Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-20 Thread Daniel Shahaf
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 08:49:55PM -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Daniel Shahaf danie...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49:51PM +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: +pOnce the vote has been called the proposal should be considered fixed. + No

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-19 Thread ant elder
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Joe Schaefer joe_schae...@yahoo.comwrote: He said majority, not everybody ant. Try a little harder to understand the written words instead of needing to interject your dissonant 2 cents and things will improve around here. Don't be so abrasive Joe, I'm a

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-19 Thread Daniel Shahaf
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49:51PM +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: +pOnce the vote has been called the proposal should be considered fixed. + No further changes are accepted./p Can I suggest that you make explicit the option to cancel the vote, amend the proposal, and re-start the vote?

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-19 Thread Ross Gardler
Done - but please note this is the last edit I am doing on this topic. I do not agree with the necessaity for this rule. If the IPMC wants to make further clarifications then go for it. I have more improtant things to do. Index: content/incubation/Process_Description.html

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-19 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Daniel Shahaf danie...@apache.org wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49:51PM +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: +pOnce the vote has been called the proposal should be considered fixed. + No further changes are accepted./p Can I suggest that you make explicit

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Tim Williams
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: I respectfully suggest your intervention is an example of ISSUE 03 (too many cooks). As a champion I'm interested in podlings learning the Apache Way - a significant part of this is to not let unnecessary process

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
C'mon Tim this was not done as a social norms can be overridden/bullied occasionally by headstrong, salty old-timers thing at all. It was something that seemed small and simple and innocent. However if its such a major thing then the PPMC can vote Debo in as soon as it starts. No biggie. Honest.

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Ross Gardler
On 18 June 2013 13:04, Tim Williams william...@gmail.com wrote: Another option is to discount votes prior to the last mutation. Or, we add a wiki page that explains to new folks how the social norms can be overridden/bullied occasionally by headstrong, salty old-timers as they see fit...

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: For me the social norm *should* be to allow things to progress unhindered unless an action is non-reversible and potentially damaging to the community. No. That's not acceptable to me as an IPMC member. VOTEs are

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - From: Marvin Humphrey mar...@rectangular.com To: general@incubator.apache.org Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Ross Gardler rgard

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Upayavira
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013, at 05:45 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: For me the social norm *should* be to allow things to progress unhindered unless an action is non-reversible and potentially damaging to the

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Daniel Shahaf
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 01:34:39PM +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: However, in this specific case the social norm *should* be to allow the change to proceed - that's the most efficient process. Modifying a vote that has started is a slippery slope. (The same is true for reusing version numbers: ANY

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread ant elder
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.comwrote: It seems clear that the majority of IPMC members believe this change on a vote in progress is not acceptable. Don't assume its that clear, i think at least some agree with you that this is just ISSUE3 and kept

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Deepal jayasinghe
The Apache way is *community over code*, as a healthy community we should encourage community growth. IMO I do not consider adding a new member to the initial committer list as a big change to the proposal. In fact, now I believe if we had a separate VOTE for him, we will not have this much

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Joe Schaefer
proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.comwrote: It seems clear that the majority of IPMC members believe this change on a vote in progress is not acceptable. Don't assume its that clear, i

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Ted Dunning
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.comwrote: It seems clear that the majority of IPMC members believe this change on a vote in progress is not acceptable. In the interest of being a bit pedantic, I think that most people are OK with some changes to votes in

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-18 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: I trust someone who believes this is a fixed rule rather than a social-norm by which we are guided will now go and document it appropriately in [2] (see ISSUE 09 [1]). Your change to the process description page

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Ross Gardler
I have not closed the vote yet because it ran over the weekend. I did state I would leave it running into this week. As champion I have no objection to you adding Debo. Ultimately it reduces unnecessary traffic on this list since we won't have to formally vote him in. Ross On 17 June 2013

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Sanjiva Weerawarana sanj...@wso2.com wrote: Debo Dutta, cc'ed, from Cisco, will be joining the project and it took a bit of time to get it sorted. I realize this is a late request as the VOTE is already running .. is it ok to add him now? ;-) If not we will

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Ross Gardler
C'mon Marvin. The project has enough ASF committers on the initial commiter list (ignoring mentors) to be able to conduct a committer vote. Lets not add unnecessary bureaucracy during the initial set-up phase. Ross On 17 June 2013 19:01, Marvin Humphrey mar...@rectangular.com wrote: On Mon,

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Afkham Azeez
Added Debo to the initial committer list. Azeez On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.comwrote: I have not closed the vote yet because it ran over the weekend. I did state I would leave it running into this week. As champion I have no objection to you adding

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
I'm also not worried about figuring out how to do stuff .. :-). Sanjiva. On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.comwrote: C'mon Marvin. The project has enough ASF committers on the initial commiter list (ignoring mentors) to be able to conduct a committer

Re: Stratos proposal: is it possible to add another initial committer?

2013-06-17 Thread Debo Dutta (dedutta)
: is it possible to add another initial committer? Added Debo to the initial committer list. Azeez On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.commailto:rgard...@opendirective.com wrote: I have not closed the vote yet because it ran over the weekend. I did state I would