hahahh we crossed signals! On Aug 30, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Suresh Marru wrote:
> I assumed Chris is busy and am sending the draft chapter for comments and > review. > > I will paste the full draft at the end of email, but mainly we need every > one's attention to the ensure the description and scope of the project is > broad enough to grow but also concrete enough to make immediate sense. I will > start on a short and concise description: > executing and managing computational jobs on local clusters through Grid and > Cloud computing resources > > Cheers, > Suresh > > Full draft: > > --- > > X. Establish the Apache Airavata Project > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software related to executing and managing > computational jobs on local clusters through Grid and > Cloud computing resources and for distribution at no charge > to the public. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Airavata Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Airavata Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to executing and managing computational jobs on local > clusters through Grid and Cloud computing resources; > and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Airavata" be > and hereby is created, the person holding such office to > serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair > of the Apache Airavata Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache Airavata Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > Apache Airavata Project: > > * TBD > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that $TBD > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Airavata, to > serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the > Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until > death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Airavata PMC be and hereby is > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > encourage open development and increased participation in the > Apache Airavata Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Airavata Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator Airavata podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator Airavata podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > Project are hereafter discharged. > > ---- > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 12:21 PM, "Mattmann, Chris A (388J)" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Suresh, >> >> +1 to start the name search, and +1 to start the community VOTE. >> >> The other thing we should do is draft a resolution. If no one beats me >> to it by tomorrow, I'll throw one up for review. >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> On Aug 27, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Suresh Marru wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris & other Mentors, >>> >>> I was looking at the graduation checklist [1], can we start going through >>> them and start working on the tasks like NameSearch and so on or rather >>> wait? Also, can any one of us call the community vote for graduation [2] >>> or wait for a Mentor to initiate the vote? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Suresh >>> >>> [1] - http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#checklist >>> [2] - http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#tlp-community-vote >>> >>> On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:54 PM, "Mattmann, Chris A (388J)" >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> >>> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> 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 >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
