RE: [technology-pmc] Today's Technology PMC conference call iscanceled

["Wayne Beaton" <wayne@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> ISSUE #1: "Users who contribute software or research become 
> contributors"
> PROPOSED:
>  --"Users who contribute software or research are referred to 
> as 'Contributors'."

Works for me.

> ISSUE #2: "Contributors who has the trust of the Project's Committers"
> PROPOSED:
>   --"Contributors who have earned the trust of the Project's 
> Committers", or
>   --"Contributors who have proven their merit to the 
> Project's Committers"

I like the second one. 

> ISSUE #3: "A Committer has write access to the...and/or bug 
> tracking system."
>  -- might imply that contributors do not have ability to create new
> bugs or add to existing ones.   Can't think of a better way to word it
> right now -- might not be worth changing...
> 
> ISSUE #4:
> ---BEFORE---
> How a Contributor demonstrate trustworthiness to a Project's 
> Committers is defined by each Project's Committer and the 
> PMC. Without restricting or requiring the Projects to follow 
> these mechanisms, here are some recommended practices:
> 
>     * A Contributor can give frequent and valuable 
> contributions a Project or a component of a Project, or
>     * A Contributor can have a extensive public record of 
> contribution to similar projects or technologies, or
>     * A Contributor can be well known to be trustworthy to 
> all of a Project's Committers
> 
> The process agreed on by a Project's Committers and the PMC 
> must follow the Eclipse principles by being open and transparent.
> 
> ---AFTER---
> To be consistent with the principles of openness, 
> transparency, and meritocracy, Committers should consider the 
> following factors when nominating new Committers:
> 
>     * the frequency and quality of the nominee's 
> contributions to the Project or to a component of the Project
>     * the extent of the nominee's public contributions to 
> similar projects or technologies, or
>     * the degree to which the nominee is considered a 
> recognized expert in the applicable fields by the Project's 
> Contributors and Committers
> 
> ---

This works for me.

> and then I'd bring the following paragraph up to immediately 
> follow this section:
> 
> "Becoming a Committer is a privilege that is earned by 
> contributing and showing discipline and good judgment. It is 
> a responsibility that should be neither given nor taken 
> lightly, nor it is a right based on employment by an Eclipse 
> Member company. "

Agreed.

> Cliff
> 
> 
> On 5/8/06, Bjorn Freeman-Benson 
> <bjorn.freeman-benson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ed, Greg,
> > Today's Technology PMC conference call (the one we invited you guys 
> > to) has been canceled because more than half the PMC is 
> traveling and 
> > not available. It looks like we'll reschedule it for May 
> 22nd but... 
> > I'd like to call each of you and get your feedback sooner 
> than that, 
> > if you don't mind - in other words, I'd like to move this charter 
> > change ahead rather than delay and delay and delay.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bjorn
> >
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