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Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:25:20 +0100
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Subject: Rebooting the Incubator? (was: Does Apache Have a 'Rule' Problem...)
From: Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacretaz@apache.org>
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargulies@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...Let's see if we can find a small group of members of the IPMC who are,
> in fact, willing to take seriously the task of supervision....

There is such a group already - even though that might be a small
percentage of the IPMC membership (because that PMC is big), there is
a sizable group that does take supervision seriously.

>
> ...If we can build such a group, it would be the logical nucleus of a
> reboot. If not, well, we've got other problems...

I don't think a reboot is needed. Some specific points need improving
(how to cope with missing reports and inactive mentors, more efficient
reporting to the board, clarifying our docs) but that doesn't mean the
incubator is broken.

Working in small, concrete, reversible steps is usually the best way
to get things done at the ASF - let's just do that.

-Bertrand

P.S. Sensationalistic bloggers: if you write about how broken our
Incubator is, you  owe me a beer for this subject line. Thanks.

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