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| <div class="container"> <h1 id="asf-glossary">ASF Glossary<a class="headerlink" href="#asf-glossary" title="Permalink">¶</a></h1> |
| <p>This glossary provides a brief description of some of the organizational |
| terms used at the ASF and in Apache projects. For more information |
| about anything Apache, see the <a href="/dev/">/dev documentation</a> or the |
| <a href="http://community.apache.org/">Community Development project</a>.</p> |
| <hr/> |
| <dl> |
| <dt id="Artifact">Artifact<a class="headerlink" href="#Artifact" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A file which is created as the outcome of a process, typically the |
| release preparation process.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ASF">ASF<a class="headerlink" href="#ASF" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The Apache Software Foundation, a non-profit organization.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Attic">Attic<a class="headerlink" href="#Attic" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A location for discontinued, abandoned, and retired |
| <a href="#Codebase">codebases</a> and <a href="#Project">projects</a>. The |
| <a href="http://attic.apache.org">Apache Attic project</a> |
| preserves the information for posterity, reference, and potential |
| future re-activation, while keeping it clearly distinct from active |
| work.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Board">Board<a class="headerlink" href="#Board" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The nine-person legal governing body of the ASF, elected by the |
| <a href="#Member">members</a>. The board provides the oversight of the |
| Foundation's activities and operation, and applies and enforces the ASF's <a href="#Bylaws">bylaws</a>. Among other |
| things, the board approves or rejects resolutions brought before it, |
| such as for the creation or dissolution of ASF <a href="#Project">projects</a> , |
| funding requests, legal concerns, and disciplinary actions. As an open |
| and non-profit corporation, the ASF makes the minutes of board meetings publicly available at |
| <a href="/foundation/records/minutes/">http://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/</a>. |
| These minutes include all decisions not made in <a href="#ExecutiveSession">executive |
| sessions</a>. Also see <a href="#Director">Director</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Bikeshed">Bikeshed Argument<a class="headerlink" href="#Bikeshed" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Arguing (pointlessly) about which color to paint the bikeshed. As |
| explained <a href="http://www.unixguide.net/freebsd/faq/16.19.shtml">here</a> it |
| may happen when the argument is so trivial that it's easy for anyone |
| to have an opinion, and want to see theirs prevail.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Build">Build<a class="headerlink" href="#Build" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <strong>Build</strong> is a package which is not suitable for distribution to the |
| general public. Builds are works-in-progress, and should only be available to people working on product |
| development at the Foundation.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Bylaws">Bylaws<a class="headerlink" href="#Bylaws" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Bylaws are a codification of the rules that an organisation follows. |
| Some, such as the <a href="/foundation/bylaws.html">ASF bylaws</a>, are legally |
| binding and have significance outside the organisation. Others, such |
| as the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/management.html">Jakarta bylaws</a>, are only |
| meaningful within the <a href="#Community">community</a> and are only as binding |
| as the community itself makes them. The bylaws of an organisation |
| within the ASF may not contradict those of the ASF proper; any such |
| conflicting parts in the organisation bylaws are necessarily null and |
| void.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Chair">Chair<a class="headerlink" href="#Chair" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p><strong>1.</strong> The Chair of the <a href="#Board">Board</a> of <a href="#Director">Directors</a> of |
| the <a href="#ASF">ASF</a>, responsible for the orderly meeting and functioning |
| of the Board. |
| <strong>2.</strong> The official head of a committee, such as a |
| Project Management Committee <a href="#PMC">PMC</a>. PMC Chairs are ASF |
| <a href="#Vice-President">Vice Presidents</a> given charge of the proper operation of their |
| <a href="#Project">projects</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Codebase">Codebase<a class="headerlink" href="#Codebase" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A meaningful group of source. Some <a href="#Project">projects</a> use only a |
| single codebase, while others have several.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="CommitAccess">Commit access<a class="headerlink" href="#CommitAccess" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>ASF <a href="#Project">projects</a> collaborate on code using <a href="#version-control">version |
| control</a> software to coordinate changes. |
| The ability to make direct changes to that code is known as <em>commit |
| access</em> (from the <code>[VCS] commit</code> subcommand). This process patches the |
