also open votes with "this many +1's
>> > required to
>> >     > pass"
>> >     >     > > which
>> >     >     > > >> > might
>> >     >     > > >> >     > further encourage participation.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:24 PM Joshua
>> McKenzie <
>> >     >     > > >> > jmcken...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> I don't see anybody advocating for the low
>> > watermark
>> >     > where it
>> >     >     > > >> > stands.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> I'm +1 on the "simple majority of roll call +
>> >     > supermajority
>> >     >     > of
>> >     >     > > >> that"
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> revision, and no real harm in re-calling a
>> vote
>> > today
>> >     > vs.
>> >     >     > > >> > yesterday; one
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> day delay to clean this up now doesn't seem
>> too
>> > much an
>> >     >     > > >> imposition.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> @Jonathan Haddad <j...@jonhaddad.com> - want
>> to
>> > revise
>> >     > the
>> >     >     > wiki
>> >     >     > > >> > article
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> and call a new vote?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jon Haddad <
>> >     >     > j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> >     >     > > >> > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> Sorry, I was a bit vague there.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> I'm in favor of changing the minimum number
>> of
>> > votes
>> >     > to be a
>> >     >     > > >> simple
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> majority of the number of people
>> participating
>> > in the
>> >     > roll
>> >     >     > > call.
>> >     >     > > >> > For
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> example, if we have a roll call of 21, then
>> > we'll
>> >     > need a
>> >     >     > > minimum
>> >     >     > > >> > of 11
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> binding votes participating.  Of that 11,
>> we'd
>> > need
>> >     > 2/3 to
>> >     >     > be
>> >     >     > > +1
>> >     >     > > >> > to pass,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> so in that case 8 +1's.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> Regarding a new vote, I am personally in
>> favor
>> > of
>> >     > that, yes.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:36 AM Brandon
>> > Williams <
>> >     >     > > >> > dri...@gmail.com>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > So with that (the -1), are you in favor of
>> > changing
>> >     > to
>> >     >     > > simple
>> >     >     > > >> > majority
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > (I am) and calling a new vote?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 12:30 PM Jon
>> Haddad <
>> >     >     > > >> j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> >     >     > > >> > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > I'm not concerned today, no, just
>> musing
>> > and
>> >     > pointing
>> >     >     > > out
>> >     >     > > >> > that
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> there
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > are
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > easy ways to improve progress if we find
>> > there's
>> >     > an
>> >     >     > > >> > impediment.  I
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> don't
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > think it necessarily indicates bad intent
>> > to use
>> >     > voting
>> >     >     > > >> rules
>> >     >     > > >> > as
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > formulated, either, for the record.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > Yeah, I didn't think you were serious
>> about
>> > it
>> >     > being a
>> >     >     > > >> > problem, just
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > wanted
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > to check.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > I'm changing my vote to a -1, in favor
>> of a
>> > simple
>> >     >     > > majority
>> >     >     > > >> as
>> >     >     > > >> > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> low
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > watermark in vote participation (not
>> > approval).
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:56 AM Benedict
>> > Elliott
>> >     > Smith <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > bened...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > I'm not concerned today, no, just
>> musing
>> > and
>> >     > pointing
>> >     >     > > out
>> >     >     > > >> > that
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> there
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > are
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > easy ways to improve progress if we
>> find
>> >     > there's an
>> >     >     > > >> > impediment.  I
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > don't
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > think it necessarily indicates bad
>> intent
>> > to use
>> >     >     > voting
>> >     >     > > >> > rules as
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > formulated, either, for the record.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > I do think redefining the roll call low
>> >     > watermark
>> >     >     > would
>> >     >     > > >> be a
>> >     >     > > >> > good
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > thing to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > do though.  It was a mistake to bring
>> > this to a
>> >     > vote
>> >     >     > > >> without
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> discussing
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > it.  Sorry for my part in forgetting
>> the
>> > comment
>> >     >     > hadn't
>> >     >     > > >> been
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> responded
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > to,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > and also for the initial issue with
>> > formulation
>> >     > - it
>> >     >     > > >> stemmed
>> >     >     > > >> > from
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > poorly
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > specifying the use of super-majority in
>> > the
>> >     > private@
>> >     >     > > >> > indicative
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> votes
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > (which didn't disambiguate between the
>> two
>> >     > success
>> >     >     > > >> metrics),
>> >     >     > > >> > and
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > avoiding
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > disincentives to voting (requiring
>> only a
>> >     > quorum of
>> >     >     > > >> voters,
>> >     >     > > >> > rather
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > than a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > quorum of positive voters, encourages
>> >     > abstention until
>> >     >     > > the
>> >     >     > > >> > quorum
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> is
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > reached).  The intention was always to
>> get
>> >     > clarity
>> >     >     > from
>> >     >     > > >> the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> community
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > before a formal vote.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > I don't personally mind if we do that
>> as a
>> >     >     > modification
>> >     >     > > >> once
>> >     >     > > >> > this
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> vote
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > passes, or if we scrub the vote and try
>> > again.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > On 17/06/2020, 17:35, "Jon Haddad" <
>> >     >     > j...@jonhaddad.com>
>> >     >     > > >> > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >  On the document I raised this
>> as an
>> >     > issue, and
>> >     >     > > >> > proposed
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > lowering the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     "low watermark" to a simple
>> majority
>> > of the
>> >     >     > > >> electorate -
>> >     >     > > >> > since
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> if
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > you
