POI TLP Resolution

[Martin van den Bemt <mv...@apache.org>]

Recently the POI community had a vote to leave the Jakarta nest and go TLP. With 23 +1 votes the
Jakarta community have expressed their support for this new TLP and wishes the Apache POI
Project, with Nick Burch acting as VP, all the best in the years to come..

Please see
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-poi-dev/200705.mbox/%3cPine.LNX.4.64.0705111142120.4124@localhost.localdomain%3e
for the vote result.

Please send the result of the vote on TLP Resolution to the Jakarta private (for the Jakarta
records) and the POI developer list.

Resolution :

Establish the Apache POI 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, to be known as
       "Apache POI Project", relating to the creation and maintenance
       of open-source software related to the continued implementation of
       the library for manipulating files in various business formats
       currently known as Apache Jakarta POI, for distribution at
       no charge to the public.

       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
       Committee (PMC) is hereby established pursuant to Bylaws
       of the Foundation; and be it further

       RESOLVED, that the Apache POI PMC be and hereby is
       charged with the creation and maintenance of Apache POI;
       and be it further

       RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache POI" 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 POI PMC, and to have primary responsibility for
       management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of
       the Apache POI PMC; 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 POI PMC:

         * Nick Burch <ni...@apache.org>
         * Amol S. Deshmukh <am...@apache.org>
         * Jason Height <jh...@apache.org>
         * Marc Johnson <mj...@apache.org>
         * Rainer Klute <kl...@apache.org>
         * Yegor Kozlov <ye...@apache.org>
         * Danny Muid <dm...@apache.org>
         * Andrew C. Oliver <ac...@apache.org>
         * Avik Sengupta <av...@apache.org>
         * Glen Stampoultzis <gl...@apache.org>
         * Sean Sullivan <su...@apache.org>

       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Nick Burch
       be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache POI, 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 Apache POI Project be and hereby
       is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
       Jakarta Project's POI; and be it further

       RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache
       POI sub-project and encumbered upon the Apache Jakarta
       PMC are hereafter discharged.

Mvgr,
Martin

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