It is less generic, but I think I am not in a position to determine what is suitable. The community + mentors should be a better group to discuss it.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Joe Witt <joe.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Niclas, > > I agree that the scope could be improved. It is a tough balancing act > of course. How would about this modification: > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best > interests of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management > Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source software, for distribution at no charge to > the public, related to an automated and durable data broker > between systems providing realtime command and control > and detailed chain of custody for data. > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache NiFi Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache NiFi Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to an automated and durable data broker > between systems providing realtime command and control > and detailed chain of custody for data; and be it further > > ... > > > Thanks > Joe > > On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org> > wrote: > > From the peanut gallery; > > Doesn't > > "related to the automated and managed flow of information between > > systems" > > apply to at least half of all software out there? > > > > In other words, the scope is very wide, and could include anything from > > SNMP to Apache Mesos and much much more. I think the Board will be > happier > > with a somewhat more narrow definition. > > > > Cheers > > Niclas > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 1:04 AM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > >> thanks for the responses I will cast a +1 at vote time. > >> > >> sorry for asking the questions, but I was insecure. > >> > >> rgds > >> jan i > >> > >> On Friday, June 12, 2015, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > Sean sure makes more sense than me. > >> > > >> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Joe Witt <joe.w...@gmail.com > >> > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > > Sean is one of those folks i referred to. Id be an easy +1 > >> > > On Jun 12, 2015 9:24 AM, "Andrew Purtell" <apurt...@apache.org > >> > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> As Sean says he's been engaged with the project while acting as > >> mentor, > >> > >> IMHO beyond mentor-ly duties. If the NiFi folks will have him on > the > >> > >> initial PMC and he's willing to join it, this should resolve the > >> stated > >> > >> concerns. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Friday, June 12, 2015, Sean Busbey <bus...@cloudera.com > >> > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz < > >> > >> > bdelacre...@apache.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > >> > >> > > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Sean Busbey < > bus...@cloudera.com > >> > <javascript:;> > >> > >> > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >> > > > ...I have no reason to believe either my engagement or the > >> PPMC's > >> > >> > > willingness > >> > >> > > > to reach out to or listen to what I have to say will change > upon > >> > >> > > > graduation, so I don't think they need a checkbox ASF member > on > >> > the > >> > >> > > initial > >> > >> > > > PMC and I'd prefer they not add one... > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > It's not about ticking a checkbox - it's about an ASF member > >> > agreeing > >> > >> > > to stay with the project to help here and there with things > where > >> > >> > > members can help. > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Understood. I can't speak for any other ASF member, but I'm > already > >> > >> there, > >> > >> > engaged, and planning to stay. I don't need a binding PMC vote > to do > >> > >> that. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > -- > >> > >> > Sean > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Best regards, > >> > >> > >> > >> - Andy > >> > >> > >> > >> Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet > >> Hein > >> > >> (via Tom White) > >> > >> > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > >> > <javascript:;> > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >> > <javascript:;> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > > http://zest.apache.org - New Energy for Java > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer http://zest.apache.org - New Energy for Java