Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread ant elder
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: +1 And while we are at

Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
snip On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 9:38 AM, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: I do acknowledge that it can be really hard to get some things changed and you may need a thick skin and lots of perseverance. But lets try to demonstrate its possible - Christian tell us three things you'd like

Fwd: [RESULT][VOTE] Graduation to TLP

2011-11-27 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
FYI -- Forwarded message -- From: Mohammad Nour El-Din nour.moham...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 2:25 PM Subject: [RESULT][VOTE] Graduation to TLP To: bval-...@incubator.apache.org Hi... I announce that, according to [1], this [VOTE] has passed successfully. Will

Re: [RESULT][VOTE] Graduation to TLP

2011-11-27 Thread Mohammad Nour El-Din
Apologies for not adding more details: This [VOTE] has passed with 11 +1(s), no 0(s) and no -1(s), details: Gerhard Petracek - gpetracek (*, +) Mark Struberg - struberg (*, #, +) Matt Benson - mbenson (#, +) David Jencks - djencks (#, +) Roman Stumm - romanstumm (*, +) Simone Tripodi -

concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Jun Rao
Dear Apache members, Over the past 2 months, the Kafka Apache incubator project has been trying to release its very first version in Apache. After 7 RCs, we are still not done. Part of this is because most of us are new to the Apache release process and are learning things along the way. However,

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Jun Rao jun...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: kafka-...@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 2:13 PM Subject: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases Dear Apache members, [...] 2. Different Apache

Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: snip On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 9:38 AM, ant elder ant.el...@gmail.com wrote: I do acknowledge that it can be really hard to get some things changed and you may need a thick skin and lots of

Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread Benson Margulies
Christian, Your proposals read to me as an elaboration and extension of some of the things I wrote. I think that Joe S's reaction to me, insofar as I understand it, makes some sense. Let's see if we can find a small group of members of the IPMC who are, in fact, willing to take seriously the

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
On Nov 27, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message - From: Jun Rao jun...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: kafka-...@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 2:13 PM Subject: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator

Re:concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Ross Gardler
I sympathize with you're comments, however, I do want to point out that the problems are more to do with the Project committers and mentors than the process (although documentation can always be improved). As evidence I submit the Apache Rave poddling. This project made its first release within a

Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: Christian, Your proposals read to me as an elaboration and extension of some of the things I wrote. I think that Joe S's reaction to me, insofar as I understand it, makes some sense. Let's see if we can find a

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jun Rao jun...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: kafka-...@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 2:13 PM Subject: concerns about high overhead in

Re: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem, or does the Incubator sometimes just make it look that way?

2011-11-27 Thread Benson Margulies
If we can build such a group, it would be the logical nucleus of a reboot. If not, well, we've got other problems. Care to give some specifics? Robert Robert, Between my posts at the top of this thread, and all the many messages on Joe's (I think) thread about the board wanting to delegate

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: On Nov 27, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: - Original Message - From: Jun Rao jun...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: kafka-...@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sunday,

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Benson Margulies
One piece of advice I've been kicking myself for not offering more aggressively is this: ask for review before you bother to put up a candidate for a vote. It's a lot less work. On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Jun Rao jun...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Apache members, Over the past 2 months, the Kafka Apache incubator project has been trying to release its very first version in Apache. After 7 RCs, we are still not done. Part of this is because most of us are new to the

Re:concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Ross Gardler
Sorry screaming kids prevented me from reviewing properly. one sentence was made incomprehensible by autocorrect... Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. On Nov 27, 2011 8:09 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: I sympathize with you're comments, however,

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
On Nov 27, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote: NO. The only time someone can claim to hold a veto over a release vote is when they are jibberjabbering about legal issues. NOTICE errors really don't risk a lawsuit from anyone, so those -1's are NOT vetoes. If Joe didn't send

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com; kafka-...@incubator.apache.org kafka-...@incubator.apache.org Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:53 PM Subject: Re: concerns

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Robert Burrell Donkin robertburrelldon...@gmail.com snip Any legal issue serious enough to VETO a release would require code access to be blocked and all discussions taken private. Anything short of this isn't

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Benson Margulies
I think I've been leading a sheltered existence. In the TLPs of which I play a part, over the 5 years or so that I've been around, I've never seen a release proceed past a -1. Every single time, a -1 has led to recutting the release. In some ways, I'd expect the incubator to be more conservative

Re: Rebooting the Incubator? (was: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem...)

