RE: [VOTE] IPMC vote needed for Ripple release 0.9.30 (was RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30)

2015-08-09 Thread Ross Gardler
the vote on the general list. The IPMC votes from dev@ would carry over. 2. This vote was never summarized. If either of these statements is incorrect, please include a link to where I can find the email with the relevant information. Thanks, John On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 12:44 PM Ross Gardler

RE: [VOTE] IPMC vote needed for Ripple release 0.9.30 (was RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30)

2015-08-09 Thread Ross Gardler
. To close the matter proactively, I'll take the liberty of extracting the summary and presenting it here: IPMC +1 Ross Gardler Christian Grobmeier Jan Iversen Justin Mclean PPMC +1 Tim Barham Community +1 Arzhan Kinzhalin Ripple community: congrats on your 0.9.30 release! Marvin

RE: [VOTE] IPMC vote needed for Ripple release 0.9.30 (was RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30)

2015-08-09 Thread Ross Gardler
] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30) On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Ross Gardler ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Thank you Marvin. John I note that you use this as part of your due diligence process. On the next release we will copy the result vote to the general thread. I'm trying really hard

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-08-04 Thread Ross Gardler
As an immediate start to having a tool to support mentors and TLPs you might want to consider providing a Rat service. Rat is already very useful. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Daniel Grunomailto:humbed...@apache.org Sent: ‎8/‎4/‎2015 4:15 AM To:

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-08-04 Thread Ross Gardler
Since I +1d Romans comment I also want to draw attention to your valuable observation on the topic: A lot of companies seem to view any friction (e.g. actually complying with policies that put community over code) as political overhead that makes joining the foundation undesirable. +1 to that

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-08-03 Thread Ross Gardler
This is that proverbial political overhead that a lot of folks are accusing ASF of and cite as a reason of not going into the foundation. Which is grossly unfair at the board level, but unfortunately seems to be very true at IPMC level today. +1000 -Original Message- From:

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-07-26 Thread Ross Gardler
Note, there must be the binding +1 for a release. This means either three active mentors our some assistance from the IPMC. This is fine, some IPMC members are very experienced in this regard and are very helpful (as well as reasonable, that is understanding when something's a blocker and when

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-07-26 Thread Ross Gardler
Wait. I think this is overstating the displeasure. I don't see anyone saying the feedback is not valuable. I see mentors being asked to clearly state their recommendation with reference to the feedback. The thread was too long and argumentative to draw any conclusions. I also see concerns that

RE: [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator

2015-07-26 Thread Ross Gardler
Daniel, I agree with almost all your points about process (I do not have an opinion on Ignite, the mentors have expressed their opinion based in feedback in this thread, the IPMC will ultimately decide on whether graduation is appropriate). My complaint about process is that these things

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-07-26 Thread Ross Gardler
The proposed need to announce release votes on the IPMC list is how things were when the incubator was created. The need for IPMC to control the process is another case of the IPMC over-reaching itself and in so doing causing problems by creating a bottleneck in the process. It used to be

RE: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator)

2015-07-26 Thread Ross Gardler
: Reform of Incubator {was; [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator) On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Ross Gardler ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: The proposed need to announce release votes on the IPMC list is how things were when the incubator was created. The need for IPMC

RE: [DISCUSSION] Graduate Ignite from the Apache Incubator

2015-07-23 Thread Ross Gardler
Wow this thread has got out of control. I'm not even going to pretend that I have tried to read all this while at OSCON (though I have skimmed much of it). Instead I want to make one statement and make one request of the Ignite mentors. First the request: Can active mentors please make a clear

[VOTE] IPMC vote needed for Ripple release 0.9.30 (was RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30)

2015-07-20 Thread Ross Gardler
To: d...@ripple.incubator.apache.org Subject: RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30 Vote results are: IPMC votes: 2 Ross Gardler Christian Grobmeier PPMC votes: 1 Tim Barham Other votes: 1 Arzhan Kinzhalin Thanks! Tim -Original Message- From: Christian Grobmeier [mailto:grobme

