On Sep 8, 2016, at 8:13 AM, Chris Dent <cdent...@anticdent.org> wrote:

> The writing is starting from a detailed proposal which, as txx said in
> his response to me above, presents itself as a document that is "meant
> to document *existing* principles that we operate under but never
> documented properly. It's not really about a new set of rules, or really
> changing anything".
> 
> That is, it thinks of iself as an existing truth to be ratified.

I think that you've made an excellent case for exactly the sort of process that 
is being followed. Let me explain.

As Monty explained, the document is the result of the TC realizing that there 
were many things that were part of their shared understanding, but which were 
not necessarily things that a newcomer to OpenStack would realize. The document 
they are creating is simply a way to capture that tribal knowledge so that it 
is discoverable by everyone.

While I'm not a member of the TC, I have been closely following it for a few 
years now, and attend nearly every meeting. So I had some additional context 
that you might not have, and thus had a very different reaction to the 
document. The more that these things are recorded and available to all, the 
better it will be for the community, which is something that I know you 
violently agree with. :) This is just the first step in the documentation 
process of where we are today, so that everyone has a common starting point for 
discussing where we would like to be in the future.


-- Ed Leafe





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