+1 There is absolutely nothing wrong with a list process for individuals nominating 10 persons for the PPMC. Furthermore, let's have just one procedure in place at a time. When this one is concluded, there will be occasion to reflect and determine the next steps.
The tabulation will be very interesting, since we'll know the frequency with which various individuals are nominated by others. That's an useful straw poll. What is made of it is something that will happen in full view and without haste. Furthermore, there is no need to discuss or justify the nominations being made. (There is not much value in nominating individuals who have declined to be on the PMC, but there's no harm either.) I recommend that the process continue. My only objection is that having secret nominations is not compatible with the Apache Way and the oversight responsibilities of the ASF. There are private ballots, but not secret ones as far as I know. I recommend that no one accept nominations privately and that those who have already sent theirs via any back-channel use ooo-private if they do not want their selection of names made public. (Since there are no -1 votes, and everybody is constrained to 10, I have trouble seeing the problem.) There is no reason to identify those who have nominated anyone on the consolidated report. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Kay Schenk [mailto:kay.sch...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:26 To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS][PMC] Proposed PMC List On 09/19/2012 10:38 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts wrote: [ ... ] > In this way, a wiki can provide more than a mail list post. > > Louis > Yes, a wiki can provide more than a mail post, but I think this exercise is valid, and provides a convenient way for *anyone* on this list to express an "opinion" without explicitly stating why. I actually think this is a point in the mailing lists favor. This approach is simple and based on impressions of individuals involved with this project. I don't see much wrong with that. Picking "10" has been difficult for all of us, but I did understand that "10" was not a magic number for the final PMC. I agree with Juergen that we should complete this circle. I've found it pretty interesting so far. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MzK "We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." -- Ray Bradbury, "Zen in the Art of Writing"