RE: [VOTE] IPMC vote needed for Ripple release 0.9.30 (was RE: [RESULT] [VOTE] Ripple release 0.9.30)

2015-07-20 Thread Ross Gardler
Thank you Justin - very useful. We'll correct the issues you spotted in SVN in prep for the next release. I agree they are non-blocking. -Original Message- From: Justin Mclean [mailto:justinmcl...@me.com] Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 3:42 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re:

RE: [DISCUSS] Communicating intent around non-release, downstream integration binary artifacts

2015-06-24 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Message- From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:29 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Communicating intent around non-release, downstream integration binary artifacts On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH

RE: [DISCUSS] Communicating intent around non-release, downstream integration binary artifacts

2015-06-24 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
a écrit : On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: There is nothing preventing clearly identifiable non-release artifacts available to the general public. The Releases Policy page forbids it explicitly: During the process of developing

RE: [DISCUSS] Communicating intent around non-release, downstream integration binary artifacts

2015-06-24 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
People wanting to use snapshot releases can be expected to jump through hoops to install those snapshots. NuGet, like all package management solutions, is a convenience not a requirement. People can still manually download and install libraries manually. Putting snapshots in public

RE: [DISCUSS] Communicating intent around non-release, downstream integration binary artifacts

2015-06-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
There is nothing preventing clearly identifiable non-release artifacts available to the general public. Many projects make automated nightly builds available for example. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Roman Shaposhnikmailto:ro...@shaposhnik.org Sent:

RE: Blog policy for poddlings

2015-05-29 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It's not ComDev is press@ Sent from my Windows Phone From: Roman Shaposhnikmailto:ro...@shaposhnik.org Sent: ‎5/‎29/‎2015 7:11 PM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Blog policy for poddlings This is all very much

RE: You know what... Apache is just too complicated.

2015-05-19 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1000 Sent from my Windows Phone From: Bertrand Delacretazmailto:bdelacre...@apache.org Sent: ‎5/‎19/‎2015 5:18 AM To: Incubator Generalmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: You know what... Apache is just too complicated. Hi Stefan, On Mon, May 18,

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-28 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Not sure if your concern is diversity or scale, so I'll address both separately. If your concern is something else please be more explicit. Graduation does not require diversity of the PMC. It requires that the project be run according to the Apache Way which includes being open to any

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-28 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 10:04 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: As for going straight to TLP I agree. Sam did say this was a possibility but I believe he (rightly so

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-28 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
I've often wondered why we don't open source more of the infra code. Maybe this is the reason. Perhaps we need a new brand for such projects. Something like Apache Foo (Infra). This would be similar to the (Incubator) branding. We could even adopt some of the same policies (e.g. no press

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-27 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It's a tough one. We could be setting a precedence here that we absolutely do not want to set. On the other hand, it's problematic (not to mention simply ridiculous) if the foundation not being able to use Apache software because we don't pay for development and might want to submit a patch

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-27 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1, that's what I was trying to convey. -Original Message- From: Greg Stein [mailto:gst...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 7:05 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard

RE: [DISCUSS] Whimsy PMC

2015-04-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Infra already supports Whimsy so having a TLP is irrelevant in that respect (although on reason Sam is doing this is because infra expressed a concern about maintaining a service that only had Sam working on it). Ross -Original Message- From: jan i [mailto:j...@apache.org] Sent:

RE: [DISCUSS] Geode Incubation proposal

2015-04-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
On Apr 13, 2015 12:16 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Pivotal are asking me to agree to an evaluation license which I cannot view before I sign up. So I have to review the privacy policy first. Pivotal's privacy policy goes a *long* way beyond the point I am

RE: [DISCUSS] Geode Incubation proposal

2015-04-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Of Roman Shaposhnik Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 12:38 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Geode Incubation proposal On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Pivotal are asking me to agree to an evaluation license which I

RE: [DISCUSS] Geode Incubation proposal

2015-04-12 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Where hand over the Geode name also means hand over the domain name and GitHub organizations that have rather confusingly been launched in the last few days. I'd also like to be able to review the source referred to in the proposal without having to sign up to the Pivotal network - how can I

RE: [DISCUSS] Geode Incubation proposal

2015-04-12 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Pivotal are asking me to agree to an evaluation license which I cannot view before I sign up. So I have to review the privacy policy first. Pivotal's privacy policy goes a *long* way beyond the point I am comfortable with when getting open source software (or deciding whether I want to agree

RE: [POLL] Using this list to discuss pTLP proposals, ok?