| actual official code. Also see <a href="#Karma">Karma</a> .</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Committer">Committer<a class="headerlink" href="#Committer" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>An individual who has the privilege to directly commit changes to an Apache <a href="#Codebase">codebase</a> ( <a href="#CommitAccess">commit |
| access</a> ).</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="CommitThenReview">Commit-Then-Review<a class="headerlink" href="#CommitThenReview" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>(Often abbreviated 'CTR' or 'C-T-R'.) A policy governing code changes |
| which permits developers to make changes at will, with the possibility |
| of a change being retroactively <a href="#Veto">vetoed</a>. C-T-R is an application of |
| decision-making through <a href="#LazyConsensus">lazy consensus</a>. The C-T-R |
| model is useful in rapid-prototyping environments, but because of the |
| lack of mandatory review it may let more bugs through in daily practice than the |
| <a href="#ReviewThenCommit">R-T-C</a> alternative. Compare <a href="#ReviewThenCommit">R-T-C</a>, and see the description of the <a href="voting.html">voting process</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Community">Community<a class="headerlink" href="#Community" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Group of individuals with a common cause. The community of a |
| <a href="#Project">project</a> consists of all those with an interest in that project.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ApacheCon">Community Over Code (formerly called ApacheCon)<a class="headerlink" href="#ApacheCon" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The official developer and user conference of the ASF (see the |
| <a href="https://communityovercode.org/">Community Over Code Web site</a> ).</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ConsensusApproval">Consensus Approval<a class="headerlink" href="#ConsensusApproval" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>'Consensus approval' refers to a <a href="#Vote">vote</a> (sense 1) which has |
| completed with <strong>at least three binding +1 votes</strong> and <strong>no</strong> |
| <a href="#Veto">vetos</a>. Compare <a href="#MajorityApproval">Majority Approval</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Contributor">Contributor<a class="headerlink" href="#Contributor" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Someone who makes consistent improvements to the entities under an |
| <a href="#ASF">ASF</a> <a href="#PMC">PMC</a>, code or documentation or otherwise. |
| This does not, in and of itself, imply <a href="#CommitAccess">commit access</a>, though frequent and valued contributors are readily <a href="#Vote">voted</a> |
| on for such access.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="CLA">Contributor License Agreement<a class="headerlink" href="#CLA" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Contributor License Agreement (CLA) is sometimes referred to as |
| Individual Contributor License Agreement (ICLA). There is also a |
| Corporate Contributor License Agreement (CCLA). All are explained on |
| the <a href="/licenses/#clas">Licenses</a> page.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="CTR">CTR , C-T-R<a class="headerlink" href="#CTR" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>See <a href="#CommitThenReview">CommitThenReview</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="CVS">CVS<a class="headerlink" href="#CVS" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The Concurrent Versioning System, an older <a href="#version-control">version control |
| system</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Darwinism">Darwinism<a class="headerlink" href="#Darwinism" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>See <a href="#SoftwareDarwinism">Software Darwinism</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Developer">Developer<a class="headerlink" href="#Developer" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A user who contributes to a project in the form of code or |
| documentation becomes a developer. They take extra steps to |
| participate in a project, are active on the developer mailing list, |
| participate in discussions, provide patches, documentation, |
| suggestions, and criticism. Developers are also known as |
| "contributors".</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Director">Director<a class="headerlink" href="#Director" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>One of nine individuals elected annually by the <a href="#Member">members</a> to the |
| Foundation's <a href="#Board">board of directors</a>. Directors may or may not |
| have individual responsibilities, but all are generally expected to |
| stay informed about as much of the Foundation's operations and |
| activity as possible, since the Board provides oversight for the |
| Foundation as a whole.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Emeritus">Emeritus<a class="headerlink" href="#Emeritus" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A term used to formally designate someone as no longer active, but |
| still entitled to many of the rights and privileges of the position. |
| For example, an ASF member who hasn't attended any membership meetings |
| for a long time is declared emeritus; someone who no longer has time |
| to work on a particular <a href="#Project">project</a> may declare themself |
