Re: Process, policy and best practice

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Ross Gardler <rgardler-yabmN0NJNhHwJSu5WlVMogC/[email protected]>wrote:

> Sent from a mobile device, please excuse mistakes and brevity
> On 1 Apr 2013 18:28, "Luciano Resende" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Ross Gardler <rgardler-yabmN0NJNhHwJSu5WlVMogC/[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> > > ComDev PMC,
> > >
> > > I proposed, during budget discussions, that the ComDev PMC should
> consider
> > > budgeting to accelerate the documentation goals of this PMC.
> > >
> > > Since then the IPMC has been discussing the idea of handing off the
> > > documentation parts of their responsibilities to ComDev. This is just a
> > > discussion item and is in no way a decision at this point.
> > >
> > > The idea, as I understand it, is not to pass over any of the podling
> > > oversight responsibilities, only the documentation of ASF policies,
> > > processes and best practice.
> > >
> > > I stress, this is just an IPMC discussion, there is certainly no
> decision
> > > at this point, at this point, but it is one that ComDev should be aware
> of.
> > >
> > > Sent from a mobile device, please excuse mistakes and brevity
> > >
> >
> >
> > Can you clarify if these discussions have a pre-requisite that the ComDev
> > PMC have a budget and can hire someone to do this ?
> >
>
> The two items are not directly connected in any way. I've made no comment
> about whether ComDev would want to take this on and, so far, the discussion
> is only between myself and a couple of IPMC members (on the general list)
>
> Ross
>
>
If the budget is not a pre-requisite, how do envision a small PMC like
ComDev, taking responsibility of a big task, that the current owner and a
much larger PMC has not been able to handle ?


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