Perhaps the documentation should be updated: "However, the basic rule is that committers have binding votes, and all others are either discouraged from voting (to keep the noise down) or else have their votes considered of an indicative or advisory nature only."
http://incubator.apache.org/drafts/voting.html It does provide alternatives, but most non-committers probably don't want to be considered "noise to keep down", and it certainly doesn't give the same impression as the message below. Aaron On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Greg Stein wrote: > Woah! Of course you're encouraged to vote! That is why we have the terms > "binding" and "non-binding" votes. It is myopic to believe the committers > have all the information; input from the wider community is important. The > +1/0/-1 style of voting is a quick way to gather that input. To get a > sense of where people are coming from, where they'd like to go, and what > their opinions are. > > *Please* continue to vote. Your input is essential. Everybody on the list > should. The final tally might not count you, but if the whole community > votes against something that a few committers are +1'ing, then it should > be readily apparent that those committers ought to stop and rethink. > > Cheers, > -g > >
