Andrus Adamchik wrote:
> Ok, this is not a vote yet, I just wanted to show the draft of a board
> proposal (that I copied from iBatis). It is done in a form of a board
> resolution. As it turned out, I can't formulate a single sentence in
> legalese :-), so I didn't bother to rewrite it as a *proposal* (i.e. I
> left "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED", instead of "Cayenne developers
> request to do X"). I hope this is ok (??)
It's best to phrase the board resolution in the language customary to
use, so cut and paste as you have done is good. :-) And when you post it
to the incubator list, just be sure to mention you modelled it after iBatis.
> Also I don't know whether we need to make a case to the Board why we
> want to be a TLP? Existing resolutions are very formal and do not go
> into any such details. So how is it being resolved in practice?
I suspect where this might get discussed is genera..ncubator.a.o as
part of the greater graduation discussion. If I'm not mistaken, it's the
Incubator that recommends graduation of a podling to a TLP to the board.
-jean
> Comments?
>
> Andrus
>
>
>
>
> -----------------
> Board Proposal:
>
> Apache Cayenne developers have voted to request the ASF Board to establish
> Cayenne as a Top Level Project at the ASF. Here is the text of the
> suggested
> resolution:
>
> 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 Management
> Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
> open-source software related to object-relational mapping (ORM)
> and remoting services, for distribution at no charge to the public.
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
> Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Cayenne PMC", be and
> hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and
> be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the Apache Cayenne PMC be and hereby is
> responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
> related to the Cayenne Object Relational Framework and tools,
> based on software licensed to the Foundation; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Cayenne" 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 Cayenne PMC, and to have primary responsibility for
> management of the projects within the scope of responsibility
> of the Apache Cayenne 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 Cayenne PMC:
>
> Andrus Adamchik (aadamchi..pache.org)
> Bill Dudney (bdudne..pache.org)
> Michael Gentry (mgentr..pache.org)
> Tore Halset (torehalse..pache.org)
> Mike Kieneberger (mkienen..pache.org)
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Andrus Adamchik be
> and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache
> Cayenne, 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 initial Apache Cayenne PMC be and hereby is
> tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to
> encourage open development and increased participation in the
> Apache Cayenne Project; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Cayenne PMC be and hereby is
> tasked with the migration and rationalization of the incubating
> Apache Cayenne project; and be it further
>
> RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the incubating
> Apache Cayenne project encumbered upon the incubator PMC be
> hereafter discharged.
>
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