From general-return-11105-apmail-incubator-general-archive=incubator.apache.org@incubator.apache.org Wed Sep 27 15:46:42 2006 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 6607 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2006 15:46:40 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 27 Sep 2006 15:46:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 89723 invoked by uid 500); 27 Sep 2006 15:46:37 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 89565 invoked by uid 500); 27 Sep 2006 15:46:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 89554 invoked by uid 99); 27 Sep 2006 15:46:36 -0000 Received: from idunn.apache.osuosl.org (HELO idunn.apache.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.84) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:46:36 -0700 Authentication-Results: idunn.apache.osuosl.org smtp.mail=mail@leosimons.com; spf=pass X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests= Received-SPF: pass (idunn.apache.osuosl.org: domain leosimons.com designates 216.218.185.16 as permitted sender) Received: from [216.218.185.16] ([216.218.185.16:4460] helo=bali.sjc.webweaving.org) by idunn.apache.osuosl.org (ecelerity 2.1.1.8 r(12930)) with ESMTP id C4/60-28774-7DC9A154 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:46:33 -0700 Received: from [192.168.1.66] (ip56577452.direct-adsl.nl [86.87.116.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by bali.sjc.webweaving.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8RFkMeq010591 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:46:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mail@leosimons.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: <451A52E2.6020402@iona.com> <451A5567.3060907@odoko.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Leo Simons Subject: Re: what are required for contributing to release management Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:46:16 +0200 To: general@incubator.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on bali.sjc.webweaving.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Sep 27, 2006, at 3:10 PM, robert burrell donkin wrote: > it is very rare for a non-committer to act as release manager. Yeah, I can't really remember ever seeing that. Of course, it happens quite often that downstream repackagers aren't committers. > if the CXF community really want you to manage the release, it would > be possible to make it work. I would think so. >> > I hope I can contribute to CeltiXfire release management without >> commit >> > access and without being on PPMC. If for some reason that I am not >> > qualified to contribute fully, then I will try to contribute as >> much as >> > possible. >> >> In my view, this is up to the PPMC for Celtixfire. > > +1 Yup. Its definitely possible to make useful contributions towards a release without being on a (P)PMC or having karma. > IMHO a PMC would need to consider why a person they trust to create a > release is not trusted to make binding decisions. +1 > however, a PPMC is a > little different. the PPMC takes a while to bootstrap and it may make > little sense to wait until it has. I suspect it *does* make sense to bootstrap a PPMC before that PPMC votes on a release. If you're not bootstrapped you shouldn't be doing anything else. Can't quite understand what you're thinking of here. LSD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org