Re: [PROPOSAL] Starting the graduation process

[Dave Fisher <da...@comcast.net>]

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On May 31, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Ross Gardler <rg...@opendirective.com> wrote:

> On 31 May 2012 15:01, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Ross Gardler
>> <rg...@opendirective.com> wrote:
>>> On 28 May 2012 19:10, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> There is one particularly nasty job left to do - decide who will be in
>>> the PMC upon graduation and who will not. In the past I have
>>> volunteered to do this. I will compile a list of people I recommend
>>> should be a part of the PPMC and will post this for consideration. I
>>> will not take kindly to anyone contacting me offlist to make a case
>>> for or against any individuals, so please don't bother. Wait until I
>>> post the list here.
>>> 
>> 
>> It is good to have someone neutral do this, so thanks.
> 
> Yes, that's what I figured, and why I am volunteering myself. .
> 
>> I assume you
>> will take care to look at contributions as recorded in SVN commits,
>> but also forums, translations, Bugzilla, and other areas.
> 
> I will do my best to consider all forms of contribution through
> official community channels. However, I am not infallible. My initial
> list will be an opportunity to explore and validate my process. It
> will not be the final list, that will be drawn up after the PPMC have
> an opportunity to feed back.
> 
> Note, it is *not* my intention to make any kind of quality assessment
> of peoples contributions. I'm only interested in whether people are
> sufficiently *active* to warrant full privileges in the PMC. Exactly
> what "sufficiently active" means at this point is unclear. Each
> project has a different bar for PMC membership and we'll find that bar
> through evaluation of my initial list and process. I imagine the whole
> process will take a number of weeks.

Thank you!

Regards,
Dave
> 
> Ross