Hey Guys, Airavata has just made its 0.4 release, the project has added a bunch of new contributors, all discussion has been on list, the licenses for the software are ALv2 and compatible and everyone around here seems to "get it".
Time to graduate in my opinion. So, the next question is, who's the chair. Suresh and/or Marlon have my VOTE. Since Suresh is already an ASF member, it might be good to give Marlon a shot at it that way he gets the broader Foundation perspective and view, but I think Suresh has done a lot more of the dev wrangling and leadership. Either one would make a fine chair IMHO. BTW, the role of the chair is to provide reports on the status of the project to the board, and be the "eyes and ears of the board" on the project. So, it's not a glamorous job by any means, but it does carry with it certain responsibilities that I think either one of them can fill. OK, once we decide on the chair, (let's discuss it here), then I'll draft a board resolution and then we can call a VOTE. Great work to get here guys. You're almost there. Cheers, Chris ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
