Thanks Steffen helping draft up the proposal for Committer and PPMC guidelines.
Please everyone review and provide feedback https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/Become+an+Apache+MXNet+(incubating)+Committer+and+PPMC+Member+Proposal . I plan to start a vote on this Friday if the discussions/revisions are complete. - Carin On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 12:03 PM Carin Meier <carinme...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > >> >
