Awesome work Troy. Looks like we're getting some positive feedback. Thanks for managing this process!
Peter Mateja peter.mat...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Troy Howard <thowar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. I sent an announcement to lucene-net-dev and lucene-general yesterday. > > We are now waiting on the Incubator community/PMC to provide feedback > and vote on our proposal. You can track that on the Incubator general > mailing list. > > Thanks, > Troy > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Simone Chiaretta > <simone.chiare...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Was wondering how the proposal is going: has it been published or sent to > > the ASF? > > Simone > > > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Troy Howard <thowar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> All, > >> > >> I'm working on the Incubator Proposal now, and need to establish a > >> list of initial committers. > >> > >> So far, the following people have come forward and offered to be > >> committers (in alphabetical order): > >> > >> Alex Thompson > >> Ben Martz > >> Chris Currens > >> Heath Aldrich > >> Michael Herndon > >> Prescott Nasser > >> Scott Lombard > >> Simone Chiaretta > >> Troy Howard > >> > >> I would like to place an open request for any interested parties to > >> respond to this message with their request to be a Committer. For > >> people who are either on that list or for people who would like to be > >> added, please send a message explaining (briefly) why you think you > >> will be qualified to be involved in the project and specifically what > >> ways you hope to be able to contribute. > >> > >> One thing I would like to point out is that in the Apache world there > >> is a distinction between Committers and Contributors (aka developers). > >> See this link for details: > >> > >> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/participation.html#committer > >> > >> > >> Please consider whether or not you wish to be a Committer or a > Contributor. > >> > >> Some quick rules of thumb: > >> > >> Committers: > >> > >> - Committers must be willing to submit a Contributor License Agreement > >> (CLA). See: http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas > >> > >> - Committers must have enough *consistent* free time to fulfill the > >> expectations of the ASF in terms of reporting, process, documentation > >> and remain responsive to the community in terms of communication and > >> listening to, considering, and discussing community opinion. These > >> kinds of tasks can consume a lot of time and are some of the first > >> things people stop down when they start running out of time. > >> > >> - A Committer may not even write code, but may simply accept, review > >> and commit code written by others. This is the primary responsibility > >> of a Committer -- to commit code, whether they wrote it themselves or > >> not > >> > >> - Committers may have to perform the unpleasant task of reject > >> contribution from Contributors and explain why in a fair and objective > >> manner. This can be frustrating and time consuming. You may need to > >> play the part of a mentor or engage in debates. You may even be proved > >> wrong and have to swallow your pride. > >> > >> - Committers have direct access to the source control and other > >> resources and so must be personally accountable for the quality of the > >> same and will need to operate under the process and restrictions ASF > >> expects > >> > >> > >> Contributors: > >> > >> - Contributors might have a lot of free time this month, but get > >> really busy next month and have no time at all. They can develop code > >> in short bursts but then drop off the face of the planet indefinitely > >> after that. > >> > >> - Contributors could focus on code only or work from a task list > >> without any need to interact with and be accountable to the community > >> (as this is the responsibility of the Committers) > >> > >> - Contributors can do one-time or infrequently needed tasks like > >> updating the website, documentation, wikis, etc.. > >> > >> - Contributors will need to have anything they create reviewed by a > >> Committer and ultimately included by a Committer. Some people find > >> this frustrating, if the Committers are slow to respond or critical of > >> their work. > >> > >> > >> So in your responses, please be clear about whether you would like to > >> offer your help as a Committer or as a Contributor. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Troy > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Simone Chiaretta > > Microsoft MVP ASP.NET - ASPInsider > > Blog: http://codeclimber.net.nz > > RSS: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/codeclimber > > twitter: @simonech > > > > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic > > "Life is short, play hard" > > >
