As per Apache bylaws [1], in the stricter sense, only PPMC vote is binding. However, it also mentions that "... procedural votes from developers and committers are sometimes considered binding if the voter has acquired enough merit and respect in the community".
For Drill releases, like many other Apache projects, we consider votes from Committers as binding while every other vote is counted as non-binding. 1. http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html#binding-votes On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Julian Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2014, at 3:06 AM, Steven Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Please indicate whether your vote is binding or non-binding. > > It is my understanding that PPMC members’ votes are binding, committers’ > (and contributors’) votes are not. Is that correct? > > (As a committer, I still intend to vote… after I have reviewed the > artifacts.) > > Julian > > > >
