Formalizing a bit more and updating the resolution based on the "opt-in" emails
on this thread and the apparent obvious choice of Sean as Chair. Still haven't
heard from Karl, Otis, Deneche and Isabel (although I did IM here and she is
interested so I'll put her down, but trust she will send a mail, too)
Since I want to give those people a few more days to opt-in, I suggest we have
a vote on the resolution below on Friday, March 19th and lasting for 3 days.
-Grant
X. Establish the Apache Mahout Project
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
interests of the Foundation and consistent with the
Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management
Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
open-source software related to a machine learning platform
for distribution at no charge to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Mahout Project",
be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the
Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache Mahout Project be and hereby is
responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
related to a distributed computing platform; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Mahout" be
and hereby is created, the person holding such office to
serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair
of the Apache Mahout Project, and to have primary responsibility
for management of the projects within the scope of
responsibility of the Apache Mahout Project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and
hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the
Apache Mahout Project:
• Isabel Drost (isa...@...)
• Ted Dunning (tdunn...@...)
• Jeff Eastman (jeast...@...)
• Drew Farris (d...@...)
• Grant Ingersoll (gsing...@...)
• Sean Owen (sro...@...)
• Robin Anil (robina...@...)
• Jake Mannix (jman...@...)
RESOLVED, that the Apache Mahout Project be and hereby
is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
Lucene Mahout sub-project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache
Lucene Mahout sub-project encumbered upon the
Apache Mahout Project are hereafter discharged.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Sean Owen
be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Mahout, to
serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until
death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification,
or until a successor is appointed.