| emeritus. Emeritus status indicates interest but not activity, as |
| opposed to having resigned.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Evolution">Evolution<a class="headerlink" href="#Evolution" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Progress by gradual accumulation of small changes. Typical mode for |
| Apache projects. Compare <a href="#Revolution">Revolution</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ExecutiveSession">Executive Session<a class="headerlink" href="#ExecutiveSession" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A portion of a <a href="#Board">board</a> meeting which concerns confidential |
| matters and which therefore cannot be publicly minuted. Examples |
| include salary discussions, areas covered by non-disclosure |
| agreements, disciplinary actions, and some types of funding decisions.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="git">Git<a class="headerlink" href="#git" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <a href="#version-control">version control system</a> used by the majority of ASF projects.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Hackathon">Hackathon<a class="headerlink" href="#Hackathon" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Informal event at which ASF participants can get together, network, |
| and discuss/argue/hack/prototype according to their interests. |
| Hackathons are open to all <a href="#Committer">committers</a> and invited |
| contributors, and typically take place immediately preceding or |
| following the <a href="#ApacheCon">ApacheCon</a> events.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Hibernation">Hibernation<a class="headerlink" href="#Hibernation" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Sleeplike state with a depressed metabolic rate. Sometimes used to |
| describe a <a href="#Project">project</a> with low levels of activity.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Karma">Karma<a class="headerlink" href="#Karma" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p><strong>1.</strong> Sufficient access to perform an operation, such as committing |
| changes to a <a href="#version-control">version control</a>. ("Please grant Yo |
| Mega karma to the foo-bar.") |
| <strong>2.</strong> Respect and <a href="#Merit">merit</a> in |
| the <a href="#Community">community</a>. ("Al Faa and Ro Main have good karma because of the |
| careful and tactful way they make their points and the quality of their |
| technical contributions.") |
| <strong>3.</strong> Any combination of senses 1 and two; they are indirectly related.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="LazyConsensus">Lazy consensus<a class="headerlink" href="#LazyConsensus" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>(Also called 'lazy approval'.) A decision-making policy which assumes |
| general consent if no responses are posted within a defined period. |
| For example, "I'm going to commit this by lazy consensus if no-one |
| objects within the next three days." Also see <a href="#ConsensusApproval">Consensus Approval</a> , |
| <a href="#MajorityApproval">Majority Approval</a> , and the description of the <a href="voting.html">voting |
| process</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="LicenseHeader">License Header<a class="headerlink" href="#LicenseHeader" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Text, at the top of a code file, referring to the license for the file (as opposed to including the complete |
| license text).</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="MajorityApproval">Majority Approval<a class="headerlink" href="#MajorityApproval" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Refers to a <a href="#Vote">vote</a> (sense 1) which has completed with <strong>at |
| least three binding +1 votes</strong> and more +1 votes than -1 votes. ( |
| <em>I.e.</em> , a simple majority with a minimum quorum of three positive |
| votes.) Note that in votes requiring majority approval a -1 vote is |
| simply a vote against, <strong>not</strong> a <a href="#Veto">veto</a>. Compare |
| <a href="#ConsensusApproval">Consensus Approval</a>. See also the description of the <a href="voting.html">voting |
| process</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Member">Member<a class="headerlink" href="#Member" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>An individual who has been elected to membership in the ASF by the |
| existing members. Membership benefits include having a voice in |
| the functioning of the Foundation, and the ability to nominate and vote |
| on new Member candidates and on directors.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Merit">Merit<a class="headerlink" href="#Merit" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The concept of 'merit' is central to the Apache philosophy and |
| <a href="#Community">community</a> methodology. Merit is a qualitative and |
| subjective term, referring to a combination of the |
| worth of one's accomplishments and the respect of one's |
| peers.</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>technical competence</li> |
| <li>ability to get along with others</li> |
| <li>positive contributions to discussions and code</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>The acquisition of merit is a cumulative process; |
| once acquired, it doesn't decay. It is possible to lose merit, though, |
