Leo is correct, mentors don't do, they let you know how to do. So keep going, you are doing fine.
Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. On Nov 19, 2011 9:22 AM, "Leo Simons" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Andy Seaborne <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have software grants or recontributions for everything except one > > BSD-style item (suggested changes to ExtendedHandler in ARP, 2003, from > > PluggedIn Software - BSD is category-A - the licence and copyright is > > labelled in the code). > > Excellent! > > > We now need this recorded for: > > > > http://incubator.apache.org/projects/jena.html > > > > As I understand it the process is: > > > > 1/ Wrap up the code into a blob we can refer to. > > > > Can this be a SVN sub-tree and revision? > > Or does this have to be a blob in SVN? > > I don't see a similar blob for other projects. > > > > 2/ We have a PPMC VOTE to include at least one mentor. > > > > 3/ A mentor updates the file that controls: > > > > http://incubator.apache.org/projects/jena.html > > Hmm, where did you get that understanding? Did someone change the > process while I wasn't looking? :-) > > My understanding is, once we all agree (under lazy consensus rules) > that we are in a good state, we simply update the status file (and I'd > actually prefer if a non-mentor does that, though if there's access > control issues, mweh), and that's it. > > Then, as part of every commit and every release, we keep applying our > careful dance to ensure we keep a clear and clean IP record. The vote > that (also) asserts IP clearance is ok is the release vote -- i.e. the > release is the action of the PMC that is a committee of the ASF that > asserts "this is good for everyone to use (so also IP is clean as far > as we know). > > > cheers, > > > Leo >
