[RESULT] Re: [VOTE] Request graduation for Apache Felix from Incubator

["Richard S. Hall" <he...@ungoverned.org>]

The vote for Felix' graduation request is now closed. The results are:

    * +1 votes: (30) Richard S. Hall, Alex Karasulu, Clement Escoffier,
      Enrique Rodriguez, Rick Litton, Humberto Cervantes, Felix
      Meschberger, Steven Palmaers, Chris Custine, Steven E. Harris,
      Toni Menzel, BJ Hargrave, Marcel Offermans, John E. Conlon, Manuel
      Santilan Palencia, Karl Pauls, Didier Donsez, Ronald Spierenburg,
      Upayavira, Niclas Hedhman, Rob Walker, Emil Ivov, Peter Kriens,
      Stephane Frenot, Glyn Normington, Olivier Gruber, Jose L. Ruiz,
      Nektarios K. Papadopoulos, Francesco Furfari, André Bottaro.
    * 0 votes: None.
    * -1 votes: None.

"Thank you" to everyone who voted...now we can start on the next steps 
to bring the vote to the Incubator PMC.

-> richard

Richard S. Hall wrote:
> The holidays are close, but our work never stops... :-)
>
> We have recently released the 0.8.0-incubator release of Apache Felix. 
> As such, the PPMC thinks it is time to re-affirm our belief that we 
> are ready to graduate from the incubator.
>
> While we voted previously on this topic with the results viewable here:
>
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-felix-dev/200609.mbox/%3c450560E8.1010500@odoko.co.uk%3e 
>
>
> We feel that it is worthwhile to vote again because of a slight change 
> in our understanding of the graduation process. In particular, a 
> graduating podling needs a home as either a subproject of another 
> top-level project (TLP) or as a TLP itself. Our goal is for Apache 
> Felix to be its own TLP, but this requires approval by the board.
>
> Following the example set by Harmony, we will vote on requesting 
> conditional graduation from the Incubator PMC contingent on the 
> board's approval of Felix as a TLP. By doing this, the board sees that 
> the Incubator PMC thinks we are ready to graduate and the Incubator 
> PMC does not have to worry about us not having a home after graduation.
>
> So, let's do it!
>
> Note, only Felix PPMC members have binding votes here, but we wish to 
> hear from all interested parties in the Felix community.
>
> Here's the vote:
>
> [ ] +1 Request conditional graduation
> [ ] 0 No opinion
> [ ] -1 We are not ready
>
> If you vote -1, please do provide some info to help us along the way.
>
> -> richard