On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 12:13 AM Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > > Which would be a reasonable assumption give: > > a) That only IPMC votes are binding on releases. > Only because IPMC said it must provide such votes. I maintain it does not have to. The Board gave the Incubator the range/duty for incubating projects. That allows for podlings to use our infrastructure (mailing lists, jira, dist.apache, cwiki, etc) and to make their releases. Within that duty assigned by the Board, it can apply alternate rules to releases. I state that permission is already given. Others disagree, and want an answer from Legal. Roman seems amenable, if the IPMC has the will to formally ask. > > b) It listed as a TLP in Whimsy > Whimsy is not canonical. Its label means absolutely nothing. Board decisions are canonical. > > c) The resolution that formed it uses the same language as a TLP and > talks abut forming a PMC and assigning a VP [1] > That was in 2002. Establishing any PMC was a pretty new thing. But even if you ignore the age, a PMC was constructed by the Board with the *duty* to onboard new groups. It says nothing about holding releases to any specific policy. -g
