[Xerte-dev] Re: Apereo and Governance

Mon Oct 13 14:41:16 BST 2014

Thanks,

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From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
Sent: 13 October 2014 14:37
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Apereo and Governance

This one did end up in the mailing list, so answering to the mailinglist...

About 1. and 2., yes, I think so, so that would be fine than.

The rest looks fine by me.

Tom

Julian Tenney schreef op 13-10-2014 15:32:
> I will.
>
> Isn't 1 about PMC members, and 2 about the PMC chair?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Reijnders [mailto:reijnders at tor.nl]
> Sent: 13 October 2014 14:31
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Cc: Julian Tenney
> Subject: Re: [Xerte-dev] Re: Apereo and Governance
>
> Julian,
>
> Could you use attached image as the specific way we try to implement GitFlow? Just a suggestion.
>
> Furthermore, isn't there a slight contradiction between:
>
> 1. When removal of PMC membership is sought. Needs unanimous consensus 
> of the community. (in
> https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/wiki/6.-Decisio
> n-Making-Process)
>
> and
>
> 2. ... they remain in that role until they choose to retire, or the 
> PMC casts a two-thirds majority vote to remove them. ( in
> https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/wiki/7.-The-Pro
> ject-Management-Committee)
>
> or will 2. remain a member of the PMC?
>
> Tom
>
> Julian Tenney schreef op 13-10-2014 15:26:
>> Thanks, done those,
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of David 
>> Goodwin
>> Sent: 13 October 2014 14:16
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Apereo and Governance
>>
>> Typos :
>>
>> "This is aprt of a longer term move to a Flash-less world, and the apge types we are likely to remove are going to be those associated with Flash-based media that we no longer need."
>>
>>
>> On
>> https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/wiki/4.-Curren
>> t
>> -Plans
>>
>>
>> ====
>>
>>
>> Failed bullet list (I assume) :
>>
>> In addition to their actions as users, contributors may also find 
>> themselves doing one or more of the following: * supporting new users 
>> (existing users are often the best people to support new users) * 
>> hosting face to face or online events * testing and reporting bugs * 
>> identifying requirements * providing graphics and web design * 
>> programming * assisting with project infrastructure * writing 
>> documentation * fixing bugs * adding features
>>
>> on
>> https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/wiki/1.-The-Xe
>> r
>> te-Project-Community
>>
>>
>> Otherwise it looks good to me (on a quick skim through)
>>
>> David.
>>
>>
>> On 13/10/14 14:08, Julian Tenney wrote:
>>> Good people,
>>>
>>> I have chopped up the governance doc I sent round a few weeks ago, 
>>> and populated the github wiki with it. Now is the opportunity for 
>>> discussion and suggestions, and then I think, we should probably vote to accept it!
>>> It is a work in progress, largely from the OSS Watch meritocracy 
>>> template, and I am more than happy to make changes to it: however, I 
>>> do feel it represents the project well, and from previous comments 
>>> it seems we are fairly close to a consensus around it:
>>> https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/wiki.
>>>
>>> I think the github wiki should limit itself to being for 
>>> contributors and potential contributors: how the project works, and 
>>> how to get involved and contribute, the governance model, decision 
>>> making and all that good stuff. I think technical / user focused 
>>> info (like upgrade
>>> guides) need to be on the community site (though I've kept in there 
>>> for the time being because I didn't want to delete it).
>>>
>>> The Nottingham web site will remain essentially a stub for the project.
>>>
>>> Once we complete this, we will tick off a number of items on the 
>>> Apereo project plan:
>>>
>>> *A project governance structure should be created to oversee the project.
>>>
>>> **Standard voting practices should have been adopted.*
>>>
>>> *The project must have adopted a *conflict resolution policy*.
>>>
>>> **Release plans* should be developed and executed in public by the 
>>> committers.
>>>
>>> Julian
>>>
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