Welcome, Marvin! :) Cheers, Chris
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:31 PM To: "general@incubator.apache.org" <general@incubator.apache.org> Subject: Re: Change of Chair >On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> >wrote: >> I have tendered my resignation as VP, Incubator. The PMC has recommend >> Marvin Humphrey as my successor in a motion submitted to the >> Foundation board for consideration at the meeting next week. > >Thank you for serving as Chair, Benson. I have very much enjoyed >participating in the Incubator during your time in office. > >Thanks as well to everyone who has contributed to the Incubator over the >years >for having taught me so much, collectively; and thanks to the current >members >of the IPMC for honoring me with the Chair's responsibilities. I love my >career as an open-source developer and I'm glad for the chances the >Incubator >provides to foster successful projects and make it easier for others to >take >the same path. > >For those reading this list who are not yet familiar with the role that a >"PMC >Chair" plays in the governance of a typical Apache project, the most >visible >task is to deliver a report to the Apache Software Foundation's Board of >Directors every three months. Aside from that, the Chair generally >participates in project development as an ordinary member of the PMC. >Under >normal circumstances, it is not a demanding job. > > http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html#chair > >The Incubator is different because it reports monthly and aggregates the >reports of many podlings. Our report is the closest thing the Incubator >has >to a product, and when done well, it offers substantial value by keeping >us >coordinated and focused. However, well-done Incubator reports have >historically required substantial individual effort by the Chair. > >My primary goal as Chair will be to streamline the report procedure. I >hope >to build institutions and increase automation in order that the Incubator >may >deliver consistently high-quality reports month after month regardless of >any >one person's availability as the board meeting approaches. > >Some ASF projects elect their PMC Chair annually; for others, the Chair >may >serve for an indefinite period. I have proposed to serve for six months >and >then make way for someone else -- both because I have other projects I am >putting on hold and will want to return to, and because experience has >taught >me that rotating multiple people through a leadership role enriches the >community and deepens involvement. > >If all goes well, perhaps my successor will not have to work as hard as I >will >to live up to the standards set by my predecessors. > >Marvin Humphrey > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
