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Craig Russell closed INCUBATOR-72. ---------------------------------- Resolution: Fixed svn commit -m "INCUBATOR-72 Remove reference to PPMC binding votes" site-author/incubation/Incubation_Policy.xml site-publish/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html Sending site-author/incubation/Incubation_Policy.xml Sending site-publish/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html Transmitting file data .. Committed revision 673789. people.apache.org% svn up U incubation/Incubation_Policy.html Updated to revision 673789. > Clarify release policy by removing "binding" from dev vote > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: INCUBATOR-72 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INCUBATOR-72 > Project: Incubator > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: policy > Reporter: Craig Russell > Assignee: Craig Russell > Priority: Minor > Attachments: incubator-72.patch > > > The policy for podling releases states > "Therefore, should a Podling decide it wishes to perform a release, the > Podling SHALL hold a vote on the Podling's public -dev list. At least three > +1 votes are required (see the Apache Voting Process page), and only the PPMC > member votes are binding. If the majority of all votes is positive, then the > Podling SHALL send a summary of that vote to the Incubator's general list and > formally request the Incubator PMC approve such a release. Three +1 Incubator > PMC votes are required. Below is an example showing how an incubating project > managed this process:" > This has led to confusion, and I'd like to propose that the text be changed > to remove the reference to PPMC votes, as follows: > "Therefore, should a Podling decide it wishes to perform a release, the > Podling SHALL hold a vote on the Podling's public -dev list. At least three > +1 votes are required (see the Apache Voting Process page). If the majority > of all votes is positive, then the Podling SHALL send a summary of that vote > to the Incubator's general list and formally request the Incubator PMC > approve such a release. Three +1 Incubator PMC votes are required. Below is > an example showing how an incubating project managed this process:" > Please see this email thread for additional background: > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200801.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]