Paul Fremantle wrote:
I'll leave that thread going for a day or two more to see if there are any
last comments, then we need to decide what to do. There's been a bit of
spin
and FUD around the diversity issue, we do more than meet the minimum
requirements, but given the muddied waters how about waiting a little
before
restarting the vote? We've at least a couple of new committers coming up,
and there is that ongoing discussion about non-day job committers, so i
think it may be better to wait for those so we can be really comfortable
with the diversity when calling the new vote.
I'd like to see more discussion from the members of the IPMC. Frankly it is
very difficult for a podling to navigate the IPMC and the graduation process
without more feedback. The main discussion (aside from wordsmithing) on this
VOTE thread has been from one interested party, two mentors, and one IPMC
member.
If the major corporate (IBM) only had a few committers then this vote would
have gone through. However, even with the two additional committers that are
being voted now, the numeric weight of IBM's involvement is always going to
make this project look wierd if you just look at percentages. But the
Podling graduation process is not meant to be about percentages. (Its also
worth pointing out that at least three of the committers from IBM are NOT
paid to work on Tuscany as a day job.) But the point I'm trying to make is
that this project is no less diverse because it has a strong input from one
company. Despite that strong block of committers, the project has a very
open and welcoming feel, is constantly attracting a steady feed of new
committers and interest, and is growing organically.
I agree with all of this. If the percentage principle were to be applied,
it would mean Tuscany could be in a better position to graduate by dropping
some IBM committers. (I am NOT suggesting this.) It's only a problem
having a large number of committers from one company if they operate as a
clique having non-open discussions or a "power block" driving a non-open
agenda, or are comfortable remaining as a dominant group and don't welcome
new contributors and committers. In the case of Tuscany, I believe the
IBM committers are making every effort to avoid these types of behavior.
Simon
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