> Jon Stevens wrote: > > > > Here is my proposal for new project creation guidelines. I have not > linked > > it into the main site until I can get 3 +1 votes from the PMC and 0 -1 > votes > > from the PMC. > > > > <http://jakarta.apache.org/site/newproject.html> > > > > I will accept any patches against this document and/or direct commits > from > > PMC members. > > Comment on the proposal itself: the Project Management Committee bylaws > (http://jakarta.apache.org/site/management.html) clearly state that > "Creation of a new subproject requires approval by 3/4 vote of the PMC."
Sorry, I did not catch that previously. IMHO, the 3/4 requirement should be maintained. > Furthermore, the still unratified proposal guidelines > (http://jakarta.apache.org/site/proposal.html) state that "It is preferred > but not required that at least one PMC member be a Committer to a new > subproject". We need to reconcile these two proposals. An alternative requirement should be that there must be a PMC member who is willing to champion the project and no PMC member who is opposed to it. This requirement is inspired by the "Identify the Champion" pattern. See http://iamwww.unibe.ch/~oscar/Champion/champion.html for details. Requiring two active developpers might be somewhat artificial. IMHO, it is often better to have a single developper who is totally committed to a project than 20 lukewarm developers. On the other hand, 2 is obviously better than 1. Ceki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
