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Community and PMC voting process

NOTICE: these steps may not be completely correct

• release manager should start a VOTE thread on the dev list; this is a good example; however, the example is missing an explicit vote block that needs to be included:
  [ ] +1 yes, release VCL W.X.Y
  [ ] 0 dunno
  [ ] -1 no, don't release VCL W.X.Y (provide reasons if this is your vote)
• the release manage's vote should be posted in a separate message from the one calling for the vote
• the VOTE thread should be ended with a reply post including [RESULT] in the subject; this is a good example (http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200605.mbox/<5BDE9EBE-2645-4940-9CB9-C038E531B8A2%40gmail.com>)

Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use majority approval -- i.e. at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes. Releases may not be vetoed. Generally the community will cancel the release vote if anyone identifies serious problems, but in most cases, the ultimate decision lies with the individual serving as release manager.

Steps to make the RC available as a release artifact

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