2015-03-22 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
My only concern is confusion over pTLP and incubator. That's a manageable concern but this lost is so large I fear it might keep recurring. Just a word of caution, not an objection. Sent from my Windows Phone From: jan imailto:j...@apache.org Sent: ‎3/‎22/‎2015

RE: IP Clearance Questions

2015-03-16 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
1. CCLA is never used instead of an SGA, they serve different purposes. The SGA is for a body of work that pre-exists entry into the foundation. The CCLA is an optional document that says future work by named individuals can be contributed. 2. Yes (although secretary tries his best to CC the

RE: Wave community may need our help

2015-03-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Don't worry Christian. Same thing for me last month, and someone else the month before. Signing the report is not a replacement for actually being involved. Sounds like you are doing a great job. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Christian

RE: [DISCUSS] Groovy Incubation proposal

2015-03-12 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1 See C030 on our project maturity model http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html And some commentary on committer = someone who is committed rather than someone who commits code https://community.apache.org/contributors/ Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. A

RE: Soliciting feedback for a detailed pTLP policy document

2015-03-02 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Member I would never be able to provide a binding vote in a pTLP. We just had a case where the 4 IPMC representatives are made up of 1 current IPMC Member, 2 IPMC non-members and 1 Member pending IPMC. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:05 PM Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard

RE: Soliciting feedback for a detailed pTLP policy document

2015-03-02 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
How do you see yourself being limited in the support you can provide? Sent from my Windows Phone From: John D. Amentmailto:johndam...@apache.org Sent: ‎3/‎2/‎2015 6:56 PM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org; Bertrand

RE: Soliciting feedback for a detailed pTLP policy document

2015-03-02 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Can you please remove the requirement for 3 legally independent PMC members. What we require is a PMC that operates as a meritocracy. This is possible even in a monoculture PMC. It's also possible to have the independent representatives that act in collusion. 3 independents was a useful

RE: Soliciting feedback for a detailed pTLP policy document

2015-03-02 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
see that three votes from members are required that means that all other votes don't matter. On Mar 2, 2015 10:45 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Remember this is not a replacement for the IPMC, it is an alternative for appropriate projects. The problem you

RE: pTLP process amendments

2015-03-01 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1 either this pTLP idea is independent of the IPMC. Or it is not. We need to lose these mixed messages. It seems people are still using the same ten to represent different things. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Niclas Hedhmanmailto:nic...@hedhman.org Sent:

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-24 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Fair enough. I don't think I ever agreed they are orthogonal. In fact the only concern I have consistently stated, and is reflected on the summary below, is that it, potentially, moves the problem rather than

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-24 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
. That is all. On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 3:06 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Ok let me try again. I am in support of pTLP where it is clear it will work for a given project. Sam makes a good point that if we are sure it will work why bother. Just make it a TLP

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
The board have asked for the IPMC to make recommendations. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Roman Shaposhnikmailto:ro...@shaposhnik.org Sent: ‎2/‎23/‎2015 3:46 PM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Practical next steps

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Roman Shaposhnikmailto:ro...@shaposhnik.org Sent: ‎2/‎23/‎2015 4:49 PM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Ross

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: We don't need consensus from the board. We need data to allow the board to evaluate properly. That's fair, but what *exactly

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: The board have asked for the IPMC to make recommendations. Is the precise nature of what being asked recorded anywhere? Thanks, Roman. - To unsubscribe

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-02-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
We don't need consensus from the board. We need data to allow the board to evaluate properly. The IPMC is tasked with providing recommendations. Personally I'm waiting for the disruption a chair change brings to settle down and will then look forward to helping with some experimentation (I

