Hi,

The Buildr community is requesting to graduate from the incubator as a top-level project. We've recently held a
vote<http://n2.nabble.com/-VOTE--Graduation-Board-Resolution-td1347057.html>to
gauge the support of the community and feedback was all positive. The project meets all incubator requirements and guidelines and has been in the incubator for a little more than one year. There have been several releases, the community is growing steadily, no pending IP issues and development is pretty active.

For background you can see our incubation status page: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/buildr.html

After soliciting feedback on this list 5 days ago, I am now asking the Incubator PMC to approve this graduation.

Please vote on approving the graduation of Buildr. This vote is open for the next 72 hours and only votes from Incubator PMC members are binding.

[ ] +1 Approve graduation of Buildr as a Top-Level Project [ ] -1 Buildr is not ready to graduate

--- Begin Proposed Board Resolution ---

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software related to a Ruby-based build system that is suitable for small and large projects and multi-lingual integration, for distribution at no charge to the public.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "The Apache Buildr Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further

RESOLVED, that The Apache Buildr Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a software project related to a Ruby-based build system that is suitable for small and large projects and multi-lingual integration.

RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Buildr" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of The Apache Buildr Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of The Apache Buildr Project; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of The Apache Buildr Project:

- Assaf Arkin (ass...@apache.org) - Alex Boisvert (bois...@apache.org) - Victor Hugo Borja (vbo...@apache.org) - Antoine Contal (lac...@apache.org) - Matthieu Riou (mri...@apache.org)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Alex Boisvert be and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Buildr, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Buildr PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache Buildr Project; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Buildr Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Buildr podling; and be it further

RESOLVED, that all responsibility pertaining to the Apache Incubator Buildr podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. --- End Proposed Board Resolution ---