On 08.07.2014 13:05, Issac Goldstand wrote: > There are enough members spread out through the various lists to catch > them - I don't imagine that there is a single list hosted by the ASF > that at least one member isn't watching. If only because lists are > backed by PMCs and every PMC chair is a member.
I don't know where you got this, but it definitely is not true that every PMC chair is a member. This is not even a requirement. It is possible and reasonable that an entire project community contains not a single ASF member, only committers. Certainly, members must be involved during incubation, but there's no requirement for them to stay on the project once it has graduated. Pierre, when I said "only members can nominate new members", I meant that literally. "Propose" and "nominate" are not synonyms. It is IMO perfectly reasonable for non-members to propose new members, basically by bringing them to the attention of existing members -- presumably, on this list. It's not the most efficient way since I'd expect people to only nominate someone whom they know well, and would therefore have to get involved in the project for a non-trivial amount of time to form their own opinion about the proposal. -- Brane
