On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 4:24 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > The Apache OpenOffice PPMC and Community believe the project is ready to > graduate to a Top Level Project. > > Multiple steps were taken in this direction, including: > - Community vote to start graduation process: http://s.apache.org/e7F > - Consensus on resolution text: http://s.apache.org/JN8 > - Election of Starting Membership for the PMC: http://s.apache.org/aR9 > - Election of a (future) PMC Chair: http://s.apache.org/019 > - Feedback from mentors: http://markmail.org/message/utklcwlfwl5wp5sx > > The proposed resolution text follows. I expect to start a VOTE on it on > general@incubator as soon as there is consensus (on the same list).
Andrea, I believe we have established consensus here and encourage you to start the VOTE on general@incubator at your earliest convenience. > --- > 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 the OpenOffice personal productivity > applications, 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 OpenOffice Project", be and hereby is established > pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache OpenOffice Project be and hereby is responsible > for the creation and maintenance of software related to the OpenOffice > personal productivity applications; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, OpenOffice" 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 OpenOffice Project, and to > have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope > of responsibility of the Apache OpenOffice 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 OpenOffice Project: > > * Andre Fischer (af) > * Andrea Pescetti (pescetti) > * Andrew Rist (arist) > * Ariel Constenla-Haile (arielch) > * Armin Le Grand (alg) > * Dave Fisher (wave) > * Donald Harbison (dpharbison) > * Drew Jensen (atjensen) > * Ian Lynch (ingotian) > * Jürgen Schmidt (jsc) > * Kay Schenk (kschenk) > * Kazunari Hirano (khirano) > * Louis Suarez-Potts (louis) > * Marcus Lange (marcus) > * Oliver-Rainer Wittmann (orw) > * Pedro Giffuni (pfg) > * Peter Junge (pj) > * Raphael Bircher (rbircher) > * Regina Henschel (regina) > * RGB.ES (rgb-es) > * Roberto Galoppini (galoppini) > * Yang Shih-Ching (imacat) > * Yong Lin Ma (mayongl) > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Andrea Pescetti be appointed to > the office of Vice President, OpenOffice, 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; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache OpenOffice Project be and hereby is tasked > with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development > and increased participation in the OpenOffice Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache OpenOffice Project be and hereby is tasked with > the migration and rationalization of the Apache OpenOffice.org podling; and > be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator > OpenOffice.org podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are > hereafter discharged. > --- > Best regards, > Andrea Pescetti - Apache OpenOffice PPMC.