Great! I started a rough draft for collaboration at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/Become+a+Committer+Proposal .
Everyone feel free to enhance and provide feedback. - Carin On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 10:55 AM Steffen Rochel <steffenroc...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1, great suggestion, thanks Carin! > I'm willing to collaborate to create a draft proposal. > Steffen > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 5:35 AM Carin Meier <carinme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Background: > > > > There is a desire to increase the committer pool and grow the community. > > This thread is to discuss the possibility of revision the current > committer > > criteria in light of the following goals: > > > > - Make it easier to newcomers to be committers > > - Recognize non-code contributions as paths to committership > > - Open the door to separating levels of committer and PMC (discussed in > > another thread) > > > > Current State: > > > > The current committer criteria is here > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/Becoming+a+Committer > as > > is modeled after the Hadoop committer criteria > > https://hadoop.apache.org/committer_criteria.html > > > > Proposal: > > > > Model the MXNet path to committership and PMC after the Apache Beam > project > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/ > > > > Short quote from page: > > ================= > > An Apache Beam committer… > > < > > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#an-apache-beam-committer > > > > > > > - Takes many forms > > < > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#takes-many-forms> > > - Knows, upholds, and reinforces the Apache Software Foundation code > of > > conduct > > < > > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#knows-upholds-and-reinforces-the-apache-software-foundation-code-of-conduct > > > > > - Knows, upholds, and reinforces the responsibilities of an Apache > > Software Foundation committer > > < > > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#knows-upholds-and-reinforces-the-responsibilities-of-an-apache-software-foundation-committer > > > > > - Knows, upholds, and reinforces the Beam community’s practices > > < > > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#knows-upholds-and-reinforces-the-beam-communitys-practices > > > > > - ================= > > < > > > https://beam.apache.org/contribute/become-a-committer/#knows-upholds-and-reinforces-the-beam-communitys-practices > > > > > > > > > I believe if we merge our current committer criteria with this model it > > will open the path to committership to a wider pool, acknowledge that > > there are multiple paths, and reinforce the ASF values and > > responsibilities. > > > > The Beam model does not explicitly address a PMC level but we could add > it > > in in the same spirit of reinforcing the ASF responsibilities and values > of > > this level. > > > > Looking forward to feedback about this possible direction. If the > community > > is interested looking more into this direction I would be happy to create > > of first draft of something more concrete to look at - (or if someone > else > > wants to take a crack at it too that would be great) > > > > - Carin > > >
