Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 77831 invoked from network); 28 Apr 2005 12:42:09 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 28 Apr 2005 12:42:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 35177 invoked by uid 500); 28 Apr 2005 12:43:12 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-dev-archive@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 35132 invoked by uid 500); 28 Apr 2005 12:43:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@forrest.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@forrest.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 35114 invoked by uid 99); 28 Apr 2005 12:43:11 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from ns3.wkwyw.net (HELO ns3.wkwyw.net) (217.199.181.91) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with SMTP; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:43:11 -0700 Received: (qmail 28158 invoked from network); 28 Apr 2005 12:42:07 -0000 Received: from 82-69-78-226.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk (HELO ?192.168.0.4?) (82.69.78.226) by ns3.wkwyw.net with SMTP; 28 Apr 2005 12:42:07 -0000 Message-ID: <4270DA1A.8060307@apache.org> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:42:02 +0100 From: Ross Gardler User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@forrest.apache.org Subject: Re: The Apache Way (Re: describe Forrest in 50 words) References: <426F41FF.1000200@apache.org> <20050427080742.GA11727@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <8510128498.20050427102554@soethe.net> <1114593403.6735.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050427115149.GA11950@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <1114603999.10501.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050428040015.GB12818@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <44271447.20050428080912@soethe.net> <20050428084228.GB13216@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <4270C0B6.1090109@apache.org> <20050428120954.GA13560@igg.indexgeo.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20050428120954.GA13560@igg.indexgeo.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N David Crossley wrote: > Ross Gardler wrote: > >>Since we have a number of new developers arriving perhaps those new to >>the Apache Way would like to read: >> >>Consensus Gauging through Voting: >>http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html >> >>Which states in the introduction: >> >>There are essentially three types of vote: >> >> 1. Code modifications, >> 2. Package releases >> 3. Procedural >> >>(note there is nothing there about decision making) >> >>You may also be interested in this blog post and those linked from it: >> >>http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/page/bayard/20050319#apache_meritocracy_consensus_and_despotism >> >>http://www.anyware-tech.com/blogs/sylvain/archives/000172.html >> >>and >> >>http://www.jroller.com/page/rgardler/20050324#effective_decision_making_in_community >> >>(which all say much the same thing but all come from slightly different >>angles) >> >>--- >> >>I wounder if we should put some/all of these links into one of our mail >>templates for inviting/accepting a new committer? > > > It would be better to distill those comments into the > top-level documents at www.apache.org/dev/ > But yeah, linking to them is next best. > > I like yours the most. Someone should press-gang you > into writing documents for Forrest. :-)) The blog entry is Creative Commons licensed, I hereby give permission for someone to copy it into any relevant Apache document and relicense it accordingly. Ross