Yes. We should definitely put this on the wiki when it's finalized. I started it on Google Docs since it's easier to collaborate there. Also, I think we should have a governance.md file (or whatever markup we want to use) committed in the repo.
Thanks for the comments, Steve! Jason On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:43 AM Steve Reinhardt <[email protected]> wrote: > A meta-process question: how do people feel about google docs vs the wiki? > Google docs is much more user-friendly, but for consistency it seems like > we'd want this on the wiki at some point. > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 5:40 AM Steve Reinhardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Jason! This is a great start. I made a bunch of comments, and > > just a few edits. I think it would be good to have a few more of the > "core > > developers" (our de facto PMC I guess) read through this before > advertising > > it more widely---Ali, Andreas *, Nilay, Joel, Brad, Nate, etc. I see some > > value in getting to the point where we have a formal structure that > allows > > us to vote on issues where we can't reach a consensus. > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:59 PM Jason Power <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> At the gem5 users workshop, I brought up the importance of creating a > >> governance document (and other processes) for gem5. I have created an > >> initial proposal for the governance document. The link to a google doc > is > >> below. Assuming no on on this list has any objections, I will also send > >> this out to the gem5-users list tomorrow (or when I get around to it). > >> > >> gem5 governance document > >> < > >> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X3YHGJShUS34sorQJIvcr5NUssZcmMIJovD9I3w0Ns/edit?usp=sharing > >> > > >> > >> I propose we spend one week in "free-for-all" mode and allow the > community > >> to update and add to what I've started. Feel free to remove/totally > change > >> what I have written so far. I'll keep up with what's going on, and if > >> there > >> is a particularly contentious passage, I'll make sure that it's > presented > >> to the whole community. > >> > >> Timeline of things that need to be done by the community: > >> 1) Make radical changes to governance document. (~1 week) > >> 2) I will remove the option to edit, and we will only accept comments. > >> This > >> will allow us to finalize the document. (~1 week, though this is > probably > >> a > >> little aggressive). > >> 3) From this document, we will need to write some others (e.g., how to > >> commit and roadmap according to my draft). And of course these will also > >> need to go through some process as well. (~2 weeks?) > >> > >> Specific parts of the document that need significant updates or may be > >> contentious: Creating a "Project management committee", Committer > >> responsibilities (commit-then-review vs. review-then-commit), and the > >> Philosophy. *Please feel free to totally do away with what I currently > >> have.* It's mostly just a placeholder. > >> > >> Finally, here are some good links to read about what a governance > document > >> is: > >> http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/governancemodels > >> http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/meritocraticgovernancemodel > >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#meritocracy > >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/governance/ > >> http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/sustainableopensource > >> > >> TL;DR > >> Actionable items: > >> 1) Reply if you do NOT want me to send this to the user's list. > >> 2) Reply if you disagree with the process I've outlined above. > >> 3) Edit the document > >> < > >> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X3YHGJShUS34sorQJIvcr5NUssZcmMIJovD9I3w0Ns/edit?usp=sharing > >> > > >> as you see fit. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Jason > >> > >> Link again: > >> > >> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X3YHGJShUS34sorQJIvcr5NUssZcmMIJovD9I3w0Ns/edit?usp=sharing > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gem5-dev mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > gem5-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev > _______________________________________________ gem5-dev mailing list [email protected] http://m5sim.org/mailman/listinfo/gem5-dev