| by violating community ethics, guidelines, or sensibilities.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Meritocracy">Meritocracy<a class="headerlink" href="#Meritocracy" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Meritocracy is one of the principles underlying the ASF and its |
| philosophy. As it has been put, 'the more you do the more you are |
| allowed to do.' As a person acquires merit, their stature in the |
| <a href="#Community">community</a> and (to a certain extent) the weight |
| given to their opinions grow.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Netiquette">Netiquette<a class="headerlink" href="#Netiquette" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Netiquette is the common rules of good online |
| behaviour. For the general case, it is defined in <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html">IETF RFC |
| 1855</a> ; for the more specific |
| Apache environment, it boils down to things like:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>don't flame</li> |
| <li>lurk for a while after joining a list before posting; this allows you to get a feel for the personalities, |
| attitudes, and issues, as well as existing rules for acceptable behaviour</li> |
| <li>be aware of the <a href="#Project">project</a> 's/list's guidelines (such as on voting), and don't violate them</li> |
| <li>if you have a question, search the list archives and the bug database before asking what may have already been answered></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>These are just the rough outline of things that may be more (or less) the |
| rule on a per-list basis. They boil down to 'be polite' and 'don't |
| make unnecessary work for others'.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="NOTICE">NOTICE file<a class="headerlink" href="#NOTICE" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The NOTICE file in a software release package is reserved for a certain subset of legally-required notifications |
| which are not satisfied by either the text of LICENSE |
| or the presence of licensing information embedded within the bundled dependency. |
| See <a href="/dev/licensing-howto.html#mod-notice">NOTICE modifications</a> |
| Also section 4d of the <a href="/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Officer">Officer<a class="headerlink" href="#Officer" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>An individual appointed by the ASF Board of Directors and given |
| specific authority over and responsibility for some portion of the |
| Foundation's activities. An officer may or may not be a |
| <a href="#Board">director</a> of the Foundation.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Package">Package (sometimes referred to informally as Tarball or Distribution)<a class="headerlink" href="#Package" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <strong>Package</strong> is a compressed archive file created from a project's |
| source code with the intent to distribute. Packages are typically either |
| source packages or binary packages built from source; sometimes separate |
| documentation packages are released alongside the source package. Often |
| packages have external dependencies which may require additional |
| software be installed as a prerequisite.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="PEO">PEO<a class="headerlink" href="#PEO" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization">Professional_employer_organization</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="PMC">PMC<a class="headerlink" href="#PMC" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Project Management Committee, the group of people with formal |
| oversight of a <a href="#Project">project</a>. The chair of a PMC is always an |
| <a href="#Officer">officer</a> of the Foundation. As the PMC has official |
| oversight responsibilities assigned by the <a href="#Board">Board</a> , its |
| actions are considered to be on behalf of the Foundation, with all the |
| legal protections and responsibilities implied. See the |
| <a href="bylaws.html#6.3">Bylaws</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Podling">Podling<a class="headerlink" href="#Podling" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <a href="#Codebase">codebase</a> and its <a href="#Community">community</a> while in the |
| process of being incubated. See the description of the <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Process_Description.html">Incubation |
| process</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="President">President<a class="headerlink" href="#President" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Primary executive officer of the <a href="#ASF">ASF</a> , serving at the |
| direction of the <a href="#Board">Board</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Project">Project<a class="headerlink" href="#Project" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>In the Apache Software Foundation, the term ' <em>project</em> ' typically |
| refers to a <a href="#Community">community</a> focussed on one or more |
| <a href="#Codebase">codebases</a> , overseen by a <a href="#PMC">PMC</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ReleaseCandidate">Release Candidate<a class="headerlink" href="#ReleaseCandidate" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A source <a href="#Package">package</a> and other accompanying |
