Nominating a Committer

This page is intended to be a quick guide through the process nominating committers for the geode project. For more in depth details please refer to the pmc guide. Any member of the PMC for geode can nominate someone to be a geode committer.

1. Send a DISCUSS email to private@geode.apache.org indicating you would like to propose a new committer. Example:

[DISCUSS] Propose new committer - Lee T. Hacker
I'd like to discuss the proposal to add Lee T. Hacker as a new Geode committer and PPMC member. 
<Brief description of Lee T.'s contributions>

2. If the DISCUSS email does not raise any objections after a couple of days, send a [VOTE] email to private@geode.apache.org with at least 72 hours of voting time. The vote passes if there are at least 3 +1s and no -1 of any PMC members. Mentors votes are not required. Do one vote for Committer and PMC membership. Our policy is that if you want to nominate someone was a committer, you should also nominate them to join the PMC. Example:

[VOTE] New committer and PMC member - Lee T. Hacker
I propose adding Lee T. Hacker as a new Geode committer and PPMC member. 
<Brief description of Lee T.'s contributions>
Please cast your vote. Voting ends 5/6/2022
[   ] +1  Approve
[   ] +0  No opinion
[   ] -1   Disapprove (and reason why)

3. Send the [VOTE][RESULT] email. Example:

[RESULT] [VOTE] New committer and PMC member: Lee T. Hacker
The vote has now closed.
The current results are:  
+1   [ Total +15 VOTES ]
  0   [ 0 ]
-1    [ 0 ]
The voting is ***successful***

4. Invite the person to be a committer and get them to file an ICLA. CC the private@geode.apache.org with the invitation.  Example.

5. Once the ICLA is filed, the PMC Chair will follow through with creating the account.

6. Send an invitation to the PMC.  CC the private@geode.apache.org with the invitation. Ask them to subscribe using their *apache* email address. Example.