Ah ha. It wasn't clear from the original email this happened during the board meeting. Now I get it. On Oct 21, 2015 23:09, "Marvin Humphrey" <mar...@rectangular.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:58 PM, John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > I think that's my point. Those two weeks should be used to get incubator > > approval. If you wait 4 weeks you don't graduate until December. > > The Incubator isn't going to vote again. The text of the graduation > resolution from an Incubator recommendation is advisory and the Board > often modifies it. (The Incubator gets the text wrong embarrassingly > often.) The Board passing a resolution to establish a TLP is the > crucial step from the standpoint of the Foundation as a corporate > entity. > > It's regrettable that the glitch was not caught until there was little > time left during today's meeting, but resolutions are powerful tools > and it's important to get the language right. The Foundation's bylaws > constrain the Board's ability to act -- it's not supposed to be easy. > > Marvin Humphrey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
