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172 | <h1 class="title">Project Bylaws</h1>
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173 | <h3 class="section">
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174 | <a name="Apache Ant Project Bylaws"></a>
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175 | Apache Ant Project Bylaws
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176 | </h3>
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177 | <p>
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178 | This document defines the bylaws under which the Apache Ant project
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179 | operates. It defines the roles and responsibilities of the
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180 | project, who may vote, how voting works, how conflicts are resolved,
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181 | etc.
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182 | </p>
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183 | <p>
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184 | Ant is a project of the
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185 | <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/">Apache Software
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186 | Foundation</a>. The foundation holds the copyright on Apache
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187 | code including the code in the Ant codebase. The
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188 | <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/faq.html">foundation FAQ</a>
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189 | explains the operation and background of the foundation.
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190 | </p>
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191 | <p>
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192 | Ant is typical of Apache projects in that it operates under a set of
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193 | principles, known collectively as the "Apache Way". If you are
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194 | new to Apache development, please refer to the
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195 | <a href="http://incubator.apache.org">Incubator project</a>
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196 | for more information on how Apache projects operate. <b>Note:</b> the
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197 | incubator project has only been recently set up and does not yet explain
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198 | the Apache Way in great detail.
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199 | </p>
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200 | <ul>
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201 | <li><a href="#Roles and Responsibilities">Roles and Responsibilities</a></li>
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202 | <li><a href="#Decision Making">How decisions are made</a></li>
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203 | </ul>
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204 | <h3 class="section">
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205 | <a name="Roles and Responsibilities"></a>
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206 | Roles and Responsibilities
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207 | </h3>
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208 | <p>
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209 | Apache projects define a set of roles with associated rights and
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210 | responsibilities. These roles govern what tasks an individual may perform
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211 | within the project. The roles are defined in the following sections
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212 | </p>
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213 | <ul>
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214 | <li><a href="#Users">Users</a></li>
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215 | <li><a href="#Developers">Developers</a></li>
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216 | <li><a href="#Committers">Committers</a></li>
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217 | <li><a href="#Project Management Committee">
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218 | Project Management Committee (PMC)</a>
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219 | </li>
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220 | </ul>
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221 | <h4 class="subsection">
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222 | <a name="Users"></a>
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223 | Users
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224 | </h4>
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225 | <p>
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226 | The most important participants in the project are people who use our
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227 | software. The majority of our developers start out as users and guide
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228 | their development efforts from the user's perspective.
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229 | </p>
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230 | <p>
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231 | Users contribute to the Apache projects by providing feedback to
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232 | developers in the form of bug reports and feature suggestions. As
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233 | well, users participate in the Apache community by helping other users
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234 | on mailing lists and user support forums.
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235 | </p>
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236 | <h4 class="subsection">
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237 | <a name="Developers"></a>
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238 | Developers
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239 | </h4>
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240 | <p>
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241 | All of the volunteers who are contributing time, code, documentation,
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242 | or resources to the Ant Project. A developer that makes sustained,
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243 | welcome contributions to the project may be invited to become a
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244 | Committer, though the exact timing of such invitations depends on many
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245 | factors.
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246 | </p>
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247 | <h4 class="subsection">
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248 | <a name="Committers"></a>
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249 | Committers
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250 | </h4>
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251 | <p>
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252 | The project's Committers are responsible for the project's technical
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253 | management. All committers have write access to the project's source
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254 | repositories. Committers may cast binding votes on any technical
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255 | discussion regarding the project.
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256 | </p>
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257 | <p>
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258 | Committer access is by invitation only and must be approved by lazy
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259 | consensus of the active PMC members. A Committer is considered emeritus
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260 | by their own declaration or by not contributing in any form to the
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261 | project for over six months. An emeritus committer may request
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262 | reinstatement of commit access from the PMC. Such reinstatement is
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263 | subject to lazy consensus of active PMC members.
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264 | </p>
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265 | <p>
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266 | Commit access can be revoked by a unanimous vote of all the active
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267 | PMC members (except the committer in question if they are also a PMC member).
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268 | </p>
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269 | <p>
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270 | All Apache committers are required to have a signed Contributor License
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271 | Agreement (CLA) on file with the Apache Software Foundation. There is a
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272 | <a href="http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html">Committer FAQ</a>
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273 | which provides more details on the requirements for Committers
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274 | </p>
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275 | <p>
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276 | A committer who makes a sustained contribution to the project may be
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277 | invited to become a member of the PMC. The form of contribution is
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278 | not limited to code. It can also include code review, helping out
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279 | users on the mailing lists, documentation, etc.
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280 | </p>
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281 | <h4 class="subsection">
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282 | <a name="Project Management Committee"></a>
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283 | Project Management Committee
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284 | </h4>
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285 | <p>
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286 | The Project Management Committee (PMC) for Apache Ant was created by a
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287 | <a href="mission.html">resolution</a> of the board of the Apache
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288 | Software Foundation on 18<sup>th</sup> November 2002. The PMC is
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289 | responsible to the board and the ASF for the management and oversight
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290 | of the Apache Ant codebase. The responsibilities of the PMC include
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291 | </p>
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292 | <ul>
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293 | <li>Deciding what is distributed as products of the Apache Ant project.
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294 | In particular all releases must be approved by the PMC
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295 | </li>
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296 | <li>Maintaining the project's shared resources, including the codebase
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297 | repository, mailing lists, websites.
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298 | </li>
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299 | <li>Speaking on behalf of the project.
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300 | </li>
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301 | <li>Resolving license disputes regarding products of the project
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302 | </li>
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303 | <li>Nominating new PMC members and committers
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304 | </li>
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305 | <li>Maintaining these bylaws and other guidelines of the project
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306 | </li>
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307 | </ul>
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308 | <p>
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309 | Membership of the PMC is by invitation only and must be approved by a
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310 | lazy consensus of active PMC members. A PMC member is considered
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311 | "emeritus" by their own declaration or by not contributing in
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312 | any form to the project for over six months. An emeritus member may
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313 | request reinstatement to the PMC. Such reinstatement is subject to lazy
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314 | consensus of the active PMC members. Membership of the PMC can be
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315 | revoked by an unanimous vote of all the active PMC members other than
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316 | the member in question.
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317 | </p>
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318 | <p>
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319 | The chair of the PMC is appointed by the ASF board. The chair is an
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320 | office holder of the Apache Software Foundation (Vice President,
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321 | Apache Ant) and has primary responsibility to the board for the
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322 | management of the projects within the scope of the Ant PMC. The chair
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323 | reports to the board quarterly on developments within the Ant project.
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324 | The PMC may consider the position of PMC chair annually and if
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325 | supported by 2/3 Majority may recommend a new chair to the board.
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326 | Ultimately, however, it is the board's responsibility who it chooses
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327 | to appoint as the PMC chair.
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328 | </p>
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329 | <h3 class="section">
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330 | <a name="Decision Making"></a>
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331 | Decision Making
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332 | </h3>
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333 | <p>
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334 | Within the Ant project, different types of decisions require different
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335 | forms of approval. For example, the
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336 | <a href="#Roles and Responsibilities">previous section</a> describes
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337 | several decisions which require "lazy consensus" approval. This
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338 | section defines how voting is performed, the types of approvals, and which
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339 | types of decision require which type of approval.
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340 | </p>
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341 | <h4 class="subsection">
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342 | <a name="Voting"></a>
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343 | Voting
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344 | </h4>
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345 | <p>
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346 | Decisions regarding the project are made by votes on the primary project
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347 | development mailing list ([email protected]). Where necessary,
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348 | PMC voting may take place on the private Ant PMC mailing list.
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349 | Votes are clearly indicated by subject line starting with [VOTE] or
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350 | [PMC-VOTE]. Votes may contain multiple items for approval and these
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351 | should be clearly separated. Voting is carried out by replying to the
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352 | vote mail. Voting may take four flavours
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353 | </p>
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354 | <table class="ForrestTable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4">
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355 | <tr>
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356 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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357 | valign="top" align="left">
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358 | <strong>+1</strong>
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359 | </td>
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360 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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361 | valign="top" align="left">
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362 |
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363 | "Yes," "Agree," or "the action should be
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364 | performed." In general, this vote also indicates a willingness
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365 | on the behalf of the voter in "making it happen"
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366 |
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367 | </td>
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368 | </tr>
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369 | <tr>
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370 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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371 | valign="top" align="left">
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372 | <strong>+0</strong>
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373 | </td>
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374 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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375 | valign="top" align="left">
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376 |
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377 | This vote indicates a willingness for the action under
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378 | consideration to go ahead. The voter, however will not be able
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379 | to help.
