On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Greg Stein wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 10:03:14AM -0700, Scott Sanders wrote: > > >I wouldn't have a problem with the following procedure: > > > > > >1) Committer proposes new project idea on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >2) PMC member decides to sponsor new project via email to PMC > > >3) If no one in PMC objects, committer can start project in commons > > >repository > > > > > >This allows one-man projects to start, but it has to pass the sanity > > check >of > > >the Commons PMC. If the Commons PMC thinks it is a idea destined for > > >failure, > > >they'll say so and reject it. > > > > > >I don't know how that'll work in practice, but that's my suggestion. > > -- >justin > > > > I love this idea. This would be awesome, as it was what the Jakarta > > commons sandbox was intended. The addition of a PMC member sponsoring > > may keep the project spawn down to a manageable number. > > Yup. And it (by definition) turns a one-man show into a two-man show. Not if the one-man is a member of the PMC. Most of the Jakarta Commons one-man projects were started by people who would have comfortably been on the PMC if it had its own. I would like to add: * Being on the ASF Commons site could be one recognition of the PMC sanity check having happened. One-man shows would not be allowed on the site, though they could begin in the CVS tree. So even a one-PMC project cannot get out to users. Hen
