Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Marcel Offermans
It would be nice if everybody would started wearing their Apache hats and act as individuals that are interested in joining an exciting new project in the incubator. I would prefer it if everybody would assume good intentions here. We're all collaborating out in the open as a community, so

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
Apache is community over code, but here is more like code over community. As a community we should be able to tolerate the conflicts of interest. Once the project is incubated in Apache, the project belongs to Apache and direction and future of the project should be decided by the community, not

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
A true open source contributor does not have a CEO, and takes the personal judgements not what CEO or someone asked you to do. Deepal I was actually looking forward to contributing for this project where ever possible but I think people have misunderstood our intentions. As requested by my

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Greg Trasuk
If a podling steadfastly refused to add any other committers, then I think its mentors would try to explain why that's a bad thing, and if that behaviour continued, then the incubator would vote against graduating it. On 2013-09-25, at 2:12 AM, Deepal jayasinghe deep...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
That's a really nice world Marcel. I'd love to believe that again. However people will still have ill intentions even here at Apache. Just because we say all these good things does not mean everyone feels the same way and economics does rear it's ugly face. Just look and see the control with

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
Stop talking and start contributing. Show your commitment by contributing. Show the present community who has worked on it for 2 years that you understand their software and care enough to spend the time applying it. This way when if your CEO says get out, you'll be like GTFO I value and I

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Joseph Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.com wrote: All things considered, would it be better if Sanjiva and colleagues ASKED to be included in the proposal instead of just adding themselves in an ad hoc fashion? Which is exactly what they did. They expressed an

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana sanj...@wso2.comwrote: SNIP ... Time to get past this and get the project going! If we could have gotten here without the diversion, then the vote would not have been derailed as it was. I will not offer to mentor nor will WSO2 commit

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Dave
Thanks Sanjiva. I'm glad we we able to get things sorted out. And, thanks to everybody who gave us feedback and +1 votes. Since Usergrid is in need, I'd like to volunteer to be the champion. Since this is a change to the proposal I think we should edit the proposal and then I will nominate as

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Sanjiva. I'm glad we we able to get things sorted out. And, thanks to everybody who gave us feedback and +1 votes. Since Usergrid is in need, I'd like to volunteer to be the champion. I'm good with that. Since this

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Jim Jagielski
No. A new vote is required. On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Sanjiva. I'm glad we we able to get things sorted out. And, thanks to everybody who gave us feedback and +1 votes. Since Usergrid is in need, I'd like to volunteer to be the champion. Since

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Todd Nine
Since Usergrid is in need, I'd like to volunteer to be the champion. +1 on Dave championing. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Sanjiva. I'm glad we we able to get things sorted out. And, thanks to everybody who gave us feedback and +1 votes. Since

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Dulitha Rasanga Wijewantha
Dulitha R. Wijewantha Software Engineer Tel: 94112793140 | Mobile:94112793140 dulit...@gmail.com |http://dulithawijewantha.com On Sep 25, 2013, at 11:22 PM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Sanjiva. I'm

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Lieven Govaerts
Hi, note that one of the WSO2 engineers has already started participating on the usergrid-dev list with some (small) patches. So relax a bit, and give people some time to read the existing docs/code and start interacting with the existing community. Continuing to escalate this topic is not

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sep 25, 2013, at 3:54 AM, Lieven Govaerts lieven.govae...@gmail.com wrote: and that the incubator promotes this as 'the right thing to do' (which I didn''t know until now). Because it's NOT true. The right thing to do is what the podling determines; the whole problem was with uncontrolled

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:22 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Sep 25, 2013, at 3:54 AM, Lieven Govaerts lieven.govae...@gmail.com wrote: and that the incubator promotes this as 'the right thing to do' (which I didn''t know until now). Because it's NOT true. The right

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-25 Thread Alex Karasulu
Sorry this went out accidentally ... I'm going to pull out as a mentor and as a committer. Thanks, Alex On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:22 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Sep 25, 2013, at 3:54 AM, Lieven

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Alex Karasulu
Hi Niranjan, Dulitha, It's fantastic to see you and others wanting to dive in and you're all more than welcome. We're looking forward to your involvement to the fullest extent possible in this community. The initial aim of the community right now is to meet the incubator entry requirements,

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The bar to entry for podlings during the initial proposal stage is I'm interested :) On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:14 AM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: Hi Niranjan, Dulitha, It's fantastic to see you and others

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 4:25 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The bar to entry for podlings during the initial proposal stage is I'm interested :) If a podling wants to add anyone who asks to the initial

