Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-31 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I think Joe hit the nail on the head. Its the mentors that help to guide a project. If the mentors don't get it the project is off to a shaky start. On May 29, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Joe Schaefer wrote: Frankly the whole idea seems misdirected at incoming projects, when it should be directed at

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-30 Thread Paul Querna
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message From: Upayavira u...@odoko.co.uk To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 4:58:21 PM Subject: Re: Incubator proposal template On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 08:08 -0700, Joe

Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Tim Williams
I wonder why the proposal template doesn't explicitly ask the proposers about their belief in the Apache Way? It asks about fascination with the Apache Brand and touch on it a bit in the Alignment section. But being that one could easily be fascinated by a brand from the outside even while not

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Do you seriously expect any answer other than yay of course to such a question?? Sanjiva. On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder why the proposal template doesn't explicitly ask the proposers about their belief in the Apache Way? It asks about

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Tim Williams
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Sanjiva Weerawarana sanj...@opensource.lk wrote: Do you seriously expect any answer other than yay of course to such a question?? Hi Sanjiva, Yes, as I'd expect the question to be open-ended.. Why do you think the Apache Way is a good fit for your project? (or

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Joe Schaefer
I really don't see the upshot, because after a while people will mostly be plagarizing the earlier answers of others. - Original Message From: Tim Williams william...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 11:01:02 AM Subject: Re: Incubator proposal

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Upayavira
the fact that they're likely to soon enough be re-arrangements of previous attempts. Upayavira - Original Message From: Tim Williams william...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 11:01:02 AM Subject: Re: Incubator proposal template On Sat, May

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message From: Upayavira u...@odoko.co.uk To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 4:58:21 PM Subject: Re: Incubator proposal template On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 08:08 -0700, Joe Schaefer wrote: I really don't see the upshot, because after a while people

Re: Incubator proposal template

2010-05-29 Thread Ross Gardler
On 29/05/2010 13:55, Tim Williams wrote: I wonder why the proposal template doesn't explicitly ask the proposers about their belief in the Apache Way? When I'm reviewing proposals I am looking for this in the proposal as a whole. There are plenty of places where this shows through, e.g: