Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-07 Thread Ross Gardler
> > > From: Dmitriy Pavlov > Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:46:09 AM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy > general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" t

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-07 Thread Myrle Krantz
On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:07 AM Bertrand Delacretaz < bdelacre...@codeconsult.ch> wrote: > a) Asking PMC members if they want to step down from the PMC if they > seem to be inactive for a long time > > b) Forcibly removing PMC members that the PMC considers inactive > > IMO a) is fine if a PMC wan

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-07 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Hi, On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:41 PM Ted Dunning wrote: > ...inactive PMC members are not a problem > (Apache culture is heavily designed to make this work) and they could be an > asset in the future. So removing the inactive members is actually a slight > negative to the project... I think it's

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Adrian Cole
> The standard response to this would be a question in return. Instead of > "remove inactive members and add new ones" why not just "add new ones". wires crossed and not IPMC (yet), but I agree with this rationale. Avoid the loaded topic. focus on the important one. --

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Ted Dunning
Dmitriy, I don't think that you got a real answer to your section question. The standard response to this would be a question in return. Instead of "remove inactive members and add new ones" why not just "add new ones". The point of this question is that inactive PMC members are not a problem (A

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Adrian Cole
Drive by opinion here, since one of the topics is about expiring "merit" On one hand, you want to encourage participation and people being one of NNN where NNN are inactive is demotivating On one hand, you want to immortalize merit, but is an incubator wiki pile-on indicative of merit? On one hand

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, So I took a look at all the IPMC members not subscribed to the private list and looked at how active they are aver the last year: - 7 sent one email to the dev list. - 7 sent a couple of emails to the list - 4 sent a few more than that (but less than a dozen) - 83 had no activity Of their em

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > Justin, one more question, are Default Guidelines, you've prepared some > time ago, applicable only for projects under incubation or it is inherited > 'as is' to TLP? There were for podlings as they graduation to TLP, so apply to both. They were created, as it’s no longer suggested that pr

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Dave Fisher
Hi - Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 6, 2019, at 1:18 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > > Hi, > >> 1) Removal question and its allowance in general: this question asked >> during every talk I gave related to ASF. My fellows ask me if someone can >> remove Committer or PMCs. Some folks think it is possi

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Dmitriy Pavlov
Hi Justin, Daniel, Thank you for your answer. Justin, one more question, are Default Guidelines, you've prepared some time ago, applicable only for projects under incubation or it is inherited 'as is' to TLP? чт, 7 мар. 2019 г. в 00:18, Justin Mclean : > Hi, > > > 1) Removal question and its all

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > 1) Removal question and its allowance in general: this question asked > during every talk I gave related to ASF. My fellows ask me if someone can > remove Committer or PMCs. Some folks think it is possible by the vote of > PMC. The PMC may vote on it but only the board can remove a PMC mem

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Dmitriy Pavlov
Hi Daniel, There are two independent questions here. 1) Removal question and its allowance in general: this question asked during every talk I gave related to ASF. My fellows ask me if someone can remove Committer or PMCs. Some folks think it is possible by the vote of PMC. They refer to docs I'

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Daniel Gruno
On 3/6/19 9:08 PM, Dmitriy Pavlov wrote: Hi Ross, Thank you for your reply. Apache Ignite PMCs do not support this idea, so inactive PMCs will be still there. But still, it is not clear for me in general, why following projects/guidelines contains removal procedure for Committer PMC: - https://

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-06 Thread Dmitriy Pavlov
___ > From: Dmitriy Pavlov > Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:46:09 AM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy > general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Dave Fisher
> On Mar 6, 2019, at 7:59 AM, sebb wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 15:53, Myrle Krantz wrote: >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 4:49 PM Daniel Gruno wrote: >> >>> Or put differently; why would we care that someone is inactive on the >>> IPMC? Are we short on bytes on the LDAP server and need t

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread sebb
On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 15:53, Myrle Krantz wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 4:49 PM Daniel Gruno wrote: > > > Or put differently; why would we care that someone is inactive on the > > IPMC? Are we short on bytes on the LDAP server and need to conserve > > space? ;). It should make no difference i

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Myrle Krantz
On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 4:49 PM Daniel Gruno wrote: > Or put differently; why would we care that someone is inactive on the > IPMC? Are we short on bytes on the LDAP server and need to conserve > space? ;). It should make no difference if there are inactive members of > the IPMC or not. > Have yo

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check

2019-03-06 Thread Daniel Gruno
19 4:46:09 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates)) I absolutely agree with Greg Stein. I can't find any single reason

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-06 Thread Ross Gardler
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:46:09 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates)) I absolutely agree with Greg Stein. I can't

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-05 Thread Dave Fisher
__ > From: Greg Stein > Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:1Let's 9 PM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy > general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... > relea

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-05 Thread Dmitriy Pavlov
_____ > From: Greg Stein > Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:19 PM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy > general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling > ... release candidates)) > >

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Ross Gardler
Stein Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:19 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates)) On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 10:37 PM Ross G