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
To abide, I have cancelled the vote. I would encourage people who STILL want to be added, and if I have not done so, to ANNOUNCE their intention in this thread and then take on the responsibility of adding themselves. I will kick off another VOTE on Thursday (the 26th) at noon eastern. I will

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Lieven Govaerts
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The bar to entry for podlings during the initial proposal stage is I'm interested :) Is there some more background available on why the barrier

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Lieven Govaerts
Forgot to add the link. On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Lieven Govaerts lieven.govae...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The bar to entry for podlings during

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 02:40:19PM +0200, Lieven Govaerts wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The bar to entry for podlings during the initial proposal stage is I'm

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 02:40:19PM +0200, Lieven Govaerts wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people want to join and add themselves as committers, then they can. The

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 01:59:21AM +0600, Alex Karasulu wrote: On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 02:40:19PM +0200, Lieven Govaerts wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Alex, if people

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Ed Anuff
We definitely want participation, that's what this is all about, but I'm a little bit surprised at the number of folks all from the same company affiliation who want to be committers that have had heretofore no involvement or interest in the project for it's previous 2 years of ASLv2 existence on

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:14 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 01:59:21AM +0600, Alex Karasulu wrote: On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 02:40:19PM +0200, Lieven Govaerts wrote: On Tue, Sep 24,

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:45 AM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: However, when the CEO of a company adamantly volunteers to mentor a perspective podling, and within 36 hours a few of his employees also volunteer, then people start thinking things. And this is very natural. I'm not

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
Alex: - only I from WSO2 offered to mentor AFAIK. I hereby withdraw my suggestion. Senaka Fernando, sent a +1 binding vote but he's an ASF Member . Senaka is not even remotely involved with this particular work - we have 250+ people in WSO2. - given your explanation and feeling I will ask the WSO2

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: Put yourself in their shoes for a second? It's a big leap of faith for some projects to come and propose for incubation. You just scared the bejesus out of these guys even if they wanted to work with you. You have

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Sep 24, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Ed Anuff e...@anuff.com wrote: Sanjiva, two points I'd like to make: 1) You have stated from your first email on this topic that you'd like to introduce a dependency on Stratos. The community doesn't want to do this. Ignoring the whole 'what it is' that the

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Dave Fisher
On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: ...So fill the bus with anybody who volunteers? That does not sound meritocratic It's been like that for a while in the Incubator, people who sign up as

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Alex Karasulu
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Alex Karasulu akaras...@apache.org wrote: Put yourself in their shoes for a second? It's a big leap of faith for some projects to come and propose for incubation. You just scared the

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Dulitha Wijewantha
+1 for the Dave Fisher's example. I believe most of the people have misunderstood our intentions. We were offering to help the project to grow and graduate faster. I am withdrawing my committer request as our CEO asked too. But honestly speaking - if you guys are *scared* of the *community* and

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Niranjan Karunanandham
I was actually looking forward to contributing for this project where ever possible but I think people have misunderstood our intentions. As requested by my CEO, I would like to withdraw my committer request. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Dulitha Wijewantha dulit...@gmail.comwrote: +1 for

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Joseph Schaefer
Honestly the point that keeps getting missed here is that everything we do at Apache proceeds at a notoriously slow pace so people can adjust accordingly. All things considered, would it be better if Sanjiva and colleagues ASKED to be included in the proposal instead of just adding themselves in

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Nirmal Fernando
hmm.. it appears to me that though you pushed the project into ASF, your intentions were not pure and you don't want any competitor of Apigee to be joined to the project (by going on your words, it is quite natural to think so.) even if they showed their genuine interest on helping the project

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Greg Trasuk
Are you guys wearing Apache hats or WS02 hats? If you're wearing Apache hats, then I'd expect a bit less fealty to your CEO's request and a little more OK, I see your point, but I'm really excited about the project, here's what I'd like to do on the project, do you mind adding me as an

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Nirmal Fernando
Hi Joseph, On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Joseph Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.comwrote: Honestly the point that keeps getting missed here is that everything we do at Apache proceeds at a notoriously slow pace so people can adjust accordingly. All things considered, would it be better if

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-24 Thread Nirmal Fernando
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Nirmal Fernando nirmal070...@gmail.comwrote: I've written below, wearing my Apache hat. hmm.. it appears to me that though you pushed the project into ASF, your intentions were not pure and you don't want any competitor of Apigee to be joined to the project

Re: [DISCUSS] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator

2013-09-23 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jim Jagielski j...@jagunet.com wrote: Did you see what you replied too?? propose a vote and the subject sez [VOTE]. :) It's probably an email client issue. From the `Message-Id:` header of Sanjiva's emails, it looks like might be using Gmail. With Gmail,