Thanks Benson for all what you have done for the IPMC
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) < chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > 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 > > -- Thanks - Mohammad Nour ---- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein
