On 08/15/11 - 10:17:26AM, Carl Trieloff wrote: > On 08/15/2011 10:09 AM, Chris Lalancette wrote: > > On 08/12/11 - 04:42:30PM, David Lutterkort wrote: > >> I'd like to put the graduation of Deltacloud to a toplevel project under > >> the Board of the ASF to a vote. > >> > >> This vote is solely concerned with whether we, the Deltacloud community, > >> feel we are ready to go through the graduation process. There are a few > >> steps we have to take as part of the graduation process (write charter, > >> draft resolution for the board, decide who the VP and initial PMC will > >> be) I'll start separate discussions for all these items. > >> > >> For now, please vote on whether you think Deltacloud is ready to become > >> a TLP by Wednesday, Aug 17th by 17:00 PDT. > > The code is getting more mature, and the community is growing, so this seems > > like a decent time. However, before voting, I have a couple of questions. > > > > 1) Besides being listed as a top-level Apache project, are there any > > additional benefits to graduating? > > - you move out of incubator > - you get a deltaloud.apache.org url which helps with google search hits etc > - you can make your own releases without incubator/ member votes > - you get listed on apache front page > - apache will promote the project > - project gets full apache branding > - etc I think there is a full list in the incubator FAQ > > > > 2) What are the additional responsibilities a top-level project has over an > > incubator project (if any)? > > > > > yes, the responsibility of the project moves from the IPMC to the > deltacloud PMC. > The project needs to report directly to the board.
Thanks Carl. +1 to graduation -- Chris Lalancette
