Re: [DISCUSS] Graduate Apache Fluss (Incubating) as a Top Level Project

Hi Justin,

Thank you for the continued feedback. I will bring this back to the
PPMC to re-discuss the roster and propose a more concise list that
strictly reflects incubation-era contributions and governance. Will
report back once we have an updated proposal.

Best regards,
Jark

On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 at 19:32, Justin Mclean <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Thanks for the detailed follow-up, and for restarting the discussion against the agreed criteria.
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> For most proposed members, the evidence clearly meets the test you adopted: commits, reviews, release management, compliance, and governance during incubation.
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> For at least one, possibly two, though, the cited contributions are pre-donation founding work. That work is real and valued, but under your own criteria, it is pre-donation history and promotion, not incubation-era contribution or governance.
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> As noted earlier, "merit never expires" applies to existing committers and PMC members; it isn't a basis for a seat on a new graduation PMC. Nor should a person's title or position in a company be a factor, which appears to be part of the rationale here.
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> Kind Regards,
> Justin
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