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > have
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     both a simple majority of the
>> "active
>> >     > electorate",
>> >     >     > > >> and a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > super-majority of
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     all voters, I think you can
>> consider
>> > that a
>> >     > strong
>> >     >     > > >> > consensus.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     Agree here.  I think a simple
>> > majority of
>> >     > the roll
>> >     >     > > >> call
>> >     >     > > >> > + a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> super
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > majority
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     of votes sounds far more
>> reasonable.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > However it's worth noting that
>> the
>> > active
>> >     >     > > >> electorate is
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> likely to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     undercount, since some people won't
>> > nominate
>> >     >     > > >> themselves
>> >     >     > > >> > in the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> roll
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > call,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     but will still vote.  So it might
>> not
>> > in
>> >     > practice
>> >     >     > > be a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> problem.  In
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > fact it
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     can be gamed by people who want to
>> > pass a
>> >     > motion
>> >     >     > > that
>> >     >     > > >> > fails to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > reach
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     low watermark all collaborating to
>> not
>> >     > count their
>> >     >     > > >> vote
>> >     >     > > >> > at the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> roll
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > call.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     The only real advantage of the roll
>> > call is
>> >     > that
>> >     >     > > it's
>> >     >     > > >> > simple to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > administer.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     Is this something you're concerned
>> > about,
>> >     > or just
>> >     >     > > >> musing
>> >     >     > > >> > over?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:21 AM
>> > Benedict
>> >     > Elliott
>> >     >     > > >> Smith <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > bened...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > Sorry, I've been busy so not paid
>> > as close
>> >     >     > > attention
>> >     >     > > >> > as I
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> would
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > like
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > after
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > initial contributions to the
>> >     > formulation.  On
>> >     >     > the
>> >     >     > > >> > document I
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > raised
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > this as
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > an issue, and proposed lowering
>> the
>> > "low
>> >     >     > > watermark"
>> >     >     > > >> to
>> >     >     > > >> > a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> simple
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > majority of
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > the electorate - since if you
>> have
>> > both a
>> >     > simple
>> >     >     > > >> > majority of
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > "active
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > electorate", and a super-majority
>> > of all
>> >     >     > voters, I
>> >     >     > > >> > think you
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> can
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > consider
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > that a strong consensus.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > However it's worth noting that
>> the
>> > active
>> >     >     > > >> electorate is
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> likely to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > undercount, since some people
>> won't
>> >     > nominate
>> >     >     > > >> > themselves in
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > roll
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > call,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > but will still vote.  So it might
>> > not in
>> >     >     > practice
>> >     >     > > >> be a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> problem.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > In
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > fact it
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > can be gamed by people who want
>> to
>> > pass a
>> >     > motion
>> >     >     > > >> that
>> >     >     > > >> > fails
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > reach
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > low watermark all collaborating
>> to
>> > not
>> >     > count
>> >     >     > their
>> >     >     > > >> > vote at
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > roll
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > call.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > The only real advantage of the
>> roll
>> > call
>> >     > is that
>> >     >     > > >> it's
>> >     >     > > >> > simple
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > administer.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > On 17/06/2020, 17:12, "Jon
>> Haddad"
>> > <
>> >     >     > > >> j...@jonhaddad.com
>> >     >     > > >> > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     Looking at the doc again,
>> I'm a
>> > bit
>> >     >     > concerned
>> >     >     > > >> > about this:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > PMC roll call will be taken
>> > every 6
>> >     >     > months.
>> >     >     > > >> This
>> >     >     > > >> > is an
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > email
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > to dev@
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     w/the simple question to pmc
>> > members
>> >     > of “are
>> >     >     > > you
>> >     >     > > >> > active
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> on
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > project
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > and
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     plan to participate in voting
>> > over
>> >     > the next
>> >     >     > 6
>> >     >     > > >> > months?”.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> This
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > is
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > strictly an
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     exercise to get quorum count
>> > and in
>> >     > no way
>> >     >     > > >> > restricts
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> ability
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > to
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > participate
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     during this time window. A
>> >     > super-majority of
>> >     >     > > >> this
>> >     >     > > >> > count
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > becomes
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     low-watermark for votes in
>> > favour
>> >     > necessary
>> >     >     > to
>> >     >     > > >> > pass a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> motion,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > with new
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > PMC
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     members added to the
>> > calculation.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     I imagine we'll see a lot of
>> >     > participation
>> >     >     > > from
>> >     >     > > >> > folks in
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> roll
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > call, and
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     less when it comes to votes.
