The Apache jclouds project entered incubation in April of 2013, and since then has shipped two releases, added a committer, and transitioned thoroughly into the Apache Way for decision-making, development process, etc. Our website[1] conforms, so far as we can tell, with Apache's standards, the existing jclouds registered trademark has been transferred to the ASF[2], we've decided on a set of project bylaws[4], and now we've held a vote[5] on a graduation resolution[6, and below] to be added to the agenda for the next ASF board meeting.
The vote has passed[7] with 7 binding PPMC +1s and 4 binding mentor +1s, so on behalf of the Apache jclouds project, I'd like to request the IPMC's approval for our graduation. Thanks! Please cast your vote: [ ] +1 Graduate the Apache jclouds podling from Apache Incubator as a TLP[ ] +0 Indifferent to the graduation status of Apache jclouds podling[ ] -1 Reject graduation of Apache jclouds podling from Apache Incubator because ... The vote will be open for 72 hours, until 5pm PDT on Monday, September 23rd. [1]: http://jclouds.incubator.apache.org/[2]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-37[3]: http://apache.markmail.org/thread/q6sqwspp55sjtk2v[4]: https://wiki.apache.org/jclouds/Bylaws[5]: http://markmail.org/thread/vnnvej3q7sla3btl[6]: https://wiki.apache.org/jclouds/GraduationCharter[7]: http://apache.markmail.org/thread/55d6vle5be43gwtv Thanks again -The Apache jclouds project ------- WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the bestinterests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation'spurpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged withthe creation and maintenance of open-source software related toproviding a cloud agnostic library for the JVM that enablesdevelopers to access a variety of supported cloud providers usingone API, for distribution at no charge to the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project ManagementCommittee (PMC), to be known as the "The Apache jclouds Project",be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of theFoundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that The Apache jclouds Project be and hereby isresponsible for the creation and maintenance of a softwareproject related to providing a cloud agnostic library for the JVMthat enables developers to access a variety of supported cloudproviders using one API; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, jclouds" be andhereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at thedirection of the Board of Directors as the chair of The Apachejclouds Project, and to have primary responsibility formanagement of the projects within the scope of responsibility ofThe Apache jclouds Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be andhereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of TheApache jclouds Project: * Adrian Cole (adrianc...@apache.org) * Andrew Bayer ( aba...@apache.org) * Andrew Gaul (g...@apache.org) * Andrew Phillips (andr...@apache.org) * Becca Wood (silky...@apache.org) * Everett Toews (ever...@apache.org) * David Nalley ( ke4...@apache.org) * Ignasi Barrera (n...@apache.org) * Ioannis Canellos (ioca...@apache.org) * Matt Stephenson (matts...@apache.org) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Andrew Bayer be andhereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, jclouds, toserve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Boardof Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death,resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until asuccessor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache jclouds Project be and herebyis tasked with the migration and rationalization of the ApacheIncubator jclouds podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the ApacheIncubator jclouds podling encumbered upon the Apache IncubatorPMC are hereafter discharged.