RE: Practical next steps for pTLP experiment

2015-01-29 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
ComDev docs are in the CMS. All committers have write access. PMC members have publish access. Ross -Original Message- From: Greg Stein [mailto:gst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:56 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Practical next steps for pTLP

RE: [DISCUSS] Solicitation for IPMC Chair nomination

2015-01-27 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1 (and on a personal note, thank you for making possible to, once again, avoid throwing my own hat into the ring). Ross -Original Message- From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:32 PM To: Incubator General Subject: Re: [DISCUSS]

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-26 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It's an *option* not the only route. Working for some but not others is just fine. Ross -Original Message- From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 11:23 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Chris Mattmann; Jim Jagielski Subject: Re: my pTLP view I

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-25 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
And even in the strawman (at least how I wrote it) there is even less of a gap from today's model to the pTLP proposal under discussion here. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Greg Steinmailto:gst...@gmail.com Sent: ‎1/‎25/‎2015 12:03 PM To:

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
A good mentor is a guide, not a manager. The proposals might seem top down, but when executed correctly, they are not. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Alex Haruimailto:aha...@adobe.com Sent: ‎1/‎23/‎2015 12:06 PM To:

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, 2015 2:34 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: my pTLP view On Friday, January 23, 2015, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ross.gard...@microsoft.com'); wrote: A good mentor is a guide, not a manager. The proposals might seem top down

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, Jan 23, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: All that being said, while I will (and already did two years ago) support some experimentation with the pTLP model I still feel that an Incubator with teeth scales better. But we wouldn't know until we try

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
pTLP view On Friday, January 23, 2015, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: As ASF member *should* know that empowering the ones doing the work is the Apache Way. A good member who is a mentor will ensure that they unblock anything that prevents those doing the work

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
What makes you think the PPMC today had more influence than the contributors to a pushing? Votes have been mentioned, but votes remain the same. Despite what people on this thread are saying PPMC members do not have a binding vote. That does not change. Besides, the whole thing is moot

RE: my pTLP view

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
I would support it as an experiment. I will support it because it is one of the few actionable suggestions on the table. My caution has been expressed elsewhere. So I'll summarize as a reminder: 1) I supported just such an experiment a couple of years ago. It didn't go well (not disastrous,

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-23 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
To: Incubator Generalmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.) On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: The board do take on such an active task I'm not sure what you

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-22 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.) On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:18 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: The board do take on such an active task. As someone who has been subscribed to board@apache for a long time and has attended many monthly Board meetings

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-22 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
The board do take on such an active task. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Niclas Hedhmanmailto:nic...@hedhman.org Sent: ‎1/‎21/‎2015 11:08 PM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Next steps for various proposals (mentor

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-22 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.) On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: In the thread Incubator report sign-off I posted a mail at Mon 1/5/2015 4:34 PM, it has the following content (edited for brevity here) Acknowledged. I apologize

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-22 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It doesn't need to be in the public report. I agree the shepherd model doesn't work here but I still maintain that doesn't mean it can't work. Accountability, responsibility and reward are what I believe are needed. I've made my suggestions as to how to provide all three Sent from my Windows

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-21 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
We should not be focusing on who is/is not ticking a box on a report - it's a red herring and therefore a distraction. We should be focusing on identifying and assisting podlings that are not in receipt of adequate and appropriate mentoring. There is nothing else of importance. Microsoft

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-21 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
(mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.) On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: We should not be focusing on who is/is not ticking a box on a report - it's a red herring and therefore a distraction. We should be focusing on identifying and assisting

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
My strawman, which included a board like IPMC, certainly wasn't about shutting out inconvenient IPMC members, that is simply a ridiculous a d insulting suggestion (if it wasn't intended in that way then fine, but it sure sounds like it). My strawman was partly about consensus, but mostly about

RE: When is an ICLA needed?

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
I agree with Bertrand. Note whoever commits the patch is doing so under their ICLA. In other words if someone feels it does not contain significant IP then they can commit. Paperwork is a barrier to entry which is simply not necessary for trivial contributions. Sent from my Windows Phone

RE: Incubating with Apache Commons as champion?

