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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:17:05 +0200
From: Stephen McConnell <mcconnell@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: ASF member role - accountable to whom
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Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:

>>For example, if a Member undertakes such a 
>>resonsibility, to whom is the member responsible and what would be the 
>>scope of such a responsibility?
>>    
>>
>
>to the podling and the incubator pmc, to see that everything gets
>done and done properly.  similarly to the foundation, with the additional
>responsibility of only sponsoring a podling which, in the member's
>judgement, will be an asset to the asf.
>

 From this I can draw the following conclusion:

   A Member, acting in the capacity of a sponsor of a podling,
   has certain responsibilities towards the podling and the
   Incubator PMC.

Here is an initial attempt to detail said "certain responsibilities":

   Responsibilities of a Members towards the podling
   -------------------------------------------------

   * to liase between Apache Administration and podling
     on matters concerning CLA submission and aknowledgement

   * to liase between Apache Administration and podling
     on matters concerning infrastructre suport (mailing
     lists, CVS, account establishment, etc.)
 
   * to assist the podling on matters concerning the
     resolution of license transfers, copyright assignments,
     and/or software grants where applicable
   
   * to provide where as as appropriate, guidance on matters
     concerning Apache policies and practices, including the
     establishment of its internal steering committee

   Responsibilities of a Members towards the Incubator PMC
   -------------------------------------------------------

   * to notify the PMC of the completion of CLA submissions

   * to provide updates to the PMC on the status of license
     grants (where and as appropriate)

   * to provide on request the PMC a summary of the progress
     and status of a podling (including recommendations for
     continuation, termination, or exit of a podling from the
     incubation process)

Are there any Sponsor reponsibilities that I am missing here? 

What I am aiming at is a summary of everything a Member should be aware 
of when accepting the role of Sponsor, the set of responsibilitiues that 
a podling can expect to be provided by the Sponsor, and the expectations 
from the PMC towards the Sponsor.

Stephen.

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Stephen J. McConnell
mailto:mcconnell@apache.org


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