Guys,
I've asked the EMO about how to handle this and they are fine if we
simply identify for each component a new set of committers. So I'll
expect to see a proposed set of committers, including a lead, for each
component by the end of next week, and then I'll go forward
with that list.
Cheers,
Ed
Anthony Hunter wrote:
So Christian, are you willing to baby sit the components on your
own time until a termination review?
Or would you rather vote in a some committers on each of these
components to take over next week, with the provision that things could
change based on the to be scheduled termination review?
Cheers...
Anthony
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"Christian W.
Damus" ---03/12/2009 10:16:29 AM---Hi, Kenn, Thanks for your prompt
input. That has been my understanding, too.
Hi, Kenn,
Thanks for your prompt input. That has been my
understanding, too.
Perhaps the name of this review mechanism is
problematic: it should be called the
"Please-help-Eclipse-to-decide-what-to-do-with-this-project Review." :-)
I shall work up some slides, then, for termination
reviews of these components and send them out for feed-back before
asking the EMO to schedule the reviews. These slides will make it clear
that there is, in my opinion, sufficient interest to re-boot these
components with new committers under new leadership and that this
should be the recommended course of action. As I understand it, the
interested parties will have an opportunity to collaborate on the new
road-map, committer team, and leadership for these components.
Thanks!
Christian
On 12-Mar-09, at 8:50 AM, Kenn Hussey wrote:
Christian,
The process for “vaulting of
individuals into committer positions” IS the Termination Review, AFAIK.
To be clear, a Termination Review does not automatically mean the
project/component will be terminated/archived; it gives the community
the chance to step up and potentially do a reboot. I don’t think we
can/should replace all of the committers (only one in this case) with
new ones via the usual voting process unless we can justify the new
committers based on meritocracy…
Cheers,
Kenn Hussey
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From: emf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:emf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christian W.Damus
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:40 AM
To: PMC members mailing list
Cc: MDT OCL mailing list; Eclipse
Modelling Framework
Subject: [emf-dev] Re: [mdt-ocl.dev]
Transition Plan for MDT OCL and EMF"QTV" Components?
Hi,
Thanks to Anthony, Cédric,
and Bernd for expressing willingness to commit to the continued
vitality of these components! It's great to see such support.
Just to be clear, again: as
I understand it, Termination Review is the only process by which a
project's committer team might be changed en masse on events such as this, and the
preferred outcome for all stakeholders is always that the project
continue under new leadership with a new committer team.
If there is another
mechanism available, or if the Modeling PMC can direct a transition,
please let me know! I prefer a smooth transition of these components
into willing and capable hands. For example, if the PMC can approve the
vaulting of individuals into committer positions that they would not,
under normal circumstances, yet have earned, then that works for me.
Kenn? Ed? What is your
recommendation as PMC reps for the projects involved?
Thanks,
Christian
On 11-Mar-09, at 5:30 PM,
Christian W. Damus wrote:
Hello, my PMC,
As most of you already know, I have been unemployed for some time now.
That interval is now coming to an end, to my great relief.
However, in my new employment, the job description does not include
time to spend on development of the Eclipse Modeling components on
which I am currently a committer. Nor would I expect it to, as the work
is quite removed from the MDD sphere.
I would not be able to contribute as a committer on these components to
the standard expected of the Eclipse community, and certainly not my
own standard, on my own personal time. Therefore, I shall need to
relinquish my committer rights on the MDT OCL component and the EMF
Query, Transaction, and Validation components as of next week.
The problem is, of course, that I am the only committer on these
components. As I understand the Eclipse process, a Project that finds
itself without any committers proceeds to Termination Review in the
hope that the project can be re-staffed. Is the same true of
Components? Can we assume that the rules of the new process (in which
these components that are still Components would be Projects) should
apply?
Please advise.
Thanks,
Christian
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