| <a href="#Artifacts">artifacts</a> to be inspected to see whether they are ready for release. The PMC then votes whether to release the candidate.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ReleaseManager">Release Manager<a class="headerlink" href="#ReleaseManager" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The individual who takes responsibility for shepherding a release through |
| the release process to final distribution. Any project |
| <a href="#Committer">committer</a> can serve as Release Manager. Often abbreviated |
| as "RM".</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="ReviewThenCommit">Review-Then-Commit<a class="headerlink" href="#ReviewThenCommit" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>(Often referenced as 'RTC' or 'R-T-C'.) Commit policy which requires |
| that all changes receive <a href="#ConsensusApproval">consensus approval</a> before being |
| committed to the code base. Compare <a href="#CommitThenReview">C-T-R</a> , and see the |
| description of the <a href="voting.html">voting process</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Revolution">Revolution<a class="headerlink" href="#Revolution" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>In the Apache environment, some communities may decide to permit (or |
| encourage) <em>revolutions</em> as ways of reconciling differences, |
| particularly code changes which have been blocked on a particular |
| branch by a veto. Originally described by James Duncan Davison in his |
| 'Rules for Revolutionaries,' the concept has been adopted, formally or |
| informally, by at least one Apache <a href="#Project">project</a>. Essentially, a |
| revolution occurs when a group of committers decides to fork the |
| current main branch in order to work on problematic code or concepts. |
| This permits them to pursue it without disturbing the evolutionary |
| work on the main branch. A revolutionary branch may eventually be |
| merged back into the main branch, die out, split completely and become |
| a new main branch, or may absorb the current main branch into itself |
| (essentially no different than the first option). See the ' <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/learn/rules-for-revolutionaries.html">Rules for |
| Revolutionaries</a> |
| ' and compare <a href="#Evolution">Evolution</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Release">Release<a class="headerlink" href="#Release" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <strong>Release</strong> is a package offered to the general public by The Apache |
| Software Foundation.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="RTC">RTC , R-T-C<a class="headerlink" href="#RTC" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>See <a href="#ReviewThenCommit">ReviewThenCommit</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="SoftwareDarwinism">Software Darwinism<a class="headerlink" href="#SoftwareDarwinism" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A deceptively simple concept, often expressed as 'the best code |
| survives'. The <a href="#Evolution">evolutionary</a> processes inherent in the |
| Apache peer-review environment support this idea.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="SGA">Software Grant Agreement<a class="headerlink" href="#SGA" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>See <a href="/licenses/#grants">details of SGAs</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="STATUSfiles">STATUS files<a class="headerlink" href="#STATUSfiles" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Due to the noninteractive style of communication practised by most of |
| the Apache development projects, maintaining a record of decisions |
| made -- and in progress -- can be a useful thing. A number of the |
| Apache projects accomplish this through the use of a file, typically |
| named <code>STATUS</code> , stored in the project's own code repository. In |
| addition to keeping existing developers informed of current issues, |
| such files also provide useful information to new would-be developers |
| investigating the project.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="STV">STV<a class="headerlink" href="#STV" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Single Transferable Vote, used in Apache board elections for example. |
| See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Transferable_Vote</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Subversion">Subversion<a class="headerlink" href="#Subversion" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>A <a href="#version-control">version control system</a> that is "a compelling |
| replacement for <a href="#CVS">CVS</a> ". A minority of projects use Subversion (SVN).</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="SVN">SVN<a class="headerlink" href="#SVN" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>See <a href="#Subversion">Subversion</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="tabled">tabled<a class="headerlink" href="#tabled" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The term 'tabled' may be seen in minutes of Board meetings. |
| For example, "Special Order 7H, ... , was tabled." |
| In that context it means 'postponed' or 'deferred'.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="TLP">TLP<a class="headerlink" href="#TLP" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Top Level Project, see also <a href="#PMC">PMC</a></p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Treasurer">Treasurer<a class="headerlink" href="#Treasurer" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>The treasurer of the <a href="#ASF">ASF</a> is an <a href="#Officer">officer</a> of the |
