Re: Instructions for new committers (was Getting accounts/karma set up)

[Rupert Smith <ru...@googlemail.com>]

Hi, I've been a bit slow about chasing this up, but should really get my
account sorted out soon. I've followed the above instructions (about 2 weeks
ago), and have heard nothing back yet. What do I need to do to get this
account opened and working?



On 15/03/07, Cliff Schmidt <cl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm resending the same email I sent to set up all the original
> committers back in August.  The three recently elected committers
> should follow all of this *with one exception and one clarification*:
>
> - instead of sending the requested information to me, send it to
> qpid-private@i.a.o.  (I only did this all myself last time because we
> didn't yet have a functioning PPMC.)
>
> - the forwarding email address in #4 should be identical what was
> written on the CLA that you faxed in.
>
> When all this is done for each new committer, anyone on the PPMC can
> request the new account by following the instructions at
> http://apache.org/dev/pmc.html#newcommitter.  PPMC members can also
> look at old emails I have sent for the last couple committers (which
> were cc'd to the qpid-private list) for examples.
>
> The only parts that I will have to do is giving the new accounts qpid
> karma and Jira access.  I'll take care of the former when the accounts
> are ready, but the latter requires each new committer to set up a Jira
> account (if not already done) and to let me know their Jira id.
>
> Cliff
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Cliff Schmidt
> Date: Aug 30, 2006 10:53 AM
> Subject: Getting accounts/karma set up
> To: qpid-dev
>
>
> Now that we have a mailing list set up with (hopefully) all the
> committers subscribed by now, the next step is to get svn accounts set
> up.  So each committer should complete the following steps:
>
> *NOTE for committers on other projects*
> If you are already a committer on another Apache project, most of
> these steps will not apply to you; *however*, please read step 1
> closely and consider whether a) you have changed employers since
> submitting your CLA, b) you would now be working on a project that
> your employer might have a work-for-hire claim on and might not want
> this IP licensed, and c) you actually thought about these things when
> you submitted your CLA on the previous project.  Also, *please send me
> your userid* so that I can make sure you get qpid karma.
>
> 1. Read and sign the individual CLA
> (http://apache.org/licenses/icla.txt).  If you have an employer who
> could possibly have any work-for-hire claim on your IP (usually the
> case with a company that does any business remotely related to the
> IP), be sure to show them the CLA, particularly section 5, and
> describe the scope of the project.  Better yet, have your employer
> sign a corporate CLA (http://apache.org/licenses/cla-corporate.txt) to
> make it very clear that they are willing to license their IP, as
> contributed to the ASF by you.  Having an explicitly signed corporate
> CLA is generally a good thing for both the individual and the ASF
> (this is, of course, not legal advice; each individual might want to
> consider consulting their own personal attorney).
>
> 2. Fax in your individual CLA to the fax number listed on the form
> (still required even if your employer signs a CCLA).  If applicable,
> make sure your employer has faxed in their CCLA.
>
> 3. Check the ASF Secretary's web page to see when the CLA has been
> received: http://people.apache.org/~jim/committers.html#unlistedclas.
> This requires him to periodically grab dozens of faxes and manually
> enter them into a registration file -- so please allow a week or two
> for this to happen.
>
> 4. While waiting for step 3, send me an email with the following
> template filled out with your info:
> Preferred userid:         {id}
> Full name:                {name}
> Forwarding email address: {email}
> Faxed in individual CLA:  {yes/no}  (this should usually be 'yes'
> before bothering to send me this info)
> CLA has been recorded:    {yes/no} (it's okay for this to be 'no' --
> I'll just wait to see it recorded before sending in the account
> request)
>
> You can send this to me privately to reduce unnecessary noise and
> potential email address harvesting.  I'll compile all the info and
> send out account creation requests to the root folks, cc'ing the
> qpid-private list (more on that later).  Choose any id you like
> (within the typical character constraints) as long as it doesn't
> conflict with something already listed in the CVS/SVN id column of
> http://people.apache.org/~jim/committers.html#cvs/svn-committers.  The
> full name should match what you listed on your individual CLA.  The
> forwarding email address is for emails sent to {id}@apache.org.  The
> yes/no question about whether the CLA has been recorded is based on
> whether you see your name listed at
> http://people.apache.org/~jim/committers.html#unlistedclas.
>
> 5.  While you're waiting for your account to be created, take a look
> at some of the docs linked from http://apache.org/dev/, particularly
> http://apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html.
>
> Cliff
>