[Psc] GeoExt release procedure

[Eric Lemoine]

On Monday, June 8, 2009, Tim Schaub <tschaub at opengeo.org> wrote:
> Hey-
>
> Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote:
>> Hey Tim,
>>
>> but currently the PSC archives are public:
>>
>> http://www.geoext.org/pipermail/psc/
>>
>
> Good point.  Didn't know that.
>
> So, I'd suggest either:
>
> 1) making the archive viewable to members only, or
> 2) creating a private list,
> 3) restricting all private conversation from any list

the psc list can be useful, so I'd suggest we go with either 1) or 2).
I'll take a look as soon as I can.

>
> The reason for a private list is so we can mail each other about any
> sensitive information (passwords, discussion about individuals, etc).
>
> In any case, I think votes, discussion on procedure, etc still belong on
> the dev list.
>
> Tim
>
>> Best regards,
>> Bart
>>
>> Tim Schaub wrote:
>>> Hey-
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting this going Andreas.
>>>
>>> One note about the use of this list.  While OpenLayers was going
>>> through the OSGeo incubation process, we were told that transparency
>>> in governance was very important.  Specifically, we were told not to
>>> use a private list except when absolutely necessary.  The OpenLayers
>>> PSC list remains private, but it is only used for discussion that
>>> involves individuals that should not be called out on a public list.
>>>
>>> So, I'd like to propose that we use the dev list for all of the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> 1. Calls for votes.
>>> 2. Discussion about procedure.
>>> 3. Discussion about what should/should not go in the library.
>>> 4. Schedules, meetings, administrivia.
>>>
>>> And, the PSC list should be restricted to the following:
>>>
>>> 1. Discussion about individuals.  This includes any nomination of any
>>> individual for commit rights, PSC membership, etc.  Basically, if
>>> we're going to vote on a person, we don't go public with the vote
>>> until we know that we're all in favor.
>>> 2. Discussion about any sensitive information that should not be
>>> publicly logged.
>>>
>>> Also, though we don't want to rely on it too heavily, we can always
>>> write directly to each other when we have something to say that might
>>> not be appropriate for any list.
>>>
>>> Sound acceptable?
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>
>>> Andreas Hocevar wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I created a draft for the GeoExt release procedure. Big credit goes to
>>>> the OpenLayers community, since the release procedure is an only
>>>> slightly modified copy of the OpenLayers procedure.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.geoext.org/trac/geoext/wiki/Release/Procedure
>>>>
>>>> Please feel free to modify/discuss the procedure. I would like to have
>>>> a vote on a final draft by tomorrow (Jun 9) 17:00 GMT, so we can start
>>>> the release process for the 0.5 release.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Andreas.
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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