The link says it very well. The main job of the Chair (aka VP) is to communicate with the board. They don’t have any greater power than any other PMC member, although they “hold the microphone” and so can help start and shape the discussions.
Typically one, two or three candidates volunteer, or are nominated. And then there’s a vote, which is not very contentious because no one *really* wants to do the job. :) In my opinion, Nga, Riley and Stepheny (in no particular order) would each do an excellent job. The vote is often on the private@ list but, in Calcite at least, we decided to call for nominations on the dev@ list. A few projects have a policy where the chair stands down after a 12 month term and holds a new election (often on the anniversary of graduation). In my opinion this works well, because it brings in new blood, and prevents one person being seen as the ‘benevolent dictator for life’ (BDFL). Julian > On Nov 29, 2023, at 6:59 AM, Riley Kuttruff <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > At today's monthly meeting, there were 2 questions brought up regarding the > role of PMC chair upon graduation: > > 1. What is the process for selecting the proposed chair? Is it a vote held on > the mailing list or is it a position volunteered for by anyone on the PPMC? > > 2. What role / responsibilities does the PMC chair take on? Is there anything > beyond what is listed at [1]? > > We're hoping to get to a vote on graduation soon, so knowing this would be > very helpful, thanks! > > -Riley > > [1] https://apache.org/foundation/governance/pmcs.html#legal
