Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17 January 2012 04:07, Hyrum K Wright hyrum.wri...@wandisco.com wrote: (That, and I haven't yet learned how to wade through the fire hose that is general@incubator to spot potential reminders.) If everything is set up right Marvin will send reminders to the project lists. You might have been

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-16 Thread Hyrum K Wright
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: And here we return to a thread of some weeks ago. One chair can't review all those reports and push the bounce buttons. Some other people

Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stuart Monteith stuk...@stoo.me.uk wrote: snip I'll back up what Ant said - Robert and Ant have shown heroic patience as mentors on this project. The situation will resolve itself one

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
It is good that someone finally explained their opinion of a mentor's responsibility to the IPMC out in the open.  Let me disagree with you that mentors are not supposed to be put in the position of judging whether or not a podling is actually making progress or not.  If mentors don't do that, who

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: It is good that someone finally explained their opinion of a mentor's responsibility to the IPMC out in the open.  Let me disagree with you that mentors are not supposed to be put in the position of judging whether or

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
Joe Schaefer wrote on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:48:02 -0800: Why do we need these obscure notions to characterize a failed incubation effort?  Can't we be adults and say it simply didn't work out, no harm no foul, best of luck in your future endeavors elsewhere? I sure hope we aren't going to

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
I don't see why.  When you apply to a university you either receive an acceptance letter or a letter of regret; we don't have to make any other distinctions regarding our internal reasons either.  Simply part ways amicably and help them thru the exit door, no matter if they were chronic policy

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)] On Sun,

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread ant elder
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: It is good that someone finally explained their opinion of a mentor's responsibility to the IPMC out in the open.  Let me disagree with you that mentors are not supposed to be put in the position of judging whether or

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)] On Sun,

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)] On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 4:48

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was:

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
True, but decisions can't be delegated to individuals, only tasks.  Robert conveniently blurs the two. - Original Message - From: Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:24

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: Last time I looked, mentors were delegated this duty by the IPMC. If not, let's go ahead and do that just to add clarity. It's indeed pretty clearly documented already:

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
Relevant difference: when we reject a project we do that on public lists, when you apply to a university the fact you did so is private. Joe Schaefer wrote on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 09:03:45 -0800: I don't see why.  When you apply to a university you either receive an acceptance letter or a

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
I think the email trail will be fairly clear one way or the other, and hence still oppose adding more labels to the situation. - Original Message - From: Daniel Shahaf d...@daniel.shahaf.name To: general@incubator.apache.org general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, January

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Benson Margulies
I would appreciate it if the participants in this discussion would be really clear about their views about several different podling profiles. a: A reasonably diverse group of 5-7 people start a podling. A year later, they've made a release or two, but no one new has turned up. Mentors attest to

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
You didn't annoy me Benson, I think you're spot on, +1. Cheers, Chris On Jan 15, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: I would appreciate it if the participants in this discussion would be really clear about their views about several different podling profiles. a: A reasonably diverse

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
Hi Robert... On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stuart Monteith stuk...@stoo.me.uk wrote: snip I'll back up what Ant said -

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.comwrote: It is good that someone finally explained their opinion of a mentor's responsibility to the IPMC out in the open. Let me disagree with you that mentors are not supposed to be put in the position of judging whether or

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Daniel Shahaf d...@daniel.shahaf.namewrote: Joe Schaefer wrote on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:48:02 -0800: Why do we need these obscure notions to characterize a failed incubation effort? Can't we be adults and say it simply didn't work out, no harm no foul,

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To:

Re: Parking Projects [WAS Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)]

2012-01-15 Thread Joe Schaefer
I'd like to suggest that whatever rules we come up with are derived from actual cases we've seen over our time here.  Robert is not alone by any stretch, he's just clueful enough to be willing to be open and honestabout it. I'd have no problems supporting a podling whose mentors review their

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread ant elder
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: And here we return to a thread of some weeks ago. One chair can't review all those reports and push the bounce buttons. Some other people

Re:-1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Ross Gardler
Thank you Sam. Re Cordova: no idea why this has not been submitted. It had been written by a community member and commented by myself and Jukka on the Dev list in plenty of time. Jukka already raised this issue on the Dev list prior to your mail here. Conclusion, new project learning the ropes.

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Brian LeRoux
Re: Cordova was completely my fault. I think after writing it and getting some quick consensus/approval my brain mistakenly filed it as done. Won't happen again! On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: Thank you Sam. Re Cordova: no idea why this has not

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Stuart Monteith
Hi, Does not having the report forwarded imply being pushed out of the incubator? As far as I can tell, the point being made was that there was nothing going on in the project, and so nothing should be reported - I'll leave Benson to clarify. I'll back up what Ant said - Robert and

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Sam Ruby
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stuart Monteith stuk...@stoo.me.uk wrote: Hi,        Does not having the report forwarded imply being pushed out of the incubator? As far as I can tell, the point being made was that there was nothing going on in the project, and so nothing should be reported

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Benson Margulies
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stuart Monteith stuk...@stoo.me.uk wrote: Hi,        Does not having the report forwarded imply being pushed out of the incubator? As far as I can tell, the point being made was that there was nothing going on in the project, and so nothing should be reported

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Marcel Offermans
On Jan 11, 2012, at 23:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: -1 for forwarding no the following reports from projects that are over a year old and lacking crisp plan for graduatuation: Celix A plan is being discussed on the list, but did not make it into this month's report. I would kindly like to ask

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Benson Margulies
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Sam Ruby ru...@intertwingly.net wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stuart Monteith stuk...@stoo.me.uk wrote: Hi,        Does not having the report forwarded imply being pushed out of the incubator? As far as I can tell, the point being made was that there

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Mark Struberg
As with most things in life, things need a kick from time to time. What about collecting a nice list of 'what's the monthly report thingy about' which explains that it's not just filed unread but is pretty important. Plus again explain what information the board likes to get and that it's not

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Sam Ruby
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Marcel Offermans marcel.offerm...@luminis.nl wrote: On Jan 11, 2012, at 23:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: -1 for forwarding no the following reports from projects that are over a year old and lacking crisp plan for graduatuation:  Celix A plan is being discussed on

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
On 1/11/2012 6:02 PM, Marcel Offermans wrote: On Jan 11, 2012, at 23:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: -1 for forwarding no the following reports from projects that are over a year old and lacking crisp plan for graduatuation: Celix A plan is being discussed on the list, but did not make it into

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Marcel Offermans
On Jan 12, 2012, at 1:09 AM, Sam Ruby wrote: On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Marcel Offermans marcel.offerm...@luminis.nl wrote: On Jan 11, 2012, at 23:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: -1 for forwarding no the following reports from projects that are over a year old and lacking crisp plan for

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Marcel Offermans
On Jan 12, 2012, at 1:11 AM, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: On 1/11/2012 6:02 PM, Marcel Offermans wrote: On Jan 11, 2012, at 23:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: -1 for forwarding no the following reports from projects that are over a year old and lacking crisp plan for graduatuation: Celix A plan

Re: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Sam Ruby
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Marcel Offermans marcel.offerm...@luminis.nl wrote: The only point I was trying to make is that, as soon as discussions here were going in a direction where podlings over a year old should start coming up with a more concrete plan for graduation, I started

RE: -1 on this months board report (was: Small but otherwise happy podlings)

2012-01-11 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Apparently Benson feels that it is unreasonable to expect at least one Incubator PMC member to actually read the one report that this PMC sends on. Yes, I'm irritated. To be clear, *I* read every word of every Board report that we send on. I don't take issue with whatever else you wrote. I