On 11/28/2011 1:00 PM, Neha Narkhede wrote:
That is because, every single time, the RM agreed that the release
was worth re-cutting.
We have been assuming that it is the rule of Apache to cut another RC even
if it gets a single -1 vote.
And that isn't correct, as Joe was kind enough to point out.
A majority of +1's over -1's is required, obviously :)
Although this seems reasonable, do people on this list believe this to be
true according to the Apache rulebook ?
In other words, can the podling RM and committers question and contest a -1
vote ? Is there any possibility of vetoing that ? If yes, who can do that
in what circumstances ?
Yes - you may always try to persuade someone who voted -1 to reconsider,
especially by providing more information. For a code veto, that could
include the fact that they failed to make a technical argument. Once they
have a technical basis, you can't "dispute" it even if you disagree with
it, it remains a veto. But always try to negotiate towards mutually
agreeable code!
No - nobody can veto a release. But you also can't slip in a vetoed patch
and say "this is a release vote, its not subject to veto". Well, as I had
hinted, the RM can withdraw a vote, which is sort of like a self-veto.
http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html was just recently revised by
Roy Fielding (ASF Director and founding officer) based on some nonsense
back-channel complaints, and might be worth integrating into incubator
docs.
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