Re: [RFC] Proposed voting description edits
On 1 December 2011 23:24, David Crossley cross...@apache.org wrote: sebb wrote: OK? Wow, thanks for that effort. Please do. Now done. Had to make minor tweaks for readability. If there are any complaints with my changes, please raise ASAP so they can be fixed. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
[RFC] Proposed voting description edits
I've done a short trawl of the pages that relate to release voting. There are two pages that I think need updating - please read on. The Httpd release description [1] says: For the ASF to release the candidate tarball/archive, at least three project members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. The glossary entry for Majority Approval [2] says: Refers to a vote (sense 1) which has completed with at least three binding +1 votes and more +1 votes than -1 votes. ( I.e. , a simple majority with a minimum quorum of three positive votes.) These agree with each other, and are both correct, as far as I am aware. OK so far? == Now the Apache Voting Process/Package Releases page [3] disagrees with [1], as it says: Votes on whether a package is ready to be released follow a format similar to majority approval [2] -- except that the decision is officially determined solely by whether at least three +1 votes were registered I hope we are all agreed that this is misleading/wrong, and in fact release votes are governed by Majority Approval as defined by the glossary [2] I propose to change this to: Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use Majority Approval [2] -- i.e.at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. [Note: capitalisation of Majority Approval is necessary to distinguish it from simple majority approval, which does not have the +1 x 3 quorum requirement. It is also the section heading in [2].] OK? == The Release FAQ section on approving a release [4] says: All releases must be voted[5] on by the project and must receive at least three +1 votes from PMC members. This is correct, but incomplete. In this case, I suggest the same as before, i.e. Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use Majority Approval [2] -- i.e.at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. OK? == [1] http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html - section Who can vote? [2] http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#MajorityApproval [3] http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html#ReleaseVotes [4] http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#approving-a-release [5] http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
RE: [RFC] Proposed voting description edits
+1 From: sebb Sent: 11/30/2011 3:53 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: [RFC] Proposed voting description edits I've done a short trawl of the pages that relate to release voting. There are two pages that I think need updating - please read on. The Httpd release description [1] says: For the ASF to release the candidate tarball/archive, at least three project members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. The glossary entry for Majority Approval [2] says: Refers to a vote (sense 1) which has completed with at least three binding +1 votes and more +1 votes than -1 votes. ( I.e. , a simple majority with a minimum quorum of three positive votes.) These agree with each other, and are both correct, as far as I am aware. OK so far? == Now the Apache Voting Process/Package Releases page [3] disagrees with [1], as it says: Votes on whether a package is ready to be released follow a format similar to majority approval [2] -- except that the decision is officially determined solely by whether at least three +1 votes were registered I hope we are all agreed that this is misleading/wrong, and in fact release votes are governed by Majority Approval as defined by the glossary [2] I propose to change this to: Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use Majority Approval [2] -- i.e.at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. [Note: capitalisation of Majority Approval is necessary to distinguish it from simple majority approval, which does not have the +1 x 3 quorum requirement. It is also the section heading in [2].] OK? == The Release FAQ section on approving a release [4] says: All releases must be voted[5] on by the project and must receive at least three +1 votes from PMC members. This is correct, but incomplete. In this case, I suggest the same as before, i.e. Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use Majority Approval [2] -- i.e.at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes for the release. OK? == [1] http://httpd.apache.org/dev/release.html - section Who can vote? [2] http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#MajorityApproval [3] http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html#ReleaseVotes [4] http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#approving-a-release [5] http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