>> > It's
>> >     > very easy
>> >     >     > > to
>> >     >     > > >> say
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> we'll do
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > something,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     it's another to follow
>> > through.  A
>> >     > glance at
>> >     >     > > any
>> >     >     > > >> > active
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > community
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > member's
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     review board (including my
>> own)
>> > will
>> >     > confirm
>> >     >     > > >> that.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     Just to provide a quick
>> example
>> > with
>> >     > some
>> >     >     > > rough
>> >     >     > > >> > numbers
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> - it
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > doesn't
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > seem
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     unreasonable to me that we'll
>> > get a
>> >     > roll
>> >     >     > call
>> >     >     > > of
>> >     >     > > >> > 15-20
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> votes.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > On the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > low
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     end of that, we'd need 10
>> votes
>> > to
>> >     > pass
>> >     >     > > anything
>> >     >     > > >> > and on
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > high
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > end,
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > 14.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     On the high end a vote with
>> 13
>> > +1 and
>> >     > one -1
>> >     >     > > >> would
>> >     >     > > >> > fail.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     Just to be clear, I am 100%
>> in
>> > favor
>> >     > of
>> >     >     > > >> increased
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > participation
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > and a
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     higher bar on voting, but I'd
>> > like to
>> >     > ensure
>> >     >     > > we
>> >     >     > > >> > don't
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> set the
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > bar so
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > high
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     we can't get anything done.
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     Anyone else share this
>> > sentiment?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:37
>> AM
>> > David
>> >     >     > Capwell
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > <dcapw...@apple.com.invalid>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > +1 nb
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > Sent from my iPhone
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > > On Jun 17, 2020, at 7:27
>> AM,
>> >     > Andrés de
>> >     >     > la
>> >     >     > > >> Peña
>> >     >     > > >> > <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > a.penya.gar...@gmail.com>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > > +1 nb
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at
>> > 15:06,
>> >     > Sylvain
>> >     >     > > >> > Lebresne <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > lebre...@gmail.com>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> +1 (binding)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> --
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> Sylvain
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at
>> > 1:58 PM
>> >     >     > Benjamin
>> >     >     > > >> > Lerer <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> > benjamin.le...@datastax.com>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>> +1 (binding)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at
>> > 12:49 PM
>> >     >     > Marcus
>> >     >     > > >> > Eriksson <
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > marc...@apache.org>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>> +1
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>> On 17 June 2020 at
>> > 12:40:38,
>> >     > Sam
>> >     >     > > >> > Tunnicliffe (
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > s...@beobal.com)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>> +1 (binding)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>> On 17 Jun 2020, at
>> > 09:11,
>> >     > Jorge Bay
>> >     >     > > >> Gondra
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>> +1 nb
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020
>> > at 7:41
>> >     > AM
>> >     >     > Mick
>> >     >     > > >> Semb
>> >     >     > > >> > Wever
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>> +1 (binding)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>> On Tue, 16 Jun
>> 2020 at
>> >     > 18:19,
>> >     >     > Joshua
>> >     >     > > >> > McKenzie
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> Added unratified
>> > draft to
>> >     > the
>> >     >     > wiki
>> >     >     > > >> here:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> >
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>>
>> >     >     > > >> >
>> >     >     > > >>
>> >     >     > >
>> >     >     >
>> >     >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Apache+Cassandra+Project+Governance
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> I propose the
>> > following:
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> 1. We leave the
>> vote
>> > open
>> >     > for 1
>> >     >     > > week
>> >     >     > > >> > (close at
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > end of
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > day
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> 6/23/20)
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> unless there's a
>> lot
>> > of
>> >     > feedback
>> >     >     > on
>> >     >     > > >> the
>> >     >     > > >> > wiki
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> we
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > didn't get
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     > on
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >> gdoc
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> 2. pmc votes are
>> > considered
>> >     >     > binding
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> 3. committer and
>> > community
>> >     > votes
>> >     >     > > are
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> considered
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > > advisory /
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>> non-binding
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> Any objections /
>> > revisions
>> >     > to the
>> >     >     > > >> above?
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> Thanks!
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>>
>> >     >     > > >> >     >>> > > >     >     > >>>>>>>> ~Josh
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