Craig Russell wrote: > I'd like to open the discussion on the "best practice" referred to by > the guides/ppmc because I'm not convinced that best practice for a > TLP is best practice for the incubator.
> Personally, if I saw a vote on the incubator private PMC list for a
> new committer on a podling, including references to the PPMC
> discussion and vote, I would be inclined to vote for that committer.
> On the other hand, if I saw a vote on the incubator private PMC list
> that just offered the usual so-and-so is a great contributor, I'd
> have no real way to see if the PPMC was really learning its job.
This is mostly a limitation of being a non-ASF Member. ASF Members have
access to all of the mailing list archives, including private lists.
> So IMHO, best practice for podlings is to hold a [DISCUSS] Joe Bleau
> for committer on the PPMC private list, followed by a [VOTE] on the
> PPMC private list, and then a formal [VOTE] on the private incubator
> PMC list with references to the discussion and vote of the PPMC.
> Alternatively, hold a [DISCUSS] Joe Bleau for committer on the PPMC
> private list, followed by a [VOTE] on the dev list, and then a formal
> [VOTE] on the incubator list with references to the discussion and
> vote of the community.
The only difference being the formal vote being on the open list, right?
Do you expect people to vote -1 in public, or do you expect the PPMC not
to hold the vote at all if people express negative views? And do you want
negative views about a Committer to be maintained in perpetuity around the
Internet? I've certainly seen that raised as a concern, particularly as
more and more employers mine the Internet for information about potential
employees.
--- Noel
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