Apache is community over code, but here is more like code over community. As a community we should be able to tolerate the conflicts of interest. Once the project is incubated in Apache, the project belongs to Apache and direction and future of the project should be decided by the community, not just the people who bring the project. I do not see that here. If this would have been a vote, I might -1.
Deepal > Are you guys wearing Apache hats or WS02 hats? If you're wearing Apache > hats, then I'd expect a bit less fealty to your CEO's request and a little > more "OK, I see your point, but I'm really excited about the project, here's > what I'd like to do on the project, do you mind adding me as an initial > committer?". Granted that email doesn't convey tone-of-voice very well, but > the messages from WSO2 employees sound kind of snarky. > > Now, on the general question of "piling-on" I have to agree with Roy. The > incubator always encourages people to build a community, and then bring that > community to Apache. If an incubating project's existing community is hugely > diluted by Apache folks at the incubator proposal stage, then it becomes a > "code dump", which we try to discourage. If we care about "community over > code", then surely we have to show some respect for the community that comes > to Apache. Common courtesy suggest that you offer your help to that > community, not impose your help on it. > > Cheers, > > Greg. > > On 2013-09-25, at 12:52 AM, Nirmal Fernando <nirmal070...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hmm.. it appears to me that though you pushed the project into ASF, your >> intentions were not pure and you don't want any competitor of Apigee to be >> joined to the project (by going on your words, it is quite natural to think >> so.) even if they showed their genuine interest on helping the project out, >> with their know-how on related areas. >> >> As Sanjiva requested, I'm gonna hereby withdraw my humble request to be >> added as a committer. >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Niranjan Karunanandham < >> niranjan.k...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I was actually looking forward to contributing for this project where ever >>> possible but I think people have misunderstood our intentions. As requested >>> by my CEO, I would like to withdraw my committer request. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Dulitha Wijewantha <dulit...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> +1 for the Dave Fisher's example. I believe most of the people have >>>> misunderstood our intentions. We were offering to help the project to >>> grow >>>> and graduate faster. I am withdrawing my committer request as our CEO >>> asked >>>> too. But honestly speaking - if you guys are *scared* of the *community* >>>> and what the *community* is - I don't believe you shouldn't mention the >>>> below words in the proposal - >>>> >>>> *Although we are aware of the strength of the Apache brand, we are >>>> primarily >>>> * >>>> *interested in the transforming power of the Apache Way to help guide* >>>> *Usergrid towards a more diversified and meritocratic community* >>>> >>>> >>>> In my humble opinion - the above line should not be a part of the >>> proposal >>>> since the Apache way has always been to gather a community around the >>>> proposal who have shown interest towards the idea. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Alex Karasulu < >>> akaras...@apache.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> ...So fill the bus with anybody who volunteers? That does not sound >>>>>>> meritocratic.... >>>>>> It's been like that for a while in the Incubator, people who sign up >>>>>> as initial committers for a podling usually don't have to demonstrate >>>>>> any merit. >>>>>> >>>>>> When the time comes to graduate the podling, it's perfectly fine to >>>>>> ask it to prune its list of committers and PMC members in order to >>>>>> keep only people who have demonstrated their committment during >>>>>> incubation. >>>>> When OpenOffice.org was brought to the Incubator there was open >>>>> enrollment. There were over 70 Initial Committers. I had no experience >>>> with >>>>> OpenOffice. I did have an understanding of the ASF. I could help and I >>>> did. >>>>> It was tough to have such a large list many were OpenOffice.org people >>>> who >>>>> never really adapted to the ASF. We had all these people on the PPMC. >>>> When >>>>> graduation time came we managed to reduce the PMC to 25. We left the >>>>> Initial Committers connected. It hasn't really been a problem. >>>>> >>>>> My point is that without the Initial Committer free for all I think >>> that >>>>> AOO would not be as successful as now. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Dave >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Dulitha R. Wijewantha** Software Engineer* >>>> Tel: 94112793140 | Mobile: 94112793140 >>>> dulit...@gmail.com | http://dulithawijewantha.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Niranjan Karunanandham* >>> Senior Software Engineer >>> M: +94 777 749 661 <http:///> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Nirmal >> >> C.S.Nirmal J. 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