[GRASS-PSC] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Should old Project Steering Committee members be put out to pasture?

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Fully agree,
the PSC role for GRASS is quite limited, and not too dense of tasks (do
we have any irc meeting fixed?)
probably as Helena proposed 6 months or 1 year sounds better for our
project.

Maxi

Helena Mitasova wrote:
>
> On Jul 17, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>
>> Hi GRASS-PSC,
>>
>> this discussion could become relevant also for us...
>>
>> Markus
>
> I was looking at it too - given the way how GRASS development functions
> two months inactive period that Mapserver is using is way too short 
> for us
> but having a similar provision for members who may even forget that they
> are PSC members would be useful, maybe for 1 year or 6 months inactivity?
>
> Helena
>>
>> On 7/17/07, Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
>>> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Should the developer step down from the Project Steering Committee?
>>> > Should the developer be offered a new title - "Project's Honoured
>>> > Grandfather" or similar?
>>> >
>>> > What do other OSGeo projects do with their old guard?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> FYI here is what MapServer's PSC Guidelines says about PSC members who
>>> stop being active:
>>>
>>> ---------------------------
>>> Stepping Down
>>>
>>> If for any reason a PSC member is not able to fully participate then
>>> they certainly are free to step down. If a member is not active 
>>> (e.g. no
>>> voting, no IRC or email participation) for a period of two months then
>>> the committee reserves the right to seek nominations to fill that 
>>> position.
>>>
>>> Should that person become active again (hey, it happens) then they 
>>> would
>>> certainly be welcome, but would require a nomination.
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>> Note that we've had PSC members go quiet for a little while but have
>>> never had to force replacing anyone yet. I think we'd use that rule 
>>> only
>>> in extreme situations where the non-participating members become a
>>> problem for the PSC's normal operations.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>> -- 
>>> Daniel Morissette
>>> http://www.mapgears.com/
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