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| <author email="akarasulu@apache.org">Alex Karasulu</author> |
| <title>Apache Directory Project: PMC</title> |
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| <p> |
| For now because we are within the incubator we do not have a PMC but |
| the incubator's equivalent of one for a incubated project. Until we |
| exit the incubator the this PPMC will operate using the PMC guidelines |
| below. |
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| <section name="Informative material only"> |
| <p>These pages exist only to provide some down-to-earth insight |
| in how things work at the ASF. They're informative only, not |
| normative. They may contain errors or inadequacies. IANAL.</p> |
| </section> |
| <section name="So what is this PMC thing?"> |
| <p>Apache is a legal entity, i.e. a real non-profit organisation, |
| with a charter, members, a board, a president, etc. You can |
| read all about that |
| <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/">here</a></p> |
| |
| <p>A PMC, Project Management Committee, is a group of people |
| appointed with the task of managing something that fits with the |
| Apache Software Foundation goals. The Directory PMC, for example, |
| is tasked with managing the Apache Directory Project.</p> |
| </section> |
| <section name="What, management?! We've already got plenty of those at work!"> |
| <p>We're all programmers, and that is what we want to occupy us |
| with. We like to share and work on our software together, which |
| is why we make it free software. However, there is always some |
| stuff which still requires management.</p> |
| |
| <p>For example, in order to protect ourselves and our users, all |
| software hosted at Apache must be properly copyrighted to the ASF, |
| and licensed under the ASF license. This is something the PMC is |
| responsible for.</p> |
| |
| <p>Also, remember that the PMC consists of the same people that do |
| the development work. There's no "bossing around" here. The PMC |
| exists only to facilitate free software developers in "doing their |
| thing", just like the ASF exists "to provide organizational, legal, |
| and financial support for the Apache Open Source software |
| projects".</p> |
| </section> |
| <section name="The PMC Chair and Officer of the Foundation"> |
| <p>The position of Directory PMC chair is an important one; the PMC |
| chair has special responsibilities and privileges as detailed in |
| the ASF bylaws.</p> |
| </section> |
| <section name="Project Management Committee"> |
| <p>For now all members form the current Directory PPMC:</p> |
| </section> |
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