Hi all, I've worked a bit on a governance draft for the Mer project and I'd like some (constructive) feedback (even "yes, that's great!") on this model, especially from interest groups (as defined by Plasma Active, Nemo, companies, other organisational units) etc. The governance model is loosely based on the Yocto governance, with a difference in how the advisory board is put together.
The idea of the governance is to be technically oriented while maintaining that it's important to actively work/discuss with your customers/users in order to keep your work properly directed. The guiding principle is that you gain influence through participation and contribution. You can read the proposal on http://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Governance_draft The part about a non-profit is a bit loose, but the idea is to eventually place the Mer project in a non-profit with the advisory board as the board of the non-profit. BR Carsten Munk
