I like the changes. I believe rotating the PMC chair will keep the project fresh. Work and life events come in spurts, and it's hard to step down when your at the top ( http://disinfo.com/2013/02/ratzinger-resigns-first-pope-to-quit-since-1415/ :) .
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Carl Steinbach <c...@apache.org> wrote: > I think we should make several changes to the Apache Hive Project Bylaws. > The proposed changes are available for review here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=38568856 > > Most of the changes were directly inspired by provisions found in the > Apache Hadoop Project Bylaws. > > Summary of proposed changes: > > * Add provisions for branch committers and speculative branches. > > * Define the responsibilities of a release manager. > > * PMC Chairs serve for one year and are elected by the PMC using Single > Transferable Vote (STV) voting. > > * With the exception of code change votes, the minimum length of all voting > periods is extended to seven days. > > Thanks. > > Carl >
