Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Leo Simons wrote: >> Also, to be clear, as an IPMC member I spend quite a bit of time with >> projects where I am not a mentor, casting (binding) votes on things >> like their releases. I will continue to d

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:16, Leo Simons wrote: >... > Not merit, just "binding vote". I agree that it sucks, but it is not > something where the incubator has "gone awry", it has _always_ been > messed up like this. > > Here's what I understand: > > 1) Apache rule: all apache releases must be mad

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-09 Thread Leo Simons
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:16, Leo Simons wrote: >>... >> Not merit, just "binding vote". I agree that it sucks, but it is not >> something where the incubator has "gone awry", it has _always_ been >> messed up like this. >> >> Here's what I unde

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread William A. Rowe, Jr.
Leo Simons wrote: > > Here's what I understand: > > 1) Apache rule: all apache releases must be made by PMCs > 2) Apache rule: a release needs at least 3 binding +1s and more +1s than -1s > 3) from #1 and #2 it follows that all incubator releases must be made > by the incubator PMC > If you see

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 04:07, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > Leo Simons wrote: >> >> Here's what I understand: >> >> 1) Apache rule: all apache releases must be made by PMCs >> 2) Apache rule: a release needs at least 3 binding +1s and more +1s than -1s >> 3) from #1 and #2 it follows that all inc

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Leo Simons
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 04:07, William A. Rowe, Jr. > wrote: >> Leo Simons wrote: >>> >>> Here's what I understand: >>> >>> 1) Apache rule: all apache releases must be made by PMCs >>> 2) Apache rule: a release needs at least 3 binding +1s and

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Shanti Subramanyam
I like Leo's proposal. With PMC members mentoring multiple projects, it is really a burden to try and get 3 votes for a release. Shanti Leo Simons wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 04:07, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Leo Simons wrote:

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:22, Leo Simons wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >... >> The IPMC is in charge of its operation. It can redefine the rules of >> releases as it pleases. The three +1 rule was developed to show that >> the PMC is "in charge" of the release, and

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread William A. Rowe Jr.
Greg Stein wrote: > > The IPMC is in charge of its operation. It can redefine the rules of > releases as it pleases. The three +1 rule was developed to show that > the PMC is "in charge" of the release, and is therefore legally liable > for it. The IPMC can do whatever it likes around releases, as

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Greg Stein
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 13:11, William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: > Greg Stein wrote: >> >> The IPMC is in charge of its operation. It can redefine the rules of >> releases as it pleases. The three +1 rule was developed to show that >> the PMC is "in charge" of the release, and is therefore legally liable

Re: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-10 Thread Robert Burrell Donkin
(i'm really short of time ATM so apologies in advance if i'm very slow to respond) On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 13:11, William A. Rowe Jr. > wrote: >> Greg Stein wrote: >>> >>> The IPMC is in charge of its operation. It can redefine the rules of >

RE: Insanity (of the release process)

2009-11-13 Thread Noel J. Bergman
> > 1) PPMC must vote for the release according to their rules (which > > should at least match the 3 +1 / majority rule requirements) > > 2) at least one PMC member must vote +1 (usually the mentor) > Well.. let's call this the "expedited" form of release. It leaves the > PPMC a bit more self-suf