Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-04 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Daniel Shahaf d...@daniel.shahaf.name wrote: ...I suppose if a new product + its community want to become part of a PMC, coding could happen under that PMC (so for example: in a branch of their repository, releases require 3 +1's by that PMC), but with IPMC or

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-02 Thread Daniel Shahaf
I suppose if a new product + its community want to become part of a PMC, coding could happen under that PMC (so for example: in a branch of their repository, releases require 3 +1's by that PMC), but with IPMC or comdev watching from the sidelines and helping if needed. Over at Subversion we once

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-01 Thread Niall Pemberton
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Hi Dave, On 2/26/13 4:18 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: This is exactly the scenario I have in mind. Most of the times, projects aim for being very successful and have their own

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-01 Thread Niall Pemberton
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: I concur with Chris, and want to strengthen/meta the point. The Incubator should not be used for projects which are intended to become part of an existing TLP. The Incubator *creates* Apache-style communities. But... Stop.

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-01 Thread Greg Stein
On Mar 1, 2013 8:33 PM, Niall Pemberton niall.pember...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: I concur with Chris, and want to strengthen/meta the point. The Incubator should not be used for projects which are intended to become part of an

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-03-01 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Niall, and Greg, Just to echo Greg, +1, yes would have preferred it to have happened in the existing community then. Also, agree with Greg -- exceptions can be permitted from time to time, but I don't think graduation into existing TLP should be an accepted norm. Cheers, Chris On 3/1/13

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-27 Thread Dave Fisher
On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: Hi Dave, On 2/26/13 4:18 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: This is exactly the scenario I have in mind. Most of the times, projects aim for being very successful and have their own healthy community, but that is

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-27 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Dave, On 2/27/13 9:44 AM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: [..snip..] Thanks for the examples. Each case differs. I can agree that we do not want to encourage new podlings to come in with Plan A to be graduating into an existing TLP, but I don't think we should exclude a future case

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-27 Thread Upayavira
Just trying to understand what is being suggested... Is it that, should a podling decide it can't go for TLP, and that another TLP is prepared to accept them, then effectively the responsibility that the incubator PMC has is transferred to that TLP. *They* need to incubate the new community into

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-27 Thread Doug Cutting
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, this was my point a few weeks ago, and the question I posed to the board. Did the board discuss it at the meeting, or is that part of the board meeting happening here? Here is the comment I made in response to

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-27 Thread Dave Fisher
On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Upayavira wrote: Just trying to understand what is being suggested... Is it that, should a podling decide it can't go for TLP, and that another TLP is prepared to accept them, then effectively the responsibility that the incubator PMC has is transferred to

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: ...I'd like to suggest two changes: 1) Incubation is for new TLPs only. Turn off the graduate-into-TLP option. 2) Move the short form IP clearance to Legal Affairs, to clarify that we're only talking IP, rather than other

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Benson Margulies
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: ...I'd like to suggest two changes: 1) Incubation is for new TLPs only. Turn off the graduate-into-TLP option. 2) Move the short form IP

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Benson, On 2/26/13 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: ...I'd like to suggest two changes: 1) Incubation is for new

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Benson Margulies
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Hi Benson, On 2/26/13 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Greg

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: ... +1 to both, assuming Legal Affairs accepts 2) Guys, this was my point a few weeks ago, and the question I posed to the board.

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Luciano Resende
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Hi Benson, On 2/26/13 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:04 PM,

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Dave Fisher
On Feb 26, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Luciano Resende wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Hi Benson, On 2/26/13 2:17 PM, Benson Margulies

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Benson, On 2/26/13 2:58 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: [..snip..] I think that there are several hairs worth splitting here. 1. Merging into a TLP is a possible outcome for a podling, even when the initial intention is to graduate independently. Even if we eliminate this

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Dave, On 2/26/13 4:18 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: This is exactly the scenario I have in mind. Most of the times, projects aim for being very successful and have their own healthy community, but that is not always the outcome, and exiting Incubator as an adopted project

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Daniel Kulp
On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Hi Dave, On 2/26/13 4:18 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: This is exactly the scenario I have in mind. Most of the times, projects aim for being very successful and have their own

Re: No more existing-TLP graduations (was: [PROPOSAL] Curator for the Apache Incubator)

2013-02-26 Thread Benson Margulies
0. What does bogged down mean? Needs specific definition. Chris, This is the point in the conversation where I hear the voice of Ross calling me justly to account for wasting people's time by writing too quickly. So I will try to atone by clarification. I think that we are all starting from