+1
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: > +1 > > On 29 Apr 2014, at 11:23 , Robert Kowalski <r...@kowalski.gd> wrote: > > > +1 > > > > > > 2014-04-29 10:07 GMT+02:00 Garren Smith <gar...@apache.org>: > > > >> +1 This is a great idea. > >> > >> On 28 Apr 2014, at 11:34 PM, Paul Davis <paul.joseph.da...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> +1, especially to broadening the definition of contributions that we > >> recognize. > >>> > >>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Andy Wenk <a...@nms.de> wrote: > >>>> two docs make sense imho. +1 > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> > >>>> Andy > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 28 April 2014 22:44, Robert Samuel Newson <rnew...@apache.org> > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Count me in. > >>>>> > >>>>> B. > >>>>> > >>>>> On 28 Apr 2014, at 21:09, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Yep. Happy to see what the drafts look like. If two docs make sense, > >>>>>> two docs make sense. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 28 April 2014 22:04, Joan Touzet <jo...@atypical.net> wrote: > >>>>>>> Nice. I personally would still like to see Diversity broken out in > a > >>>>> separate document, but the idea of a charter is very good and this > >> covers a > >>>>> lot of ground. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> This also dovetails very nicely with the mentorship ideas I have > >>>>> floated here and on IRC in the past. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> +1, let's do this! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>> From: "Noah Slater" <nsla...@apache.org> > >>>>>>> To: dev@couchdb.apache.org > >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 3:50:15 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Apache CouchDB Diversity Statement. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have two things I'd like to add. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 1. I'd like to widen this bit and turn it into a PMC charter. > >>>>>>> Basically a document that sets out what the PMC values, our > >> commitment > >>>>>>> to diversity, and our pledge to the project. It's basically the > same > >>>>>>> idea, but with a flourishes. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> The closest we have to this at the moment is here: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > >> > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=couchdb-admin.git;a=blob_plain;f=email/invite_pmc.txt;hb=HEAD > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'd like to improve on this. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 2. Technical ability is something I feel very strongly about. We've > >>>>>>> made a huge blunder IMO in requiring past contributors to be highly > >>>>>>> technical. I would like to introduce and officialise the same > policy > >>>>>>> as Apache Forrest. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> cf. https://forrest.apache.org/committed.html > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Summary: we recognise merit in four areas: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> (Co)mmunity - one must interact with others, and share vision and > >>>>> knowledge > >>>>>>> (P)roject - a clear vision and consensus are needed > >>>>>>> (Do)cumentation - without it, the stuff remains only in the minds > of > >>>>> the authors > >>>>>>> (C)ode - discussion goes nowhere without code > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I would like to think that we would elect someone who is blogging > for > >>>>>>> us, or doing marketing, or speaking a lot. These are all important > >>>>>>> people, and their importance to the project should be recognised. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> It's been about two years since I started pushing on this topic at > >> the > >>>>>>> PMC level and there have been big cultural changes. I am confident > >>>>>>> that I could elect people with contributions in any of these areas. > >>>>>>> But I want to make it official. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> This is what we value. This is what we will recognise. Our promise > to > >>>>>>> the community. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Noah Slater > >>>>>>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Noah Slater > >>>>>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Andy Wenk > >>>> Hamburg - Germany > >>>> RockIt! > >>>> > >>>> http://www.couchdb-buch.de > >>>> http://www.pg-praxisbuch.de > >>>> > >>>> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > >>>> > >>>> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > >> > >> > >
