+1 Niall
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Richard Hirsch <hirsch.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi IPMC'ers and the rest of the Incubator community, > > The ESME community has been discussing graduation to TLP [1] and we > just concluded a vote on the subject [2]. There is > overwhelming consensus in the community (all +1 VOTEs including those from > our mentors) that we've achieved what's required here in the Incubator, and > so we'd like to put forth the following board resolution for the next Board > meeting to promote ESME to an Apache TLP and graduate from the Incubator. > > Please VOTE on the below resolution for promoting ESME to an Apache TLP and > graduating from the Incubator. The VOTE is open for 72 hrs. > > [ ] +1 Accept ESME's graduation from the Incubator > [ ] +0 Don't care. > [ ] -1 Don't accept ESME's graduation from the Incubator because... > > ================================= > Establish the Apache ESME Project > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software related to collaborative messaging systems > for distribution at no charge to the public. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache ESME Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache ESME Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to collaborative messaging systems; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache ESME" be > and hereby is created, the person holding such office to > serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair > of the Apache ESME Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the project within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache ESME Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and > hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the > Apache ESME Project: > > * Anne Kathrine Petteroe akpe...@apache.org > * Darren Hague dha...@apache.org > * Ethan Jewett esje...@apache.org > * Mrinal Wadhwa mri...@apache.org > * Richard Hirsch rhir...@apache.org > * Vassil Dichev vdic...@apache.org > * Imtiaz Ahmed H E imt...@apache.org > * Bertrand Delacretaz bdel...@apache.org > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Richard Hirsch > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache ESME, to > serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the > Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until > death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache ESME PMC be and hereby is > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to > encourage open development and increased participation in the > Apache ESME Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache ESME Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator ESME podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator ESME podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > Project are hereafter discharged. > ================================= > > Here's my +1 (binding). > > Regards, > Dick > > [1] http://markmail.org/thread/gv5msai5acgfwjz4 > [2] http://markmail.org/thread/krf7nwf7swsde2ys > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