2011-11-27 Thread Benson Margulies
I guess I sent one email too many here. On the other thread, I was perfectly happy to join the nacent consensus that the willing should step up and supervise, as opposed to any sort of structural change. I'm back there now. And, anyway, all if this is a hijack. This thread started as 'how can we

Re: Rebooting the Incubator? (was: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem...)

2011-11-27 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: ...Let's see if we can find a small group of members of the IPMC who are, in fact, willing to take seriously the task of

RE: [VOTE] Release of Lucene.Net 2.9.4-incubating-RC3

2011-11-27 Thread Prescott Nasser
Hi all, We could use another vote or two, Thanks! -P Sent from my Windows Phone From: Benson Margulies Sent: 11/25/2011 11:56 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [VOTE] Release of Lucene.Net 2.9.4-incubating-RC3 Well, fine, I am happy to +1. On

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Chris Douglas
Ross is 100% in identifying mentors as critical to a smooth release. More specifically, mentors familiar with what a project is likely to face in an Incubator vote. I'm sorry to say that I was an AWOL mentor for the first 5 RCs. I still wouldn't have anticipated the objections from the IPMC that-

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
OK, I'm sorry, but leviadocs??!! I'll buy you a beer for that AWESOME word :-) BTW, I agree with all of your points below, dude. In fact, to add to them, I would suggest my approach is simply what i learned from Justin, Jukka, Joe S. and others -- teach the project how to build community, to

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
I did not see anyone say RTFM, did you?  As I have repeatedly said, the documentation is just as much to keep the IPMC in line as it is to keep our podlings.  And yes we do need to distinguish between teaching podlings best practices, which can be done over time, and performing policy enforcement,

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Ross Gardler
On 28 November 2011 00:46, Chris Douglas cdoug...@apache.org wrote: I reject the RTFM suggestion as trolling. I never aid RTFM. I said the documentation in conjunction with mentors guidance. I also said the documentation needs work and asked for specific pointers as to where. Furthermore I

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Chris Douglas
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: I did not see anyone say RTFM, did you? That's how I read Ross's account of the Rave project (mentor pointed to the docs, RM read them, monthly releases bloomed). I don't think that was an ungenerous reading, but

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
I suggest we discuss documentation work right here. It will be a welcome change to discuss our work instead of simply our opinions. - Original Message - From: Chris Douglas cdoug...@apache.org To: general@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com Cc:

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Ross Gardler
On 28 November 2011 02:01, Chris Douglas cdoug...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: I did not see anyone say RTFM, did you? That's how I read Ross's account of the Rave project (mentor pointed to the docs, RM read them, monthly

Re: concerns about high overhead in Apache incubator releases

2011-11-27 Thread Chris Douglas
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: I think you missed a very important part of what I said, let me quote the para you refer to: [snip] My point is we can't expect the mentors to type everything over and over again for every podling, that's why we

Re: Rebooting the Incubator? (was: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem...)

2011-11-27 Thread Christian Grobmeier
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz bdelacre...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: ...Let's see if we can find a small group of members of the IPMC who are, in fact, willing to take seriously the task of

Re: Rebooting the Incubator? (was: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem...)

2011-11-27 Thread Daniel Shahaf
On Sunday, November 27, 2011 4:37 PM, Benson Margulies bimargul...@gmail.com wrote: So could we please treat this thread as CLOSED? If you want to plan a palace coup, why not start a new thread? The subject line /was/ changed.