Dear all, at Apache Joshua podling we discussed and voted a while back for the graduation of the project to TLP [1]. It then took a while to take it up to the next step of coming up with a draft resolution [2] and bring it to this list. So please help us drive Apache Joshua to TLP.
Regards, Tommaso [1] : https://markmail.org/message/j36u7q7z6fqc7svi [2] : 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 statistical and other forms of machine translation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Joshua Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Joshua Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to statistical and other forms of machine translation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Joshua" 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 Joshua Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Joshua 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 Joshua Project: * Tom Barber <magicaltr...@apache.org> * Thamme Gowda <thammego...@apache.org> * Felix Hieber <fhie...@apache.org> * Lewis John McGibbney <lewi...@apache.org> * Chris Mattmann <mattm...@apache.org> * Matt Post <mjp...@apache.org> * Paul Ramirez <prami...@apache.org> * Henry Saputra <hsapu...@apache.org> * Kellen Sunderland <kel...@apache.org> * Tommaso Teofili <tomm...@apache.org> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Tommaso Teofili be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Joshua 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 Joshua 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 Joshua Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Joshua Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Joshua podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Joshua podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged.
