I also like the DISCUSS thread example for talking about future committers / PMC members.
What is the pro / con of having committers who are not also a PMC member? Thanks, Nga On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 7:13 AM Riley Kuttruff <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Julian, > > That makes a lot of sense as a better alternative to the whole nomination > process. > > On 2024/01/11 23:56:13 Julian Hyde wrote: > > I don't think the process needs to be very formal (e.g. included in > > the bylaws) or agreed before graduation. But it does need to be an > > organizational habit. This discussion thread, if it reaches consensus, > > could be all the process we need. > > > > KVRocks' template email starts 'I nominate...'. I think it's important > > to lower the bar to discussing new committers and PMC members, so we > > can talk about people who "might be ready". Because often they *are* > > ready. It could be a simple email to private@: > > > > > [DISCUSS] Alex Doe for committer > > > > > > I think Alex Doe has been doing some good work recently[1]. They have > > > made a couple of good PRs, one of which has been merged, and have > > > also been answering a lot of questions in the forums. > > > > > > Do you think Alex has earned enough merit, or should we wait a couple of > > > months? > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/apache/incubator-sdap-nexus/commits?author=alexdoe > > > > In my experience, once there has been a good discussion, the voting > > process is very straightforward. > > > > SDAP should also set a policy (if it doesn't have one) about whether > > it is possible to be a committer without being a PMC member. > > > > Julian > > > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM Riley Kuttruff <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > While working through the maturity model, I noticed SDAP doesn't seem to > > > have a documented, formal process for adding committers or PMC members > > > (at least, none that I could find). I think we should make an effort to > > > establish and ratify a process for this. I think the one outlined here > > > [1] would be fine. > > > > > > Let me know what you think or if you have any alternative processes in > > > mind. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Riley > > > > > > [1] https://kvrocks.incubator.apache.org/community/vote-a-core-developer/ > >