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380 |
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381 | </td>
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382 | </tr>
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383 | <tr>
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384 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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385 | valign="top" align="left">
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386 | <strong>-0</strong>
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387 | </td>
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388 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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389 | valign="top" align="left">
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390 |
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391 | This vote indicates that the voter does not, in general, agree with
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392 | the proposed action but is not concerned enough to prevent the
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393 | action going ahead.
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395 | </td>
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396 | </tr>
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397 | <tr>
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398 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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399 | valign="top" align="left">
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400 | <strong>-1</strong>
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401 | </td>
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402 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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403 | valign="top" align="left">
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404 |
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405 | This is a negative vote. On issues where consensus is required,
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406 | this vote counts as a <strong>veto</strong>. All vetoes must
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407 | contain an explanation of why the veto is appropriate. Vetoes with
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408 | no explanation are void. It may also be appropriate for a -1 vote
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409 | to include an alternative course of action.
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411 | </td>
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412 | </tr>
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413 | </table>
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414 | <p>
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415 | All participants in the Ant project are encouraged to show their
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416 | agreement with or against a particular action by voting. For technical
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417 | decisions, only the votes of active committers are binding. Non binding
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418 | votes are still useful for those with binding votes to understand the
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419 | perception of an action in the wider Ant community. For PMC decisions,
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420 | only the votes of PMC members are binding.
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421 | </p>
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422 | <p>
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423 | Voting can also be applied to changes made to the Ant codebase. These
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424 | typically take the form of a veto (-1) in reply to the commit message
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425 | sent when the commit is made.
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426 | </p>
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427 | <h4 class="subsection">
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428 | <a name="Approvals"></a>
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429 | Approvals
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430 | </h4>
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431 | <p>
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432 | These are the types of approvals that can be sought. Different actions
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433 | require different types of approvals
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434 | </p>
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435 | <table class="ForrestTable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4">
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436 | <tr>
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437 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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438 | valign="top" align="left">
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439 | <strong>Consensus</strong>
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440 | </td>
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441 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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442 | valign="top" align="left">
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443 |
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444 | For this to pass, all voters with binding votes must vote and there
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445 | can be no binding vetoes (-1). Consensus votes are rarely required
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446 | due to the impracticality of getting all eligible voters to cast a
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447 | vote.
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448 |
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449 | </td>
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450 | </tr>
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451 | <tr>
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452 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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453 | valign="top" align="left">
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454 | <strong>Lazy Consensus</strong>
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455 | </td>
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456 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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457 | valign="top" align="left">
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458 |
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459 | Lazy consensus requires 3 binding +1 votes and no binding vetoes.
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460 |
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461 | </td>
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462 | </tr>
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463 | <tr>
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464 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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465 | valign="top" align="left">
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466 | <strong>Lazy Majority</strong>
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467 | </td>
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468 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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469 | valign="top" align="left">
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470 |
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471 | A lazy majority vote requires 3 binding +1 votes and more binding +1
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472 | votes that -1 votes.
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473 |
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474 | </td>
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475 | </tr>
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476 | <tr>
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477 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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478 | valign="top" align="left">
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479 | <strong>Lazy Approval</strong>
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480 | </td>
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481 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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482 | valign="top" align="left">
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483 |
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484 | An action with lazy approval is implicitly allowed unless a -1 vote
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485 | is received, at which time, depending on the type of action, either
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486 | lazy majority or lazy consensus approval must be obtained.
