Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-21 Thread Chip Childers
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 09:22:02AM -0700, Alex Harui wrote: Hi, As a newbie, I've generally quietly watched from the sidelines, but now I'm jumping in. +1 about expectations vs rights. In fact, it occurred to me that a booklet or pamphlet more like the What to expect whenŠ book would be

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-21 Thread Chip Childers
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 08:22:00PM +0100, Upayavira wrote: If, for whatever reason, they are unable or unwilling to, you can ask on the incubator general list. If the optic is too sensitive to discuss in public (eg a potential committer) you may contact the incubator ombudsman at

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-21 Thread Alex Harui
On 6/21/13 7:12 AM, Chip Childers chip.child...@sungard.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 08:22:00PM +0100, Upayavira wrote: If, for whatever reason, they are unable or unwilling to, you can ask on the incubator general list. If the optic is too sensitive to discuss in public (eg a

Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Alex Harui
Hi, As a newbie, I've generally quietly watched from the sidelines, but now I'm jumping in. +1 about expectations vs rights. In fact, it occurred to me that a booklet or pamphlet more like the What to expect whenŠ book would be better. IMO, correctly set expectations make for happier people.

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Donald Whytock
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: 2) Apache has been around long enough and is large enough to have its own culture, with its own societal rules and tribal history. Lots of it is written down, but it is hard to find. I never thought of that...Apache

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Rob Vesse
+1 Having also come to Apache by joining a now graduated podling (Apache Jena) I like the idea of a What to expect document and agree with pretty much everything that you lay out here. I think people outside of Apache often don't appreciate how a volunteer organization operates and many of your

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Upayavira
11. In certain circumstances, there are specific people charged with certain responsibilities. Over time you can expect to learn who they are, and where they hang out. Your mentor should be able to guide you while you do learn. If, for whatever reason, they are unable or unwilling to, you can ask

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Rob Vesse
I have written up the suggestions so far into a wiki page https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/WhatToExpect The content is pretty much what has been included in this thread reorganized with a few minor grammar tweaks here and there. If people like this notion feel free to edit the page or continue

Re: Instead of a Bill how about a Booklet? (was Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights)

2013-06-20 Thread Upayavira
To distinguish between these two documents, they have different flavours. One sets the expectations of podlings members, the other tells mentors what is expected of them. This latter one should not be forgotten. It is easy to sign up as a mentor, but not so easy to follow through. Having

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-18 Thread Ross Gardler
Joe, this is (in general) great. I feel I could pick a few holes and make a few suggestions but they are mostly insignificant so I'll refrain from doing so. I do have one concern I want to air. Unfortunately I don't have a suggestion for improvement so am happy for you to ignore it, but maybe

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-18 Thread Joe Schaefer
to in a Bill of Rights. - Original Message - From: Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com To: general@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights Joe, this is (in general) great. I feel I

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-18 Thread Ross Gardler
...@opendirective.com To: general@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights Joe, this is (in general) great. I feel I could pick a few holes and make a few suggestions but they are mostly

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-18 Thread Benson Margulies
Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights Joe, this is (in general) great. I feel I could pick a few holes and make a few suggestions but they are mostly insignificant so I'll refrain from doing so. I do have one concern I want to air

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-17 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Joseph Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: The typical escalation path is either board@ or board-private@ assuming private messages to the chair are ineffective. Most of the time, for most of our projects, this has worked well enough. So isn't learning

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Roman Shaposhnik r...@apache.org To: Joseph Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com Cc: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 2:02 AM Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Joseph Schaefer joe_schae

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-17 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: So isn't learning this bit of information a crucial part of graduation? After all, once the project leaves the incubator its commiters and PMC won't have an access to the Ombudsman, isn't it in all of our best

[DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
Since I realize that most of you can't be bothered to look at the wiki page I created ;-), I'll go ahead and post the current content here for commentary.  I hope the bulk of it is non-controversial, though some of it may not belong on the page...

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-16 Thread Upayavira
FWIW, I read it, and liked it. I would support something like this in terms of making it clearer what we are promising to podlings. I guess a question that it would be worth clarifying - what happens to a perfectly reasonable podling who's mentors resign/go awol, when the Incubator PMC cannot

Re: [DISCUSS] PodlingBillOfRights

2013-06-16 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: Since I realize that most of you can't be bothered to look at the wiki page I created ;-), I'll go ahead and post the current content here for commentary. I hope the bulk of it is non-controversial, though some of it