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Log:
Update to the Jakarta charter as voted on: http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/ReadMsg?listName=general@jakarta.apache.org&msgNo=16737
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<section name="Project Management Committee Bylaws">
<p>
The Project Management Committee (PMC) was formed by the ASF Board
-in September 1999. The number of PMC seats is set at seven. Annually,
-all seven seats will be up for renewal. The ASF board will be asked to
-provide a person or persons to administer the nominations and a
-subsequent ballot. The administrator(s) will determine the mechanics of
-the voting procedures. Any committer to any Jakarta code base will be
-eligible to vote. Once the new PMC is in place, the first order of
-business will be to determine a chairperson from amongst their ranks.
-The chairperson must then be ratified by resolution of the ASF Board.
+in September 1999, and is responsible to the ASF Board for oversight of the project.
The list of current members can be found in our
<a href="../credits/whoweare.html"> Project Credits</a>.
</p>
@@ -48,15 +41,13 @@
</p>
<p>
-The PMC is answerable to the Apache Board with its Chairman serving as
+The PMC is answerable to the ASF Board with its Chairman serving as
primary liaison.
</p>
<p>
-<b>Meetings</b><br/> The PMC <a href="pmc/index.html">meets monthly</a>
-with a majority of its members to discuss issues, determine strategic
-direction, and forward progress. These meetings may take place online,
-via teleconference, or via other means deemed effective by the PMC.
+<b>Board reports</b><br/>
+Quarterly, the PMC is responsible for sending a report to the ASF Board.
</p>
<p>
@@ -67,21 +58,32 @@
</p>
<p>
-In the event that the number of members drops below 7, the remaining PMC
-members may choose to elect a new member to serve out the remainder of
-the annual term. In order to be elected, a
-person must have served as a <a href="roles.html">Committer</a> and be
-nominated by a PMC Member. Once nominated, all of the PMC will vote
-and those receiving a 3/4 positive vote will become a member.
+Committers are nominated for the PMC by an existing PMC member and a vote then follows.
</p>
+<p><b>Voting</b><br />
+Binary PMC voting is a majority-approval variant, with a minimum of 3 +1s
+required and at least 3/4 of the votes being +1. This voting style is used
+for anything with a yes/no, two-option choice; such as PMC member voting
+or changes to this document.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Non-binary voting currently relies on community agreement; such as voting
+on the recommendation of a chairman to the board.
+</p>
+
+<p>A week is deemed a fair length for a vote. </p>
+
+<p>Subprojects of Jakarta use other voting variants, described on the <a href="decisions.html">Decisions</a> page. </p>
+
<p>
-<b>Creation of subprojects</b><br/> PMC members may propose the creation
-of new subprojects. Proposals are to contain the scope of the project,
-identify the initial source from which the project is to be populated,
-identify the mailing list(s) if any which are to be created, and
-identify the initial set of committers. Creation of a new subproject
-requires approval by 3/4 vote of the PMC.
+<b>Creation of subprojects</b><br/>
+The Apache Incubator is the primary source of new subprojects for Jakarta,
+though the PMC may choose to waive this if the Incubator PMC is agreeable.
+A common example of this is when an existing subproject contains a component
+which wishes to become a full subproject. In such cases, there is unlikely
+to be a need for incubation.
</p>
</section>
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<blockquote>
<p>
The Project Management Committee (PMC) was formed by the ASF Board
-in September 1999. The number of PMC seats is set at seven. Annually,
-all seven seats will be up for renewal. The ASF board will be asked to
-provide a person or persons to administer the nominations and a
-subsequent ballot. The administrator(s) will determine the mechanics of
-the voting procedures. Any committer to any Jakarta code base will be
-eligible to vote. Once the new PMC is in place, the first order of
-business will be to determine a chairperson from amongst their ranks.
-The chairperson must then be ratified by resolution of the ASF Board.
+in September 1999, and is responsible to the ASF Board for oversight of the project.
The list of current members can be found in our
<a href="../credits/whoweare.html"> Project Credits</a>.
</p>
@@ -245,14 +238,12 @@
success of the project.
</p>
<p>
-The PMC is answerable to the Apache Board with its Chairman serving as
+The PMC is answerable to the ASF Board with its Chairman serving as
primary liaison.
</p>
<p>
-<b>Meetings</b><br /> The PMC <a href="pmc/index.html">meets monthly</a>
-with a majority of its members to discuss issues, determine strategic
-direction, and forward progress. These meetings may take place online,
-via teleconference, or via other means deemed effective by the PMC.
+<b>Board reports</b><br />
+Quarterly, the PMC is responsible for sending a report to the ASF Board.
</p>
<p>
<b>Membership</b><br /> PMC members may resign at any time. The Chairman
@@ -261,20 +252,27 @@
vote of the PMC.
</p>
<p>
-In the event that the number of members drops below 7, the remaining PMC
-members may choose to elect a new member to serve out the remainder of
-the annual term. In order to be elected, a
-person must have served as a <a href="roles.html">Committer</a> and be
-nominated by a PMC Member. Once nominated, all of the PMC will vote
-and those receiving a 3/4 positive vote will become a member.
+Committers are nominated for the PMC by an existing PMC member and a vote then follows.
</p>
- <p>
-<b>Creation of subprojects</b><br /> PMC members may propose the creation
-of new subprojects. Proposals are to contain the scope of the project,
-identify the initial source from which the project is to be populated,
-identify the mailing list(s) if any which are to be created, and
-identify the initial set of committers. Creation of a new subproject
-requires approval by 3/4 vote of the PMC.
+ <p><b>Voting</b><br />
+Binary PMC voting is a majority-approval variant, with a minimum of 3 +1s
+required and at least 3/4 of the votes being +1. This voting style is used
+for anything with a yes/no, two-option choice; such as PMC member voting
+or changes to this document.
+</p>
+ <p>
+Non-binary voting currently relies on community agreement; such as voting
+on the recommendation of a chairman to the board.
+</p>
+ <p>A week is deemed a fair length for a vote. </p>
+ <p>Subprojects of Jakarta use other voting variants, described on the <a href="decisions.html">Decisions</a> page. </p>
+ <p>
+<b>Creation of subprojects</b><br />
+The Apache Incubator is the primary source of new subprojects for Jakarta,
+though the PMC may choose to waive this if the Incubator PMC is agreeable.
+A common example of this is when an existing subproject contains a component
+which wishes to become a full subproject. In such cases, there is unlikely
+to be a need for incubation.
</p>
</blockquote>
</p>
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