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487 |
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488 | </td>
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489 | </tr>
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490 | <tr>
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491 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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492 | valign="top" align="left">
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493 | <strong>2/3 Majority</strong>
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494 | </td>
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495 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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496 | valign="top" align="left">
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497 |
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498 | Some actions require a 2/3 majority of active committers or PMC
|
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499 | members to pass. Such actions typically affect the foundation
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500 | of the project (e.g. adopting a new codebase to replace an existing
|
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501 | product). The higher threshold is designed to ensure such changes
|
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502 | are strongly supported. To pass this vote requires at least 2/3 of
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503 | binding vote holders to vote +1
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504 |
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505 | </td>
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506 | </tr>
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507 | </table>
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508 | <h4 class="subsection">
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509 | <a name="Vetoes"></a>
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510 | Vetoes
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511 | </h4>
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512 | <p>
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513 | A valid, binding veto cannot be overruled. If a veto is cast, it must be
|
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514 | accompanied by a valid reason explaining the reasons for the veto. The
|
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515 | validity of a veto, if challenged, can be confirmed by anyone who has
|
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516 | a binding vote. This does not necessarily signify agreement with the
|
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517 | veto - merely that the veto is valid.
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518 | </p>
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519 | <p>
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520 | If you disagree with a valid veto, you must lobby the person casting
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521 | the veto to withdraw their veto. If a veto is not withdrawn, the action
|
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522 | that has been vetoed must be reversed in a timely manner.
|
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523 | </p>
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524 | <h4 class="subsection">
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525 | <a name="Actions"></a>
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526 | Actions
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527 | </h4>
|
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528 | <p>
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529 | This section describes the various actions which are undertaken within
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530 | the project, the corresponding approval required for that action and
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531 | those who have binding votes over the action.
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532 | </p>
|
---|
533 | <table class="ForrestTable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4">
|
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534 | <tr>
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535 | <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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536 | valign="top" align="left">
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537 | Action
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---|
538 | </th>
|
---|
539 | <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
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540 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
541 | Description
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542 | </th>
|
---|
543 | <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
544 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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545 | Approval
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546 | </th>
|
---|
547 | <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
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548 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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549 | Binding Votes
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550 | </th>
|
---|
551 | </tr>
|
---|
552 | <tr>
|
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553 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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554 | valign="top" align="left">
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555 | <strong>Code Change</strong>
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556 | </td>
|
---|
557 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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---|
558 | valign="top" align="left">
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559 |
|
---|
560 | A change made to a codebase of the project and committed
|
---|
561 | by a committer. This includes source code, documentation, website
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---|
562 | content, etc.
|
---|
563 |
|
---|
564 | </td>
|
---|
565 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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566 | valign="top" align="left">
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567 |
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568 | Lazy approval and then lazy consensus.
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569 |
|
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570 | </td>
|
---|
571 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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572 | valign="top" align="left">
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573 |
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574 | Active committers.
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575 |
|
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576 | </td>
|
---|
577 | </tr>
|
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578 | <tr>
|
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579 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
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580 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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581 | <strong>Release Plan</strong>
|
---|
582 | </td>
|
---|
583 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
584 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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585 |
|
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586 | Defines the timetable and actions for a release. The plan also
|
---|
587 | nominates a Release Manager.
|
---|
588 |
|
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589 | </td>
|
---|
590 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
591 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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592 |
|
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593 | Lazy majority
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594 |
|
---|
595 | </td>
|
---|
596 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
597 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
598 |
|
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599 | Active committers
|
---|
600 |
|
---|
601 | </td>
|
---|
602 | </tr>
|
---|
603 | <tr>
|
---|
604 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
605 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
606 | <strong>Product Release</strong>
|
---|
607 | </td>
|
---|
608 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
609 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
610 |
|
---|
611 | When a release of one of the project's products is ready, a vote is
|
---|
612 | required to accept the release as an official release of the
|
---|
613 | project.
|
---|
614 |
|
---|
615 | </td>
|
---|
616 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
617 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
618 |
|
---|
619 | Lazy Majority
|
---|
620 |
|
---|
621 | </td>
|
---|
622 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
623 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
624 |
|
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625 | Active PMC members
|
---|
626 |
|
---|
627 | </td>
|
---|
628 | </tr>
|
---|
629 | <tr>
|
---|
630 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
631 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
632 | <strong>Adoption of New Codebase</strong>
|
---|
633 | </td>
|
---|
634 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
635 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
636 |
|
---|
637 | <p>
|
---|
638 | When the codebase for an existing, released product is to be
|
---|
639 | replaced with an alternative codebase. If such a vote fails to
|
---|
640 | gain approval, the existing code base will continue.
