Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-flex-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-flex-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7C9F0104D8 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2014 23:16:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 34750 invoked by uid 500); 4 Dec 2014 23:16:28 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-flex-dev-archive@flex.apache.org Received: (qmail 34714 invoked by uid 500); 4 Dec 2014 23:16:28 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@flex.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@flex.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@flex.apache.org Received: (qmail 34702 invoked by uid 99); 4 Dec 2014 23:16:28 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:16:28 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of windowns@gmail.com designates 209.85.218.45 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.218.45] (HELO mail-oi0-f45.google.com) (209.85.218.45) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:16:02 +0000 Received: by mail-oi0-f45.google.com with SMTP id a141so13145104oig.18 for ; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:16:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=KsRN7N+G+GmLsjmMvGzBypRnl1xUgCZu4o6c3fWFqCA=; b=Dsec/sKA4puTYGCyvFbb8kEx47GFKQcodB4gHSKay2soMlJnN2xMcSEOErmMYMPdXG PWnykpVRsGpV/FydZeT9gncRp2pHjos2VW7Q0+9RNXBodv9wldOOTUa8Zb9+rddcDFCB JGdOy3zTRarrwDKSN74IRo5N3k/pjWOsfe8erH8vUyKpTw2RmMVK0lyPRfy3LXqd61cH JZfvrdzyhbGHfIezT4I8RFC3eMPe/FUxjD5XU/CfqMjsYFTdtsxhGeRE+FXJ9iXUZxpX +kg2oj5m22vSA4C2T6G4VrT2Topa1rEP/vr3ZRG2+VC2l6Zbmt3c3Ob/zhOqtsRqPX8J FIdw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.174.198 with SMTP id x189mr7949125oie.78.1417734961381; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:16:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.1.2 with HTTP; Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:16:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <9089E000-AFA8-4199-B625-1766FBB586AE@classsoftware.com> <8553E20B-E70D-4096-BB96-80C2F405C886@classsoftware.com> <9392084C-B545-4DB7-B250-0BEF24F13330@gmail.com> <7FDF8236-C435-4FB0-BC0C-53FD3F7D1159@classsoftware.com> <9D08FCA7-CD2A-41F1-AE4F-46678AB9AAEE@classsoftware.com> <5AC8D76B-D726-4968-8872-70ED59CF982C@classsoftware.com> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:16:01 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: The 'less-RC' process explained From: Chris Martin To: "dev@flex.apache.org" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113ce8e4c24a0d05096c2407 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --001a113ce8e4c24a0d05096c2407 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > I made a minor edit to the small print to include a note that PMC votes are counted as binding. Hopefully > that completes the definition of "Majority Approval" for our group. Well that was fast. Hehe, so I thought the "here" link was pointing to the definition of "Majority Approval", not the voting page. So my edit doesn't make sense in that context. I've removed it :) Chris On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Alex Harui wrote: > > > On 12/4/14, 2:43 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >> No need for a solution since there is no problem. What exactly is the > >> issue you are trying to solve? Who do you think needs this > >>clarification? > > > >Currently as it reads is that votes on release are "Majority Approval", > >that's correct/good but not the whole picture. If a committer or user > >votes on a release they may be this disappointed to find out later that > >their vote didn't count. > > Are you referring to this post? [1] > > The poster just thought that non-binding meant he voted against the > release, not whether his vote counted or not. > > -Alex > > [1] http://s.apache.org/EVI > > --001a113ce8e4c24a0d05096c2407--