| corporation, and is responsible for managing the funds and assets of |
| the Foundation, reporting tax information, and so on. The treasurer |
| need not be a <a href="#Member">member</a> of the Foundation, nor a |
| <a href="#Director">director</a>, though the role is often filled by someone who |
| is.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Troll">Troll<a class="headerlink" href="#Troll" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Some definitions:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="http://www.askdavetaylor.com/whats_a_troll_and_a_zombie.html">Gentle</a></li> |
| <li><a href="http://www.urban75.com/Mag/troll.html">Naughty</a></li> |
| <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_trolls">Definitive</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>For how to deal with trolls, see <a href="https://lists.apache.org/thread/wm9g4tlnf9j9c52t7syozx19fhxzd92z">this thread</a> but (for those who |
| are impatient) here's <a href="https://lists.apache.org/thread/z3h9w7mw8bs1gpy44vkyz9nht1bvhpbf">Ted's opinion</a> |
| (which acts as a good summary).</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="User">User<a class="headerlink" href="#User" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Someone who uses our software. Users contribute to Apache |
| projects by providing feedback to developers in the form of bug |
| reports and feature suggestions. Users participate in the Apache |
| community by helping other users on mailing lists and user support |
| forums.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="version-control">Version Control System<a class="headerlink" href="#version-control" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>Version control systems provide the ability to track (and potentially |
| revert) incremental changes to files, reporting them to a mailing list |
| as they are made, and can be used concurrently by many developers. All |
| of the Foundation's code and documentation are managed in such systems |
| thus providing a complete history for each codebase. See <a href="#git">Git</a>, |
| <a href="#Subversion">Subversion</a> and <a href="#CVS">CVS</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Veto">Veto<a class="headerlink" href="#Veto" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p>According to the Apache methodology, a change which has been made or |
| proposed may be blocked through the exercise of a veto by a |
| committer to the <a href="#Codebase">codebase</a> in question. If the |
| <a href="#ReviewThenCommit">R-T-C</a> commit policy is in effect, a veto prevents |
| the change from being made. In either the R-T-C or |
| <a href="#CommitThenReview">C-T-R</a> environments, a veto applied to a change |
| that has already been made forces it to be reverted. Vetoes may not be |
| overridden nor voted down, and only cease to apply when the committer |
| who issued the veto withdraws it. All vetoes <em>must</em> be accompanied by a |
| valid technical justification; a veto without such a justification is |
| invalid. In case of doubt, deciding whether a technical |
| justification is valid is up to the PMC. Vetoes force discussion |
| and, if supported, version control rollback or appropriate code changes. Vetoed code commits |
| are best reverted by the original committer, unless an urgent |
| solution is needed (e.g., build breakers). Vetoes only apply to |
| code or documentation changes; they do not apply to |
| procedural issues such as software releases.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Vice-President">Vice-President<a class="headerlink" href="#Vice-President" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p><a href="#ASF">ASF</a> vice-presidents are <a href="#Officer">officers</a> of the |
| corporation, with authority over and responsibility for specific |
| areas of the Foundation's work. <a href="#PMC">PMC</a> <a href="#Chair">chairs</a> are |
| vice-presidents given charge of the proper operation of their |
| <a href="#Project">projects</a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt id="Vote">Vote<a class="headerlink" href="#Vote" title="Permalink">¶</a></dt> |
| <dd> |
| <p><strong>1.</strong> The process of making a formal decision. ('The vote for foo |
| will close in three days.')</p> |
| <p><strong>2.</strong> The expression of a positive or |
| negative opinion, or a veto, as part of a formal decision. ('My vote |
| is -1 because foo smells bad.')</p> |
| <p><strong>Binding votes</strong> are those |
| cast by the PMC committers for the <a href="#Project">project</a> to which the |
| decision applies. Votes cast by others are advisory or indicative |
| only.<br/>See also <a href="#ConsensusApproval">ConsensusApproval</a> , <a href="#MajorityApproval">MajorityApproval</a> |
| , <a href="#LazyConsensus">LazyConsensus</a> , and the description of the <a href="voting.html">voting |
| process</a>.</p> |
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| $('ul.dropdown-menu [data-toggle=dropdown]').on('click', function(event) { |
| event.preventDefault(); |
| event.stopPropagation(); |
| $(this).parent().siblings().removeClass('open'); |
| $(this).parent().toggleClass('open'); |
| console.log('WOrked'); |
| }); |
| }); |
| })(jQuery); |
| </script> |
| </body> |
| </html> |