[RESULT] [VOTE] Graduate Apache Sling as Top Level Project

[Felix Meschberger <fm...@gmail.com>]

Hi,

The voting period has passed by and we received the following votes
(votes marked with * are binding):

  +1 Felix Meschberger (*)
  +1 Betrand Delacretaz (*)
  +1 Davanum Srinivas (*)
  +1 Niklas Gustavsson
  +1 Luciano Rensende (*)
  +1 Jeremias Maerki (*)
  +1 Carsten Ziegeler (*)
  +1 Niklas Hedhman (*)
  +1 Martijn Dashorst (*)
  +1 Craig L. Russell (*)
  +1 Jukka Zitting (*)
  +1 Daniel Kulp (*)
  +1 Stefan Bodewig (*)

This vote therefore passes with 13 +1 votes (12 of which binding). No
other votes were cast.

Also there were no remarks regarding the board resolution draft. So I
consider this draft ready for submission to the board.

Besides thanking you all for your votes I would like to thank you for
your wishes and nice words. This is appreciated.

Regards
Felix

Felix Meschberger schrieb:
> Hi all,
> 
> Thanks for the positive feedback on the proposal to graduate Sling as a
> Top Level Project [1]. Based on this feedback, I would like to launch
> the vote to recommend the graduation of Apache Sling as a Top Level
> Project to the Board.
> 
> 
> So please cast your votes:
> 
>   [ ] +1 to recommend Sling's graduation
>   [ ]  0 don't care
>   [ ] -1 no, don't recommend yet, because ...
> 
> 
> Due to a public holiday on monday in many locations and the weekend,
> this vote will be open for 5 days (until Thursday, June 4th 2009).
> 
> For reference I also attach the board resolution draft.
> 
> Thanks for your votes.
> 
> Regards
> Felix
> 
> 
> References:
> 
> Gradiation proposal thread on Incubator General [1]
>   http://markmail.org/thread/gxazyfua2xpdztdi
> 
> Vote thread on Sling Dev List
>   http://markmail.org/message/76yu7qatqfqnrdme
> 
> Graduation vote result on Sling Dev List
>   http://markmail.org/message/7kxbtj7tdjr4jezw
> 
> 
> --------------------
> Board Resolution Draft
> 
> 
>     X. Establish the Apache Sling 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 related to a scriptable web framework
>        that uses a Java Content Repository, such as Apache
>        Jackrabbit, to store and manage content 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 Sling PMC",
>        be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the
>        Foundation; and be it further
> 
>        RESOLVED, that the Apache Sling Project be and hereby is
>        responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
>        related to a scriptable web framework that uses a Java
>        Content Repository, such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store
>        and manage content; and be it further
> 
>        RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Sling" 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 Sling Project, and to have primary responsibility
>        for management of the projects within the scope of
>        responsibility of the Apache Sling 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 Sling Project:
> 
>          * Alexandru Popescu          <apopescu at apache dot org>
>       * Bertrand Delacretaz        <bdelacretaz at apache dot org>
>       * Christophe Lombart         <clombart at apache dot org>
>       * Carsten Ziegeler           <cziegeler at apache dot org>
>       * Felix Meschberger          <fmeschbe at apache dot org>
>       * Gianugo Rabellino          <gianugo at apache dot org>
>       * Padraic Hannon             <hannonpi at apache dot org>
>       * Juan José Vázquez Delgado  <juanjo at apache dot org>
>       * Karl Pauls                 <pauls at apache dot org>
>       * Vidar Ramdal           <vramdal at apache dot org>
> 
> 
>        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Felix Meschberger
>        be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Sling, 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 Sling PMC be and hereby is
>        tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to
>        encourage open development and increased participation in the
>        Apache Sling Project; and be it further
> 
>        RESOLVED, that the Apache Sling Project be and hereby
>        is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
>        Incubator Sling podling; and be it further
> 
>        RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache
>        Incubator Sling podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator
>        Project are hereafter discharged.
> 
> 


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