Re: Process question on release votes

2014-03-21 Thread Roy T. Fielding
On Mar 19, 2014, at 10:48 AM, sebb wrote: On 19 March 2014 15:05, Mark Struberg strub...@yahoo.de wrote: what has been with the rule that an ipmc must forward the VOTE to the incubator pmc when it gets started, and those members can also cast a binding -1 ? IPMC votes are the only ones

Re: Process question on release votes

2014-03-19 Thread Mark Struberg
what has been with the rule that an ipmc must forward the VOTE to the incubator pmc when it gets started, and those members can also cast a binding -1 ? LieGrue, strub On Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 4:10, David Nalley da...@gnsa.us wrote: On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:10 PM, John D. Ament

Re: Process question on release votes

2014-03-19 Thread sebb
On 19 March 2014 15:05, Mark Struberg strub...@yahoo.de wrote: what has been with the rule that an ipmc must forward the VOTE to the incubator pmc when it gets started, and those members can also cast a binding -1 ? IPMC votes are the only ones that are binding. However, even a binding -1

Process question on release votes

2014-03-17 Thread John D. Ament
Hi all, While not specifically incubator related, was wondering if someone at the incubator may provide me some insight. Right now, release votes cannot be veto'd. This seems like an oversight IMHO. If a release candidate is visibly wrong (e.g. bad licenses, or something else), surely the

Re: Process question on release votes

2014-03-17 Thread Alex Harui
I asked this same question not too long ago. The answer I got back was that the PMC voters would have to vote -1 in order to execute their duties as stewards of licenses and IP. Thus folks are not concerned that some core of folks who don't care could somehow get the votes for such a bad

Re: Process question on release votes

2014-03-17 Thread David Nalley
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:10 PM, John D. Ament john.d.am...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, While not specifically incubator related, was wondering if someone at the incubator may provide me some insight. Right now, release votes cannot be veto'd. This seems like an oversight IMHO. If a release