Hi,
one of the objectives that I was given, when I started as Xen.org
community manager was to learn about the unwritten rules of how Xen.org
governance works, write them down and make some improvement proposals.
At this point, I wanted to present my findings and also make an
improvement proposal. Governance changes can be quite divisive, which is
why we are going to consult you and ask for input. The proposal has
already been reviewed by key stake-holders in the community and by the
Xen Advisory Board. The feedback we have received, has so far been
positive.
The detailed proposal can be found on
http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf
<http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf>and
essentially consists of three parts:
* Basic principles describing how the community works: these are
Openness, Transparency, Meritocracy and Consensus Decision Making
* Key roles in the community: these are Maintainers, Project leads
and a lightweight nomination and election process
* A lightweight project life cycle that shows how a project gets
from an idea to maturity and is eventually archived. There is also
a section on how this works in practice.
If you are a contributor to Xen.org or an otherwise active community
member, please review the proposal
(http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf). We also
created a poll (http://www.xen.org/polls/governance_proposal1.html) to
find out whether the proposal resonates with you. The poll will be open
for 4 weeks (until Jun 7th).
Best Regards
Lars
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