The PMC Chair has "ultimate" authority, since the position is board appointed and results in the Chair being a VP of the ASF. There's no precedent for "sharing" the role or having a "co-Chair." The PMC Chair is the point man for the PMC.
Yes, we know - that's one of the reasons some people want this to be a 'rotating' position.
"Sharing" the role ( i.e. the tasks ) has a lot of precedents.
I have no problem with someone having this kind of authority - in projects like Linux or Python, where the guy in charge created the project in the first place. I am not confortable at all with having the 'ultimate' authority appointed - even when (in most cases) it is at the recomandation of the community. IMO it is the worse of both worlds.
The PMC Chair is nominated by the PMC, and the recommendation is sent in with the PMC resolution. The board then debates the issue and will usually approve the resolution and appoint the nominated person as chair.
Since the PMC Chair is the main guy for the PMC, it is even more an issue for that person to be very much an ASF weenie and understand and embrace the Apache Way... It can be a "political" and "managerial" kind of position and any candidate should realize that sad fact :/
Well, Remy and Yoav are members of ASF - so they clearly passed the 'Apache Way' test. If this is a requirement - than the pool of candidates is going to be quite small ( Remy, Yoav, you, Bill - and Craig or Justina if they choose to get back )
For 'managerial' and 'political' - I think both did both ( maybe without enjoying it, but still...)
Costin
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