| Dear Joe Bob |
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| In recognition of your demonstrated commitment to, and alignment with, the |
| goals of the Apache Frizzle project, the Frizzle PPMC has voted to offer you |
| membership in the Frizzle PPMC ("Podling Project Management Committee"). |
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| Please let us know if you accept by subscribing to the private alias [by |
| sending mail to private-subscribe@frizzle.incubator.apache.org], and posting |
| a message to private@frizzle.incubator.apache.org. |
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| The PPMC is the Incubator podling version of a project PMC ("Project |
| Management Committee") that for every top-level project is tasked by the |
| Apache Board of Directors with official oversight and binding votes in |
| that project. When Frizzle graduates from the Incubator to a top-level |
| project, the project PMC is usually formed from the membership of the PPMC. |
| Note that while participation in the PMC after graduation is not |
| guaranteed, simply continuing your constructive and active participation |
| is usually sufficient. |
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| As a PPMC member, and later as a PMC member, you are responsible for |
| continuing the general project, code, and community oversight that you |
| have exhibited so far. The votes of the PPMC are not legally binding; |
| votes of the Incubator PMC are. However, many of the PPMC members |
| are also Incubator PMC members, so they implicitly cast binding votes |
| when we vote on PPMC issues. While this is an important legal |
| distinction, it shouldn't enter your thinking when working on the PPMC - |
| members should treat every decision as if it were legally binding for the ASF. |
| Also, in day-to-day activities, the Incubator PMC member vs PPMC member |
| distinction should be invisible -- we are peers. |
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| All PPMC members are subscribed to the project's private mail list, which |
| is used to discuss issues unsuitable for an open, public forum, such as |
| people issues (e.g. new committers, problematic community members, etc.), |
| security issues, and the like. It can't be emphasized enough that |
| care should be taken to minimize the use of the private list, discussing |
| everything possible on the appropriate public list. |
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| The private PPMC list is *private* - it is strictly for the use of the |
| PPMC. Messages are not to be forwarded to anyone else without the express |
| permission of the PPMC. Also note that any Member of the Foundation has |
| the right to review and participate in any PPMC or PMC list, as a PMC |
| and PPMC are acting on behalf of the Membership. |
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| Finally, the PPMC (and assuming graduation, the PMC) is not meant to create |
| a hierarchy within the committership or the community. In fact, a goal is to |
| add all committers over time to the PPMC/PMC, as our belief is that those who |
| do the work should get a binding vote. Therefore, in our day-to-day |
| interactions with the rest of the community, we continue to interact as |
| peers, where every reasonable opinion is considered, and all community |
| members are invited to participate in our public voting. If there ever |
| is a situation where the PMC/PPMC's view differs significantly from that |
| of the rest of the community, this is a symptom of a problem that needs to |
| be addressed. |
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| With the expectation of your acceptance, welcome! |
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| The Apache Frizzle PPMC |
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