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Danny Angus
+1 If we trust mentors to ensure that their podling does the right thing as a board committee this basically *is* a TLP and we wouldn't need an IPMC, but if podlings need an IPMC then that must be because we allow for the podlings to make missteps without bringing down the hammer. Seems to me that

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 10:37 PM Ross Gardler wrote: > If a podling is a committee in its own right then it can be empowered to > act on behalf of the board and this its releases can be an act of the > foundation. > >... > Podlings would only become full TLPs once they have demonstrated their > a

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 9:58 PM Craig Russell wrote: > Hi Greg, > > > On Mar 3, 2019, at 6:15 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > > > > Acts of the Foundation require specific oversight of the IPMC. To > establish > > that "act", we have the (3) +1 vote rule of IPMC members. The IPMC cannot > > delegate this

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Ross Gardler
formal releases. Ross From: Craig Russell Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:48 PM To: Incubator Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ..

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Craig Russell
Hi Greg, > On Mar 3, 2019, at 6:15 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > > Acts of the Foundation require specific oversight of the IPMC. To establish > that "act", we have the (3) +1 vote rule of IPMC members. The IPMC cannot > delegate this power further, as each IPMC member is specifically empowered > by t

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Craig Russell
I'd like to understand Greg's concerns better. The complaint that I saw has to do with comments on release candidates, which I believe there is a straightforward solution for (don't be so picky about the first podling releases). Are there any other instances of IPMC members meddling in podlings

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 1:27 PM Thomas Weise wrote: > Currently mentors need to be IPMC members. Is that really necessary? > Yes and no. :-) If mentors are going to vote on *official releases* (and we skip the extra layer of IPMC voting), then (3) mentors must be on the IPMC to make the vote/rel

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Thomas Weise
Currently mentors need to be IPMC members. Is that really necessary? Alternatively mentors could be given all required powers through the PPMC membership and the IPMC could be more focused on long term direction and improving the incubator as a whole. IPMC already votes on incubator proposals and n

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Alex Harui
As a peanut, IMO, it could be that the root problem is that the drive-by folks are discussing topics that are too subjective at a critical time (to get a release out), not the number of folks who can drive-by. I'm not even in the IPMC, and I can still follow general@ and offer opinions. Podlin

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-03 Thread Greg Stein
On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 1:42 AM Ted Dunning wrote: > Greg, > > Would you categorize yourself as one of these drive-by kibitzers? > Nope. I don't interact/meddle with podlings, but stick to meta/process issues within the Incubator. Somewhat recently, I worked with Fineract and Mynewt as a Mentor,

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-02 Thread Ted Dunning
Greg, Would you categorize yourself as one of these drive-by kibitzers? On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 3:55 AM Greg Stein wrote: > On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 5:17 AM sebb wrote: > > > On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 10:49, Greg Stein wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 2:50 AM sebb wrote: > > > > > > > O

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-02 Thread Greg Stein
On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 5:17 AM sebb wrote: > On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 10:49, Greg Stein wrote: > > > > On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 2:50 AM sebb wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 03:45, Justin Mclean > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > I agree that it's not ideal but it is not a sym

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-02 Thread sebb
On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 10:49, Greg Stein wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 2:50 AM sebb wrote: > > > On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 03:45, Justin Mclean > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > I agree that it's not ideal but it is not a symptom of a big problem > > either. We have inactive IPMC members w

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-02 Thread Greg Stein
On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 2:50 AM sebb wrote: > On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 03:45, Justin Mclean > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > I agree that it's not ideal but it is not a symptom of a big problem > either. We have inactive IPMC members who might become active again later > if a community wants to join t

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-02 Thread sebb
On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 03:45, Justin Mclean wrote: > > Hi, > > > I agree that it's not ideal but it is not a symptom of a big problem > > either. We have inactive IPMC members who might become active again later > > if a community wants to join the incubator but it's a hassle to leave and > > th

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-01 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, > I agree that it's not ideal but it is not a symptom of a big problem either. > We have inactive IPMC members who might become active again later if a > community wants to join the incubator but it's a hassle to leave and then > join again. Some context, over 300 projects have gone throu

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-01 Thread Craig Russell
Lots to distill here... > On Mar 1, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Justin Mclean wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for taking to time to distill this. > >> Many PMCs contain what could be called inactive PMC members. The concern is >> if that makes any difference or impedes the active IPMC members. I’m not >> su

Re: [DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-01 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi, Thanks for taking to time to distill this. > Many PMCs contain what could be called inactive PMC members. The concern is > if that makes any difference or impedes the active IPMC members. I’m not sure > how inactive IPMC members are impacting the functioning of the IPMC. I also don’t think

[DISCUSS] Responsibilities and Improvements (was: Re: Whimsy general@ subs check (was: .... introduce "[DISCUSS]" threads for podling ... release candidates))

2019-03-01 Thread Dave Fisher
Hi - > On Mar 1, 2019, at 7:23 AM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > > On 3/1/2019 5:12 AM, Justin Mclean wrote: >>> The Board isn't gonna worry about something like that. >> I wasn’t expecting the board to say anything re that, but the IPMC could of. Many PMCs contain what could be called inactive PMC