+1, Andrew.
On 12/16/13 9:14 AM, Chris Mattmann wrote:
Hi Folks, OK, DISCUSS thread here: http://s.apache.org/22I Here's a draft resolution to VOTE on: ---snip 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, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to the preparation, evaluation and analysis of massive climate remote sensing and model output data. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Open Climate Workbench Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Open Climate Workbench Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to preparation, evaluation and analysis of massive climate remote sensing and model output data; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Open Climate Workbench", 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 Open Climate Workbench Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Open Climate Workbench 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 Open Climate Workbench Project: * Andrew Hart <[email protected]> * Maziyar Boustani <[email protected]> * Christopher Douglas <[email protected]> * Chris Jack <[email protected]> * Dan Crichton <[email protected]> * Denis Nadeau <[email protected]> * estani <[email protected]> * Cameron Goodale <[email protected]> * Alex Goodman <[email protected]> * Huikyo Lee <[email protected]> * Jason Peter Evans <[email protected]> * Jinwon Kim <[email protected]> * Michael James Joyce <[email protected]> * Laura Carriere <[email protected]> * Lluis Fita Borrell <[email protected]> * Luca Cinquini <[email protected]> * Chris Mattmann <[email protected]> * Nick Kew <[email protected]> * Paul Loikith <[email protected]> * Paul Michael Ramirez <[email protected]> * Paul Zimdars <[email protected]> * M. V. S. Rama Rao <[email protected]> * J Sansay <[email protected]> * Shakeh Khudikyan <[email protected]> * Suresh Marru <[email protected]> * Duane Waliser <[email protected]> * Kim Whitehall <[email protected]> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Michael Joyce be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Open Climate Workbench, 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 Apache Open Climate Workbench Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Open Climate Workbench podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Open Climate Workbench podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged. ---snip Please VOTE on the resolution above to graduate Apache Open Climate Workbench into an Apache Top Level Project and from the Apache Incubator. I'll leave the VOTE open for the next week. We're too late for this month's board meeting, but we're in plenty of time hopefully for Jan 2014. Sorry needed to push this along a little quicker, but no rush. Thanks all! Cheers, Chris Mattmann P.S. Here is my resounding +1!
-- Andrew F. Hart http://people.apache.org/~ahart
