I'd like to be a part of this TLP. many thanks david jencks
On May 27, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Guillaume Nodet wrote: > It seems there is a consensus to move Karaf as a TLP, at least amongst > people involved in Karaf (the other felix committers haven't really > expressed any opinion). > > I think the next steps would be to draft a proposed resolution to the board, > which would include: > * the project goal > * the project PMC (including the chair) > > In order to create an open community from the start, I'd like to invite > anyone with an Apache account willing to contribute to Karaf to raise hands > so that we can build this list. I don't think opening it wider for now > would be wise, but I do thing we should have a very low entry bar for > committership (but that can be discussed later). > > I'll try to come up with a proposal for Karaf's project goal asap, but > anyone is welcome to give it a try and propose some wording. > > FWIW, it would like the following, we just need to fill the XXXX: > > 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 a machine learning platform > 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 Karaf Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Karaf Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to XXXXXXX; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Karaf" 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 Karaf Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache Karaf 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 Karaf Project: > > * xxx <[email protected]>> > * ... > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that XXXXX > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Karaf, 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 Karaf 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 Mahout Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Karaf Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Felix Karaf sub-project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Felix Karaf sub-project encumbered upon the > Apache Felix Project are hereafter discharged. > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:20, Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Karaf has been brought into the Felix TLP nearly one year ago. >> Things have not been too bad, but I still see the karaf community as >> being very disjoint from the other felix community, as it looks that none >> of the existing felix committers did really get involved in Karaf. I >> really >> don't blame anyone, i think it's just that the interest are not the same >> (not sure >> where they actually diverge though). >> I don't really see what benefit Karaf would have in continuing being part >> of Felix, so >> I'd like to open the discussion about moving it to a TLP. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Guillaume Nodet >> ------------------------ >> Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ >> ------------------------ >> Open Source SOA >> http://fusesource.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > Guillaume Nodet > ------------------------ > Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ > ------------------------ > Open Source SOA > http://fusesource.com
