feedback and adding PPMC members
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See the October 2002 link:https://www.apache.org/foundation/board/calendar-1999-2004.html#2002 [Board report] for the resolution.
The Incubator has the following responsibilities:
-- Welcoming new Podlings to become part of the Apache Software Foundation.
-- Guiding Podlings to grow their communities according to the ASF's philosophy and guidelines for collaborative development (called the *Apache Way*).
+- Welcoming new Podlings to become part of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
+- Guiding Podlings to govern and grow their communities according to *link:https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/[the Apache Way]*, the ASF's philosophy and guidelines for collaborative development.
+
- Reporting monthly to the board on the progress of Podlings.
- Graduating Podlings to top level Apache Software Foundation projects.
- Retiring Podlings when needed.
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@
=== Releases
See the guidelines for link:/guides/releasemanagement.html[Podling releases] for good practices on making releases.
+link:guides/releasemanagement.html#requesting_feedback_on_interim_non_asf_releases[Non ASF releases] can be made while incubating as long as the podling is moving towards making ASF releases.
-Podlings are not fully accepted as official projects within the Apache Software Foundation. Podlings MUST NOT perform any releases of software without the approval of the Incubator PMC. When a Podling decides it wants to make an release, the Podling MUST hold a vote on their public dev list. At least three +1 votes are required (see the http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html[Apache Voting Process] page) and more +1 votes than -1 votes. If the vote passes the Podling MUST send a summary of that vote to the Incubator's link:/howtoparticipate.html#Mailing+lists[general] list and request that the Incubator PMC approve the release. Three +1 Incubator PMC votes are required to approve a release. Below is an example showing how an incubating project managed this process:
+Podlings are not fully accepted as official projects within the Apache Software Foundation. Podlings MUST NOT perform any ASF releases of software without the approval of the Incubator PMC. When a Podling decides it wants to make an ASF release, the Podling MUST hold a vote on their public dev list. At least three +1 votes are required (see the http://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html[Apache Voting Process] page) and more +1 votes than -1 votes. If the vote passes the Podling MUST send a summary of that vote to the Incubator's link:/howtoparticipate.html#Mailing+lists[general] list and request that the Incubator PMC approve the release. Three +1 Incubator PMC votes are required to approve a release. Below is an example showing how an incubating project managed this process:
- link:++https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7e9c475d07c0e12f813226aa123f54969ebb21a2277b32e9bd366d96@%3Cdev.plc4x.apache.org%3E++[Post to the Podling dev list calling the vote.]
- link:++https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06655226ba08c16a8cb273f9b45e0b0a15ebaed0d06783fdd06a03f6@%3Cgeneral.incubator.apache.org%3E++[Post to the Incubator's general list requesting approval from the Incubator PMC.]
@@ -114,6 +116,9 @@
Releases for the *Podling* MUST be distributed through *++http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/++_Podling_* Also the Podling MAY choose to distribute approved releases through other channels like the central Maven repository.
+== Adding PPMC members
+After voting someone into the PPMC on the PPMC private list, a NOTICE email MUST be sent incubator private list. The PPMC MUST wait for 72 hours before inviting the new PPMC member to join the PPMC. See link:https://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html#voting_in_a_new_ppmc_member[Voting in a new PPMC member]
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== Termination
The Incubator PMC SHOULD notify a podling of any policy violations. It MAY consider the termination of a Podling if violations are not corrected.
