-0.
I could almost quote verbatim the reasons I gave for the same vote on another proposed committer about 2.5 years ago. In that particular case, the committer came on board, helped out a bit for a short while, and then disappeared into the woodwork.
I know Bill has been around for some time on the user list, and I don't dispute that he's been helpful there. However, to almost quote from that earlier vote, to reach the bar for committer, from my perspective, I would want to see more in the way of contributions to the code base than I have seen to date. (And yes, Ted, documentation is code in my book. ;)
As for Bill being a forthcoming Struts book author, well, don't tell me you've never read a poor O'Reilly book or a poor Struts book, James! ;-) (No, I'm not suggesting Bill doesn't know his stuff, or that he can't write - I'm just pointing out that being an author, by itself, does not connote quality. ;)
-- Martin Cooper
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004, James Mitchell wrote:
I have known Bill for a few years and he is definitely committer material. He has contributed in numerous ways to this community and others. I owe him a great deal for his help with our local Struts Users group, founded in Atlanta (ASUG) http://www.struts-atlanta.org. He has given presentations, mentored junior members, and is responsible for persuading the "powers that be" into letting us meet at his (former) employer. I can't say enough about his generosity.
If anyone is wondering about his skillset, don't. He is writing the next O'Reilly book on Struts.
Here is my +1
-- James Mitchell Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist EdgeTech, Inc. 678.910.8017 AIM: jmitchtx
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