This vote has passed: +1s: 11 (all but one are binding) +0: 1 I'll submit to the PMC.
On Mar 19, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Grant Ingersoll wrote: > Per the earlier discussions, I'm calling a vote to submit the following > resolution [1] to the Lucene PMC for consideration to then promote Mahout to > be a TLP. > > [] +1 I'm for Mahout being a TLP and the resolution below. > [] 0 No opinion > [] -1 Bad idea. Please give justification. > > Majority wins (i.e. no vetos). Vote will be open for 72 hours. > > > [1] > 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 machine learning 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: > > • Abdelhakim Deneche <adene...@...> > • Isabel Drost (isa...@...) > • Ted Dunning (tdunn...@...) > • Jeff Eastman (jeast...@...) > • Drew Farris (d...@...) > • Grant Ingersoll (gsing...@...) > • Benson Margulies (bimargul...@...) > • 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.
