Re: [VOTE] Release Apache Mesos 0.11.0-incubating (RC1)

2013-04-04 Thread sebb
On 5 April 2013 04:07, Mattmann, Chris A (398J) < chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > Dear Ben, > > -Original Message- > From: Benjamin Hindman > Reply-To: "mesos-...@incubator.apache.org" > > Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013 3:52 PM > To: "general@incubator.apache.org" > Cc: mesos >

Re: [VOTE] Release Apache Mesos 0.11.0-incubating (RC1)

2013-04-04 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (398J)
Dear Ben, +1 from me (binding): SIGS check out: [terra:~/tmp/apache-mesos-0.11.0-incubating] mattmann% $HOME/bin/verify_gpg_sigs Verifying Signature for file mesos-0.11.0-incubating.tar.gz.asc gpg: Signature made Thu Mar 7 14:41:36 2013 PST using RSA key ID F6FB762C gpg: Good signature from "Be

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (398J)
Hey Ross, -Original Message- From: Ross Gardler Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org" Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:22 AM To: "general@incubator.apache.org" Subject: Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus) >On 4 April 2013 09:06, Gre

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Ross Gardler
Sent from a mobile device, please excuse mistakes and brevity On 4 Apr 2013 15:17, "Greg Stein" wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: > > On 4 April 2013 09:06, Greg Stein wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Ross Gardler > >> wrote: > >> > On 31 March 2013

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > ...If Mentors fall away after "phase 1" ends, it's less of a problem. > Replacing > Mentors is less consequential once the code base has reached the "known good > state" of having made it through the release process Agreed, though it'

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Marvin Humphrey
Benson writes: >> We ask them to make a public statement of commitment that for some >> period of time (six months) they commit to thinking of themselves _as >> a PMC_, not just as some sort of diffuse advisors or coaches... +1 to the change of mentality. Bertrand replies: > I like that - I'd s

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 4 April 2013 09:06, Greg Stein wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Ross Gardler >> wrote: >> > On 31 March 2013 17:08, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) < >> > chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: >> > >> >> Why is it so hard to see that

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > As I see it, the incubator as we have it is a mechanism for coping > with the lack of mentor commitment. As Ross often writes, it's easy to > say that Mentors *should* make this commitment, but mentors are > volunteers, and things happen. U

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Ross Gardler
On 4 April 2013 08:46, Greg Stein wrote: > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:26 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: > > > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 1:20 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Benson Margulies < > bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> ...Chris proposes that this > >>> commit

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread ant elder
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Ross Gardler wrote: > Having said that, here's an idea that builds on your proposal. There is > already the opportunity to name the board as the sponsoring organisation. > Why not say "where the board is willing to sponsor the project it can go > straight to TLP" (

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread ant elder
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Upayavira wrote: > Just a thought. > > Chris' solution says 'make mentors the initial PMC'. They vote in other > project team members as appropriate to be peers. This creates a positive > egalitarian setup which mirrors that of a PMC, which is a good thing. > > The

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Ross Gardler
On 4 April 2013 09:06, Greg Stein wrote: > On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Ross Gardler > wrote: > > On 31 March 2013 17:08, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) < > > chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > > >> Why is it so hard to see that the board is already watching those 22 > >> nascent projects i

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Hi, On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Benson Margulies wrote: > ...How about the following more incremental experiment: we do what > Upayavira says: we set a higher bar for mentors at podling start time. > We ask them to make a public statement of commitment that for some > period of time (six mont

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Benson Margulies
As I see it, the incubator as we have it is a mechanism for coping with the lack of mentor commitment. As Ross often writes, it's easy to say that Mentors *should* make this commitment, but mentors are volunteers, and things happen. Upayavira wonders if Mentor 'harvest glory' and then wander away.

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Upayavira
Just a thought. Chris' solution says 'make mentors the initial PMC'. They vote in other project team members as appropriate to be peers. This creates a positive egalitarian setup which mirrors that of a PMC, which is a good thing. Much of the problem in the incubator seems to me to be mentor ina

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 31 March 2013 17:08, Mattmann, Chris A (388J) < > chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > >> Why is it so hard to see that the board is already watching those 22 >> nascent projects in the same manner they watch the 137 TLPs? > > Because th

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Benson Margulies wrote: > Ant is reflecting a real dilemma here. At Apache, we try to be > egalitarian, and we try to work by consensus. The natural conclusion > is that the many people needed to vote on releases are also part of > the decision-making body for polic

Re: Incubator structure (was Re: Vote on personal matters: majority vote vs consensus)

2013-04-04 Thread Greg Stein
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:26 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 1:20 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Benson Margulies >> wrote: >>> ...Chris proposes that this >>> committee recommend its own demise to the board, to be replaced, in >>> large part, b