I think the Felix PMC needs to vote on the resolution that would be proposed to the board, at least that's what happened in the few subproject to tlp moved i've been involved in. However, i'd like to have the proposed resolution agreed on before starting a vote, as I don't see the need for two related votes.
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 15:30, Richard S. Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Question: Is a formal vote necessary to start this process or is our > informal consensus enough? > > -> richard > > > On 5/28/10 1:40, 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
