On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) <chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > On Nov 27, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Jun Rao <jun...@gmail.com> >>> To: general@incubator.apache.org >>> Cc: kafka-...@incubator.apache.org >>> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 2:13 PM >>> Subject: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases >>> >>> Dear Apache members, >> >> [...] >> >>> 2. Different Apache members have different interpretations of the same rule. >>> It seems that there is no consensus on some of the basic rules even among >>> Apache members. For example, what constitutes a source distribution and >>> what should be put in the NOTICE file? Since all it takes is one negative >>> vote to block a release, this increases the turnover rate of RCs. >> >> NO. The only time someone can claim to hold a veto over a release vote is >> when they are jibberjabbering about legal issues. NOTICE errors really >> don't risk a lawsuit from anyone, so those -1's are NOT vetoes. > > If Joe didn't send this reply, I was about to myself. Here's 2 IPMC members > that > *do* agree on this: Joe is right, VETOs do *not* apply to releases of code.
Any legal issue serious enough to VETO a release would require code access to be blocked and all discussions taken private. Anything short of this isn't a VETO. Robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
