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That's an unfortunate +1, it's always sad to lose one of our own. Hope
we'll see you back soon! Thanks for all the fis...reviews!

On 15 January 2016 at 06:59, Ryan Hallisey <rhallise at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Harm, really appreciate all your reviews.  You were always very thorough and insightful.  You'll always be welcome back to the core team in the future. Thanks for everything Harm!
>
> +1
> -Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michal Rostecki" <mrostecki at mirantis.com>
> To: openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 6:46:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [kolla] Please vote -> Removal of Harm Weites from the core reviewer team
>
> On 01/15/2016 01:12 AM, Steven Dake (stdake) wrote:
>> Hi fellow core reviewers,
>>
>> Harm joined Kolla early on with great enthusiasm and did a bang-up job
>> for several months working on Kolla.  We voted unanimously to add him to
>> the core team.  Over the last 6 months Harm hasn't really made much
>> contribution to Kolla.  I have spoken to him about it in the past, and
>> he indicated his work and other activities keep him from being able to
>> execute the full job of a core reviewer and nothing environmental is
>> changing in the near term that would improve things.
>>
>> I faced a similar work/life balance problem when working on Magnum as a
>> core reviewer and also serving as PTL for Kolla.  My answer there was to
>> step down from the Magnum core reviewer team [1] because Kolla needed a
>> PTL more then Magnum needed a core reviewer.  I would strongly prefer if
>> folks don't have the time available to serve as a Kolla core reviewer,
>> to step down as was done in the above example.  Folks that follow this
>> path will always be welcome back as a core reviewer in the future once
>> they become familiar with the code base, people, and the project.
>>
>> The other alternative to stepping down is for the core reviewer team to
>> vote to remove an individual from the core review team if that is deemed
>> necessary.  For future reference, if you as a core reviewer have
>> concerns about a fellow core reviewer's performance, please contact the
>> current PTL who will discuss the issue with you.
>>
>> I propose removing Harm from the core review team.  Please vote:
>>
>> +1 = remove Harm from the core review team
>> -1 = don't remove Harm from the core review team
>>
>> Note folks that are voted off the core review team are always welcome to
>> rejoin the core team in the future once they become familiar with the
>> code base, people, and the project.  Harm is a great guy, and I hope in
>> the future he has more time available to rejoin the Kolla core review
>> team assuming this vote passes with simple majority.
>>
>> It is important to explain why, for some folks that may be new to a core
>> reviewer role (which many of our core reviewers are), why a core
>> reviewer should have their +2/-2 voting rights removed when they become
>> inactive or their activity drops below an acceptable threshold for
>> extended or permanent periods.  This hasn't happened in Harm's case, but
>> it is possible that a core reviewer could approve a patch that is
>> incorrect because they lack sufficient context with the code base.  Our
>> core reviewers are the most important part of ensuring quality software.
>>   If the individual has lost context with the code base, their voting
>> may be suspect, and more importantly the other core reviewers may not
>> trust the individual's votes.  Trust is the cornerstone of a software
>> review process, so we need to maximize trust on a technical level
>> between our core team members.  That is why maintaining context with the
>> code base is critical and why I am proposing a vote to remove Harm from
>> the core reviewer team.
>>
>> On a final note, folks should always know, joining the core review team
>> is never "permanent".  Folks are free to move on if their interests take
>> them into other areas or their availability becomes limited.  Core
>> Reviewers can also be removed by majority vote.  If there is any core
>> reviewer's performance you are concerned with, please contact the
>> current PTL to first work on improving performance, or alternatively
>> initiating a core reviewer removal voting process.
>>
>> On a more personal note, I want to personally thank Harm for his many
>> and significant contributions to Kolla and especially going above and
>> beyond by taking on the responsibility of a core reviewer.  Harm's
>> reviews were always very thorough and very high quality, and I really do
>> hope in the future Harm will rejoin the Kolla core team.
>>
>> Regards,
>> -steve
>>
>> [1]
>> http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-October/077844.html
>>
>
> Hi all,
>
> First of all, thank you Harm for your work on Kolla in the Liberty
> release. And especially for your good reviews and advices when I was
> beginning my contribution to this project.
>
> For now, I'm +1 for removing Harm from core team. But I also hope that
> in future it will be possible for him to rejoin our team and be as
> active as before.
>
> Cheers,
> Michal
>
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