Hi - Apologies - I read the status page in lieu of the Proposal. Given that and the composition of the proposed PMC I am +1 with no reservation.
Regards, Dave > On Feb 7, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Daniel Dekany <ddek...@freemail.hu> wrote: > > Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 11:15:45 PM, Woonsan Ko wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Hi - >>> >>> How has the Freemarker podling grown it’s community? I see no one on the >>> proposed PMC who was not either an Initial Committer or a Mentor. >>> >>> I don’t see anyone new on the roster in whimsy.[1] >> Comparing with the initial proposal [2] (linked from [1]), I see new >> names (including myself) in PPMC: Jacques Le Roux, Woonsan Ko >> Nan Lei became a committer afterward as well. > > Also, as of the Mentors, 3 of them, who weren't part of the project > before entering the Incubator, has decided to stay as PMC members. I > understand if that growth counts differently, but as far as ensuring > that there are people who can make releases and such (which is what > our user base mostly cares about), it's a growth. > > Other than that, we got some increase in non-committer activity, even > if that just means bug reports, feature request, and some patches, and > not people who commit themselves to a more involved role. > > BTW, it should be clear that FreeMarker is a very old, long > established project. Things to do that are under a certain pain > threshold were certainly already done by now. Also, an old code base > with many backward compatibility constraints is rarely attractive for > unpaid contributors, and there are no paid ones here. (The 3.0 branch > happens to solve this legacy code problem, but it's in early stage.) > So it was quite clear from the beginning that no big growth will > happen here. The more realistic goal was having more people who can, > both legally and technically, accept PR-s and do releases. (And also > having a legal owner that can't be gone over night, of course.) And > that was achieved. > > >> Regards, >> >> Woonsan >> >> [2] https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FreemarkerProposal >> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dave >>> >>> [1] https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/ppmc/freemarker >>> >>>> On Feb 6, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Daniel Dekany <ddek...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> The FreeMarker community has discussed and voted positively on >>>> graduating to a TLP. We'd like to initiate this discussion to >>>> establish a consensus within the Incubator, and if appropriate, will >>>> initiate a recommendation vote. >>>> >>>> Status page: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/freemarker.html >>>> >>>> Community Discussion: >>>> - Project maturity model: >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FREEMARKER/Apache+FreeMarker+Project+Maturity+Model >>>> - Graduation discussion: >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8777f26a57eb7e2f2189a9b299f453ea2c664227ef36d280962b5a4@<dev.freemarker.apache.org> >>>> - Resolution discussion: >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9a6e53784b930c2a90dbfb2bc725f3dee6a8611f9606f09185e65fe6@<dev.freemarker.apache.org> >>>> >>>> Community Vote: >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/e85c72b2a7644005ff44d144e08807362e0461a5f854a1f691a960db@<dev.freemarker.apache.org> >>>> >>>> The proposed Resolution of the Apache FreeMarker project: >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> >>>> Establish the Apache FreeMarker Project >>>> >>>> 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 a template engine. >>>> >>>> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management >>>> Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache FreeMarker Project", >>>> be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the >>>> Foundation; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the Apache FreeMarker Project be and hereby is >>>> responsible for the creation and maintenance of software >>>> related to a template engine, and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache FreeMarker" be >>>> and hereby is created, the person holding such office to >>>> serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair >>>> of the Apache FreeMarker Project, and to have primary responsibility >>>> for management of the projects within the scope of >>>> responsibility of the Apache FreeMarker Project; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and >>>> hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the >>>> Apache FreeMarker Project: >>>> >>>> * Dániel Dékány <ddek...@apache.org> >>>> * David E. Jones <jone...@apache.org> >>>> * Jacopo Cappellato <jaco...@apache.org> >>>> * Jacques Le Roux <jler...@apache.org> >>>> * Nan Lei <nan...@apache.org> >>>> * Sergio Fernández <wik...@apache.org> >>>> * Woonsan Ko <woon...@apache.org> >>>> >>>> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Dániel Dékány >>>> be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache FreeMarker, >>>> to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the >>>> Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until >>>> death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, >>>> or until a successor is appointed; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the Apache FreeMarker Project be and hereby >>>> is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache >>>> Incubator FreeMarker podling; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache >>>> Incubator FreeMarker podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator >>>> Project are hereafter discharged. >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thanks, >>>> Daniel Dekany >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > -- > Thanks, > Daniel Dekany > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >
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