On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz < > bdelacre...@apache.org> > > wrote: > >> ...the steps that lead to the board voting on the pTLP > >> creation resolution are IMO best handled by the Incubator PMC, as they > >> are fairly similar to the creation of a podling... > >> > > Please explain why that resolution cannot come from the community itself. > > It can, but I'd like it to be at least exposed for public review, in > the same way as podling proposals are. > > The goals are to make people aware that a new project is about to be > created, and to provide a space (this list) for public review. > > Other steps that are similar to podling creation are the name checks, > recruiting mentors, fine tuning the initial project charter, etc. - > this list is an excellent place to do all this, even though for some > pTLPs the work might be minimal. The Incubator PMC might not have a > formal say in pTLP creation, but there's significant work that happens > before that, collaboratively and in public. That isn't the IPMC. You're simply talking about discussion on a mailing list. -g
