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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:44:36 -0800
From: "Jean T. Anderson" <jta@bristowhill.com>
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Subject: Re: [doc] Incubation Policy -> "Acceptance of Proposal by Sponsor"
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Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> On 3/14/06, Jean T. Anderson <jta@bristowhill.com> wrote:
> 
>>I'm resurrecting the thread that fell off into /dev/null after
>>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200603.mbox/%3cf470f68e0603091122m65e764f7k204e1cb12271f5cd@mail.gmail.com%3e
>>
>>So this sentence in
>>http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Acceptance+of+Proposal+by+Sponsor
>>doesn't match current reality and confuses TLP sponsors who think they
>>need to wait for an Incubator PMC vote:
>>
>>
>>>The Incubator PMC MAY immediately accept the Candidate, or may (at the discretion of the Incubator PMC) require a successful VOTE by the Incubator PMC.
>>
>>Here are a couple replacement suggestions that give the Incubator PMC an
>>opportunity to voice any objections:
>>
>> a) Sponsor may proceed with podling creation if the Incubator PMC
>>raises no issues within three days.
>>
>>- or -
>>
>> b) Sponsor may proceed with podling creation after the Incubator PMC
>>acknowleges the request.
> 
> 
> a+b.  =)
> 
> How about following the board's system for acknowledging new PMC members:
> 1. PMC *chair* of Sponsor sends in notification to general@incubator.
> 1. Any Incubator PMC member can then send an ACK and start a 72hr clock.
> 2. If any PMC member says "hold" before 72hrs are up, a formal
> discussion/vote is then conducted.
> 3. If no PMC member has any negative comment at the end of 72hr clock,
> then the PMC chair can commit the status file and 'start' the podling.
> 
> How does that sound?  -- justin

I like it -- it's sane and uses another established procedure.

If there aren't any objections, I'll change the docs to reflect this on
Saturday, giving everyone adequate time to comment.

 -jean

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