Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
LOL know problem Ross ;) On 8/17/10 1:46 AM, "Ross Gardler" wrote: Sorry damned iPhone autocorrect. First word should be "I like" Sent from my mobile device. On 17 Aug 2010, at 09:38, Ross Gardler wrote: > Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board > repo

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Ross Gardler > To: "general@incubator.apache.org" > Cc: "general@incubator.apache.org" > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 4:14:02 AM > Subject: Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) > > On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:53, Joe Sc

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
Sorry damned iPhone autocorrect. First word should be "I like" Sent from my mobile device. On 17 Aug 2010, at 09:38, Ross Gardler wrote: > Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board > reports by mentors but forces them to do a little more than put there name

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
Unlike the observer role. It's very close to the current signing off of board reports by mentors but forces them to do a little more than put there name to a piece of electronic paper. Personally I imagined my binding vote, as a mentor, to indicate a) the project debs want this tongi ahead and

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
10, at 10:46 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > > From: Noel J. Bergman > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM > Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-17 Thread Ross Gardler
On 17 Aug 2010, at 03:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Noel J. Bergman >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM >> Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) >> >> G

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread David M Woollard
Sorry if I'm late to the party, but my 2 cents... The more I read about this, the more I latch onto Justin's "Observers" notion. As a non-Apache Member, non-IPMC, PPMC member for OODT, I feel like I am qualified to vote on a release in the sense that I am closer to the code than Justin (sorry t

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > You know when to vote and *how* to vote. I see no reason to deny your vote. Of course. It's always seemed awkward if you can't contribute technically to suddenly have a binding vote. I'm sure if I *wanted* to learn how to build something wit

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > So basically you are moving more towards Joe's proposal, that the PPMC would > have the binding VOTEs in e.g., new committers/PMC members, and on releases? > Of course, with the caveats below, as you mention, i.e., the observers c

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 01:08, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > Hey Justin, > > Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. My comments below: > >> See, here's where I get a bit discomforted by this entire process: I >> honestly don't feel that I deserve a "vote" on OODT releases.  I've >> known yo

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hey Justin, Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. My comments below: > > See, here's where I get a bit discomforted by this entire process: I > honestly don't feel that I deserve a "vote" on OODT releases. I've > known you and Dave for long enough that I have no concerns advising > the OODT

Re: [DISCUSS] OODT Podling Incubator Experiment (was Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment))

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
[ CCing gene...@incubator as I think I can now place my finger a bit as to why I'm discomforted with Greg's proposal in the OODT context ; and more importantly, another potential experiment at the end; leaving context in for those on gene...@incubator ] On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Mattmann, C

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) wrote: > Hey Guys, > >> I suspect the OODT guys might want to try this (it has four ASF >> Members as Mentors who could comprise the PMC). Subversion would have >> done this, based on my own thoughts/experiences and knowledge of what >> the

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:53, Joe Schaefer wrote: > It's optimized for success while making mentors potentially responsible for > failure (iow a project with crappy mentors will fail no matter how much they > grok apache). Fair assessment, but those *are* the projects that I'm looking at. Thos

RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Greg Stein wrote: > Noel J. Bergman wrote: >> Greg Stein wrote: >>> Make the podling a TLP comprised of *only* ASF Members, with at least >>> *three* minimum (preferably more, to deal with idle times). >> How does that differ from the current system (given the assumption of 3+ PMC >> Members), exc

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
46 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message From: Noel J. Bergman To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) Greg Stein wrote: Using this model decentralize

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:31, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message > >> From: Noel J. Bergman >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM >> Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) >> >> G

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hey Guys, > I suspect the OODT guys might want to try this (it has four ASF > Members as Mentors who could comprise the PMC). Subversion would have > done this, based on my own thoughts/experiences and knowledge of what > the ASF needs/wants. +1 from me with my OODT hat on. Also, I like Greg's p

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message > From: Noel J. Bergman > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:00:40 PM > Subject: RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment) > > Greg Stein wrote: > > > Using this model decentralizes the process > > So

Re: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:00, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > Greg Stein wrote: >... >> Make the podling a TLP comprised of *only* ASF Members, with at least >> *three* minimum (preferably more, to deal with idle times). The >> podling committers are invited onto the priv...@$podling.apache.org >> maili

RE: Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Greg Stein wrote: > Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > > I view this as potentially the crux of the problem - people who aren't > > stakeholders in the community shouldn't have a say.  Right now, they > > feel they do.  So, if we want to mandate at least 3 mentors - fine, > > but that must come at the cos

Radical revamp (was: an experiment)

2010-08-16 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 12:45, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Noel J. Bergman wrote: >> And if the Mentors aren't being active, voting, etc., then *that* is what >> needs to be addressed. > > As I've repeatedly stated before (here and elsewhere), in the podlings > I'v