Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread Mark Struberg
: Role of Incubator PMC Votes To: general@incubator.apache.org Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:17 PM On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: As I said, I haven't followed it. I meant if the -1 was a veto. If the IPMC was vetoing a podling's choices on stuff

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread Tim Williams
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 14:11, Kalle Korhonen kalle.o.korho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 08:47, James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com wrote:

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread James Carman
it ;) LieGrue, strub --- On Thu, 9/9/10, James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com wrote: From: James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com Subject: Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes To: general@incubator.apache.org Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:17 PM On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Greg Stein gst

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread James Carman
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: That vote is majority rules, so the IPMC could in effect overrule the project - the preference/opinion had already previously been gathered.  In any case, I was using that instance to ask the broader question of why we

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread Mark Struberg
Subject: Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes To: general@incubator.apache.org Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 10:53 AM On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: That vote is majority rules, so the IPMC could in effect overrule the project - the preference

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread Mark Miller
On 9/10/10 8:18 AM, Mark Struberg wrote: another small comment: if folks only like to get an opinion, then don't call a [VOTE] but instead a [DISCUSS] opinion poll. Because a vote is a vote is a vote... LieGrue, strub To be clear, we where asking for a [VOTE] and not a [DISCUSS] - we

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-10 Thread James Carman
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Mark Miller markrmil...@gmail.com wrote: To be clear, we where asking for a [VOTE] and not a [DISCUSS] - we wanted the vote to ratify our own vote on the subject. There was already a long discussion on general and the connectors mailing list - tons of

Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Tim Williams
I'm watching the renaming vote thread and I find it odd that folks are -1-ing the project's vote. I've read the role of the IPMC[1] and the policy[2] and can't find the basis for our (IPMC) doing anything other than ack-ing they're vote. It seems like votes from the IPMC should only be

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread James Carman
name=trademark On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: I'm watching the renaming vote thread and I find it odd that folks are -1-ing the project's vote.  I've read the role of the IPMC[1] and the policy[2] and can't find the basis for our (IPMC) doing anything

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Tim Williams
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:32 AM, James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com wrote: name=trademark Are you suggesting there are trademark concerns with the name the project has chosen? If so, then yes, that's a valid reason for the IPMC to challenge a project's vote - as a part of 'grooming' them to

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Grant Ingersoll
Presumably, the PMC's job is to be the eyes and ears of the Board, so if project is doing something wrong, the PMC should let it know. In this case, the project specifically is asking for guidance from the PMC as to whether the name change is acceptable to the PMC and thus to the ASF, assuming

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread James Carman
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: Are you suggesting there are trademark concerns with the name the project has chosen?  If so, then yes, that's a valid reason for the IPMC to challenge a project's vote - as a part of 'grooming' them to think through

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread James Carman
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't followed this particular issue because it seems like a slamdunk easy thing. If the podling wants to change their name, then fine. Sounds easy enough. I would see no reason for anybody outside the podling to -1 that

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Karl Wright
Not only did we ask, we've asked more than once. We're going that extra mile to call a vote to resolve this issue specifically because there seems to be a wide range of opinion as to whether the name is acceptable to the incubator, and by implication, the board. It's quite clear that there's also

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Kalle Korhonen
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 08:47, James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com wrote: I haven't followed this particular issue because it seems like a slamdunk easy thing. If the podling wants to change their name, then fine. Sounds

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 14:11, Kalle Korhonen kalle.o.korho...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 08:47, James Carman ja...@carmanconsulting.com wrote: I haven't followed this particular issue because it seems like a

Re: Role of Incubator PMC Votes

2010-09-09 Thread James Carman
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Greg Stein gst...@gmail.com wrote: As I said, I haven't followed it. I meant if the -1 was a veto. If the IPMC was vetoing a podling's choices on stuff like this. If you're only using a vote as a preference/opinion marker, then sure... definitely no problems