The current Logging Service bylaws (http://logging.apache.org/site/
bylaws.html) provides for a status of "emeritus" PMC member if a
member has not contributed to the project in 6 months. The ASF
bylaws (http://www.apache.org/foundation/bylaws.html) don't address
"emeritus" PMC members. The PMC is charged with "active management
of one or more projects" and it is hard to reconcile an inactive
member of an committee charged with "active management". The ASF
bylaws establish that the PMC is a creation of the board and the
board has control over the PMC membership. Any role the PMC on its
own membership is strictly advisory, the board can add or remove
members without consultation with the PMC (though I'm sure it would
do so only under extreme conditions).
All that was to preface a review of the PMC membership and their
recent contributions to the project. The following PMC members
appear to have exceeded at 6 month without a post in the mailing lists:
Michael Catanzarati: Last posting on log4cxx-dev on 2004-11-04
Christophe de Vienne: Last posting on log4cxx-dev on 2005-05-16
Marco Vassura: Last posting on log4php-dev on 2006-01-25
Mark Womack: Last posting on log4j-dev on 2006-02-07
Ceki Gulcu still occasionally posts on the mailing lists but has not
contributed code since starting SLF4J.org and the logback project.
I'm going to send each an email stating their apparent inactivity and
asking them to make a statement on this mailing list regarding their
status. Obviously, the project would benefit from their leadership.
However, if they do not anticipate participating in the management of
the project, then deep thanks for their contribution and an exit from
the PMC would be in order.