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It's not for the IPMC to decide commons policy. If they feel another mailing list is not appropriate that is their call. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Niclas Hedhmanmailto:nic...@hedhman.org Sent: ‎1/‎20/‎2015 8:07 AM To:

RE: Incubating with Apache Commons as champion?

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
I hear what Stian is saying about the noise in Commons. If the team feel its not going to work for them then the incubator might be the right route. IMHO there is no reason why you couldn't be sponsored by the commons PMC. You would still need the IPMC to clear releases but that means three

RE: When is an ICLA needed?

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
20, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Branko Čibej br...@apache.org wrote: On 20.01.2015 17:16, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) wrote: I agree with Bertrand. Note whoever commits the patch is doing so under their ICLA. Really? That can't be right: one can't become the author of a change (and therefore

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
As an IPMC member I have objected to this part of the report. As a Director I have already commented on the report that this practice is inappropriate. I will ask for that section to be struck from the minutes, we'll see if other directors agree. My comment on the report is: rg: I've already

RE: Is there a place I can programmatically pull in PPMC members?

2015-01-20 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Is there a place I can programmatically pull in PPMC members? This seems to get me the IPMC members, not the PPMC members of podlings. Am I misinterpreting the page? Regards, Alan On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:04 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote

Reporting and releasing for Ripple

2015-01-19 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
The Ripple community asked for a stay of execution before being moved to the attic, as was recommended by some. This was granted in November 2014 with a review in six months. No board report was submitted this month and no action has been taken with respect to the concerns I raised about

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
The archive is the mailing list archives and issue trackers. If an authoritative answer is required then we have VPs who are empowered to make operational decisions relating to policy and a Board empowered to make community decisions (and oversee the operational side). As you say, we try not

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-16 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
16, 2015, at 3:04 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Or we could just do it We debated plenty. Three proposals came out of it (two if you look at mine as the strawman it was intended to be). Those proposals are not mutually exclusive. I say record them

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-15 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
That's already in progress as part of this year's budget planning :-) Of course this is distinct from policy. For example: Should the policy say projects are limited to items on the infra core services list? Ross Sent from my Windows Phone From: Shane

RE: Final draft of IPMC report for January 2015

2015-01-14 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
What does it mean to didn't sign-off does it mean they refused to sign-off or that they simply didn't tick a box? Does it mean they didn't even read the report or that they didn't tick a box? I've said it before, I see no value in having a naughty list like this. What I care about (with my

RE: Final draft of IPMC report for January 2015

2015-01-14 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
. Cabreramailto:l...@toolazydogs.com Sent: ‎1/‎14/‎2015 11:38 AM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Final draft of IPMC report for January 2015 On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: What does it mean

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-14 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Thank you for volunteering to wikify my proposal - I appreciate it. Ross Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation -Original Message- From: shaposh...@gmail.com [mailto:shaposh...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Roman Shaposhnik Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015

RE: Next steps for various proposals (mentor re-boot, pTLP, etc.)

2015-01-14 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Please go ahead - apologies for not doing it myself I have access problems on the incubator wiki. Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation -Original Message- From: John D. Ament [mailto:johndam...@apache.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:22 AM To:

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Good suggestion. Sent from my Windows Phone From: Jim Jagielskimailto:j...@jagunet.com Sent: ‎1/‎13/‎2015 9:33 AM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: What is The Apache Way? Perhaps it is time we hired a contractor

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Even better suggestion. Do you want to take it up with Sally directly? (and big thanks in advance) Sent from my Windows Phone From: Jim Jagielskimailto:j...@jagunet.com Sent: ‎1/‎13/‎2015 9:33 AM To: general@incubator.apache.orgmailto:general@incubator.apache.org

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
up and offering to try to heard the sheep on this one. Ross -Original Message- From: David Nalley [mailto:da...@gnsa.us] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:37 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: What is The Apache Way? On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN

RE: Clear expectations

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Can you please expand on I think the answer starts with the very skepticism of top-down governance which has in large part kept us from having clear rules up till now. I'm not clear on what the skepticism

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Well, David, I'm afraid you are the authoritative source on the policy you use as an example. If it's not documented and that's a problem then it's *your* problem. You could (given even more time to volunteer to the ASF, solve it however you like (e.g. Write the doc, ask the community to write

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Marvin, it doesn't need assigning. Just step up and do it. There may not be full consensus on the value of this, but I think there are enough people saying it has value to mean that it has some value. Note the overlapping mails from Jim. I think it makes a huge amount of sense to have budget

RE: Clear expectations

2015-01-13 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Marvin, Can you please expand on I think the answer starts with the very skepticism of top-down governance which has in large part kept us from having clear rules up till now. I'm not clear on what the skepticism is that you refer to as these threads have indicated that there are at least two

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-10 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
So I link to a document and say it contains the list of immutable items, acknowledge it is merely a signpost, and request contributions. Your response that's not good enough, h Marvin you undertook to do the release requirements doc. You did huge amounts of work on it. All that is

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-09 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1, I'll repeat one a little my previous mail and say patches welcome (as long as they keep the document simple - remember, it's a signpost document not a discussion or detail document - the discussion/detail documents should be linked from this one).

RE: proposal: mentor re-boot

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
+1 All we care about is that the podling has an active mentor who knows when to ask for support and gets that support when they need it. Ross Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation -Original Message- From: Branko Čibej [mailto:br...@apache.org] Sent:

RE: proposal: mentor re-boot

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
pTLP adds a great deal of overhead to the board unless there is a review process somewhere else. I've posted on this before so will not repeat here beyond summarizing as moving responsibility for the problem does not fix the problem. I'm not seeing how this proposal fixes the problem either.

RE: proposal: mentor re-boot

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Chip is correct. The tools we use in board meetings make it easy for us to see how many PMC members in a TLP resolution are members. If there are not enough we will sometimes put the project on an informal watch list (as well as ensuring appropriate people from the PMC go on the members watch

RE: proposal: mentor re-boot

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
8, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: +1 All we care about is that the podling has an active mentor who knows when to ask for support and gets that support when they need it. Following that statement to a logical conclusion, all podlings

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
WTF? There have been presentations about the apache way at every ApacheCon for about 15 years (twice in most years). I personally give 5-10 such presentations a year (sometimes public sometimes not). I'm sure many others here do the same. The Apache Way is really simple. There are very few

RE: proposal: mentor re-boot

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: Chip is correct. The tools we use in board meetings make it easy for us to see how many PMC members in a TLP resolution are members. If there are not enough we will sometimes put the project on an informal watch list (as well

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, January 8, 2015 9:25 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: What is The Apache Way? On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: WTF? There have been presentations about the apache way at every ApacheCon for about 15 years (twice

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: top down rules you describe below - as you seem to be implying that should not exist in the Apache Way apart from a few immutable areas and I agree. But what are the few immutable areas? Why isn’t there a link to a page that lists them

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
It's process vs. culture. We shouldn't get hung up on process. Our bylaws (as a foundation) dictate that the board set the formal policies. This is pretty much a requirement of the way we have to be structured to get 501c(3) status. Someone needs to be accountable. So, yes, the board votes on

RE: What is The Apache Way?

2015-01-08 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
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RE: Incubator report sign-off

2015-01-05 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
Of Roman Shaposhnik Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 1:52 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: Incubator report sign-off On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: But the board is not responsible for any actions resulting from those

RE: Incubator report sign-off

2015-01-05 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
of feedback from the board, I'll do this one and then wait for others to chime in (Benson?). On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: This proposal is not necessarily flawed, but it is incomplete. Couldn't agree more. But! The whole point is to try our

RE: Incubator report sign-off

2015-01-05 Thread Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH)
, I'll do this one and then wait for others to chime in (Benson?). On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) ross.gard...@microsoft.com wrote: This proposal is not necessarily flawed, but it is incomplete. Couldn't agree more. But! The whole point is to try our best to get

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