Hello everyone, After a few iterations, we reached consensus and the pull request got merged: https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate.org/pull/231
The governance model is now live on our website: https://hibernate.org/community/governance/ ... as well as a page listing team members – at least those who opted in on GitHub: https://hibernate.org/community/team/ Thanks to everyone who took the time to review and comment. Happy coding, Yoann Rodière Hibernate team On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM Yoann Rodiere <yo...@hibernate.org> wrote: > Hey all, > > As the move to the Commonhaus Foundation is progressing, we need to start > thinking about complying with the foundation's requirements. Fortunately, > they are few, and they make a lot of sense. > > A particularly important requirement is to publish various policies [1]. > Most of these policies we already publish or can start publishing easily; > e.g. the code of conduct can be copied verbatim from Commonhaus' own code > of conduct. But we, at Hibernate, have one gaping hole: our governance > model. > > We've been getting by for years with an "implicit" governance and > decision-making model, and it worked great. But: > > 1. If we want to join Commonhaus, the list of current project leaders, as > well as how they get their position, must be clear: they are responsible > for compliance with Commonhaus requirements and need to sign paperwork. > 2. Our move to Commonhaus is, among other reasons, intended to provide > strong openness guarantees and to foster contribution. Both require clarity > on how exactly decisions are made. > > So, *it's time to make our governance model explicit*. I submitted a pull > request [2] taking inspiration from the Commonhaus template [3]. > > *To anyone involved in a Hibernate project*, be it now or a long time > ago, be it just for one commit or full-time for years: *please have a > look*, comment if you disagree or find problems, and let us know if you > agree, with an approving review or a thumbs-up reaction on the main > description. > This governance model can only make sense if all members agree with it, > and commit to complying with it. Ultimately, the decision will be up to > Hibernate team members, but the opinion/concerns of all contributors are > very important. > > *The pull request: https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate.org/pull/231 > <https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate.org/pull/231>* > > Please keep the discussions on that pull request, that'll make things > easier to follow. > > [1] https://github.com/commonhaus/foundation/blob/main/templates/README.md > [2] https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate.org/pull/231 > [3] > https://github.com/commonhaus/foundation/blob/main/templates/GOVERNANCE.md > > Thanks in advance, > > Yoann Rodière > Hibernate team > _______________________________________________ hibernate-dev mailing list -- hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org To unsubscribe send an email to hibernate-dev-le...@lists.jboss.org Privacy Statement: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/privacy-policy List Archives: https://lists.jboss.org/archives/list/hibernate-dev@lists.jboss.org/message/VKQ55FU6KLAQ46GJPMZS3I2S5RZU4KHD/
