On 24 November 2011 17:34, ant elder <ant.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Ross Gardler > <rgard...@opendirective.com> wrote: >> On 24 November 2011 17:17, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> >> wrote: >>> I had hoped that the business of a PPMC-member champion being a VP-elect >>> would have just gone away. That coupling is certain to inspire political >>> motivation and purpose. >>> >>> I think that's a terrible trick to play on a PPMC. >> >> I think you may be missing a nuance in the suggestion below. >> >> The chair of a PMC is a VP of the foundation. It is not a role of >> power rather responsibility within the project (although admittedly >> the title can be important outside the ASF - that's the reward for >> some people). >> >> The suggestion below is that at some point during incubation the >> podling should elect their own champion who will take on the >> responsibilities of the champion. > > I've not made up my mind about this proposal, not totally convinced > yet its a good idea though either. > > If a poddling can get it together to elect their own champion aren't > they likely to be about ready to graduate anyway?
For me that is exactly why I like the idea. they can lead the graduation process - less work for the mentors ;-) Ross --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
