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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:53:04 +0000
From: "Niall Pemberton" <niall.pemberton@gmail.com>
To: general@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: Asking for Feedback: CouchDB Graduation
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I haven't been following CouchDB but a PMC of five seems small - you
only have to loose a couple of people and you're on the verge of not
being a viable project. I took a look through the lists and from what
I can see CouchDB entered incubation with four committers in February
(the proposal listed six, but apparently was a mistake[1]) and has
added one new person just over a month ago[2].

I know theres been a push to get projects to graduate, but IMO CouchDB
would benefit from growing its community a bit more first.

Also, since there have been two releases while here, I assume all the
due-dilligence has been completed, but the status page[3] has not been
completed to reflect that - so if you do go for graduation it would be
nice if that was updated first.

Niall

[1] http://couchdb.markmail.org/message/my725uiourw25qnm
[2] http://couchdb.markmail.org/message/hzge6ofddnknhqby
[3] http://incubator.apache.org/projects/couchdb.html

On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Jan Lehnardt <jan@apache.org> wrote:
> Dear Incubator General List,
>
> The community and developers of Apache CouchDB deem
> the project ready for graduation to a top level Apache project.
>
> couchdb-dev@incubator.apache.org vote summary:
>
>
>  http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-couchdb-dev/200810.mbox/%3c8D010720-DA8E-4096-996B-71539FDC5A37@sauria.com%3e
>
> Message IDs for informal(*) PPMC vote to appoint Damien Katz to become
> "Vice President, CouchDB":
>
>    82D8D63F-723C-4814-80B5-8439F2E0371F@apache.org
>    20081030163622.GJ3293@bytesexual.org
>    6562D708-928C-4BC3-9573-907E48A17B39@yahoo.com
>    4A8404E2-7CF1-4075-A779-A59A1E41851F@jaguNET.com
>    7557e99f0810310411p3cb3eb9bnf8b1e8b1af4f1a32@mail.gmail.com
>    e282921e0810310904k1e1c4d59we96816da1b94a80c@mail.gmail.com
>
> (* Sorry we didn't to a formal vote and hence no formal [RESULT] message)
>
> --
>
> We would like to ask the IPMC to discuss the following Board resolution to
> be
> recommended to the Board. Once your feedback is collected and integrated,
> we will ask you to vote on the final resolution. Thank you!
>
> --
>
> Proposed Board Resolution:
>
> Establish the Apache CouchDB project
>
> WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
> interests of the Foundation and consistent with the
> Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management
> Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
> open-source software implementing a distributed, fault-
> tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database for
> distribution at no charge to the public.
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
> Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache CouchDB Project",
> be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the
> Foundation; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby is
> responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
> related to implementing a distributed, fault-tolerant and
> schema-free document-oriented database; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, CouchDB" be and
> hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at
> the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the
> Apache CouchDB Project, and to have primary responsibility for
> management of the projects within the scope of responsibility
> of the Apache CouchDB Project; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and
> hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the
> Apache CouchDB Project:
>
> * J Chris Anderson (jchris@apache.org)
> * Damien Katz      (damien@apache.org)
> * Christopher Lenz (cmlenz@web.de)
> * Jan Lehnardt     (jan@apache.org)
> * Noah Slater      (nslater@apache.org)
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Damien
> Katz be appointed to the office of Vice President, CouchDB, to
> serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board
> of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death,
> resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until
> a successor is appointed; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby
> is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to
> encourage open development and increased participation in the
> CouchDB Project; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache CouchDB Project be and hereby
> is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
> Incubator CouchDB podling; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache
> Incubator CouchDB podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator
> PMC are hereafter discharged.
>
> --
>
> Again, thanks for your cooperation!
>
>
> For the Apache CouchDB PPMC,
> Jan
> --
> PS: Thanks to Noah Slater for proofreading.
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