the first GLEP is listed as Active, yet its information is out of date. it talks about GLEP editors and Gentoo Managers, neither of which exist anymore. basically, it still refers to the old management structure and not the Council. so rather than confuse people (since we explicitly quiz people on this), how about this update:
--- glep-0001.txt 5 Jun 2008 06:05:32 -0000 1.12 +++ glep-0001.txt 9 Mar 2011 22:18:07 -0000 @@ -98,21 +98,20 @@ the form of code, patch, or URL to same GLEP authors are responsible for collecting community feedback on a GLEP before submitting it for review. A GLEP that has not been discussed on [email protected] and/or the Gentoo Linux forums [#FORUMS]_ will not be [email protected] and the Gentoo Linux forums [#FORUMS]_ will not be accepted. However, wherever possible, long open-ended discussions on public mailing lists should be avoided. Strategies to keep the discussions efficient include setting up a specific forums thread for the topic, having the GLEP author accept private comments in the early design phases, etc. GLEP authors should use their discretion here. -Once the authors have completed a GLEP, they must inform the GLEP editors that -it is ready for review. GLEPs are reviewed by the appropriate Gentoo -Manager [#MANAGER]_, who may approve or reject a GLEP outright, or -send it back to the author(s) for revision. For a GLEP that is pre-determined -to be approvable (e.g., it is an obvious win as-is and/or its implementation -has already been checked in) the appropriate Gentoo Manager [#MANAGER]_ -may also initiate a GLEP review, first notifying the GLEP author(s) and giving -them a chance to make revisions. +Once the authors have completed a GLEP, they must inform the Gentoo Council +[#COUNCIL]_ that it is ready for review by way of the gentoo-dev mailing +list. GLEPs are then reviewed at a Council meeting where it may be approved +or rejected outright, or send it back to the author(s) for revision. This +generally should be done a few weeks in advance of the actual review so as to +avoid the appearance of "slipping" a GLEP in without proper public review +by the Gentoo developer community. For a GLEP to be approved it must meet certain minimum criteria. It must be a clear and complete description of the proposed enhancement. The enhancement @@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ References and Footnotes .. [#FORUMS] http://forums.gentoo.org -.. [#MANAGER] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/management-structure.xml +.. [#COUNCIL] http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0039.html .. [#OPL] http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/ -mike
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