|
---|
641 | </p>
|
---|
642 |
|
---|
643 | <p>
|
---|
644 | This also covers the creation of new sub-projects
|
---|
645 | within the project
|
---|
646 | </p>
|
---|
647 |
|
---|
648 | </td>
|
---|
649 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
650 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
651 |
|
---|
652 | 2/3 majority
|
---|
653 |
|
---|
654 | </td>
|
---|
655 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
656 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
657 |
|
---|
658 | Active committers
|
---|
659 |
|
---|
660 | </td>
|
---|
661 | </tr>
|
---|
662 | <tr>
|
---|
663 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
664 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
665 | <strong>New Committer</strong>
|
---|
666 | </td>
|
---|
667 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
668 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
669 |
|
---|
670 | When a new committer is proposed for the project
|
---|
671 |
|
---|
672 | </td>
|
---|
673 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
674 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
675 |
|
---|
676 | Lazy consensus
|
---|
677 |
|
---|
678 | </td>
|
---|
679 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
680 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
681 |
|
---|
682 | Active PMC members
|
---|
683 |
|
---|
684 | </td>
|
---|
685 | </tr>
|
---|
686 | <tr>
|
---|
687 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
688 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
689 | <strong>New PMC Member</strong>
|
---|
690 | </td>
|
---|
691 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
692 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
693 |
|
---|
694 | When a committer is proposed for the PMC
|
---|
695 |
|
---|
696 | </td>
|
---|
697 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
698 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
699 |
|
---|
700 | Lazy consensus
|
---|
701 |
|
---|
702 | </td>
|
---|
703 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
704 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
705 |
|
---|
706 | Active PMC members
|
---|
707 |
|
---|
708 | </td>
|
---|
709 | </tr>
|
---|
710 | <tr>
|
---|
711 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
712 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
713 | <strong>Committer Removal</strong>
|
---|
714 | </td>
|
---|
715 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
716 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
717 |
|
---|
718 | <p>When removal of commit privileges is sought.</p>
|
---|
719 | <p><b>Note: </b> Such actions will also be referred to the ASF
|
---|
720 | board by the PMC chair</p>
|
---|
721 |
|
---|
722 | </td>
|
---|
723 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
724 | valign="top" align="left">
|
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725 |
|
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726 | Consensus
|
---|
727 |
|
---|
728 | </td>
|
---|
729 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
730 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
731 |
|
---|
732 | Active PMC members (excluding the committer in question if a
|
---|
733 | member of the PMC).
|
---|
734 |
|
---|
735 | </td>
|
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736 | </tr>
|
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737 | <tr>
|
---|
738 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
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---|
739 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
740 | <strong>PMC Member Removal</strong>
|
---|
741 | </td>
|
---|
742 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
743 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
744 |
|
---|
745 | <p>When removal of a PMC member is sought.</p>
|
---|
746 | <p><b>Note: </b> Such actions will also be referred to the
|
---|
747 | ASF board by the PMC chair</p>
|
---|
748 |
|
---|
749 | </td>
|
---|
750 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
751 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
752 |
|
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753 | Consensus
|
---|
754 |
|
---|
755 | </td>
|
---|
756 | <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
|
---|
757 | valign="top" align="left">
|
---|
758 |
|
---|
759 | Active PMC members (excluding the member in question).
|
---|
760 |
|
---|
761 | </td>
|
---|
762 | </tr>
|
---|
763 | </table>
|
---|
764 | <h4 class="subsection">
|
---|
765 | <a name="Voting Timeframes"></a>
|
---|
766 | Voting Timeframes
|
---|
767 | </h4>
|
---|
768 | <p>
|
---|
769 | Votes are open for a period of 1 week to allow all active voters
|
---|
770 | time to consider the vote. Votes relating to code changes are not
|
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771 | subject to a strict timetable but should be made as timely as possible.
|
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772 | </p>
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773 |
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774 | </div>
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775 | </div>
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776 |
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777 | <p class="copyright">
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778 | Copyright © 2000-2005 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
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