On 08/11/2011 05:46 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote: > I am planning to revise the Strategy Document for electing the next > project lead. Since this does change the governing directive, your > comments are welcome, either opposed or for the change. > > Accordingly to the Xubuntu Strategy Document > (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/StrategyDocument#Xubuntu_Project_Lead_.28XPL.29): > > /quote > The Xubuntu project lead serves a term of three releases after which he > or she must seek reconfirmation from the Xubuntu community via a public > meeting. If consensus is unable to be found, the matter is referred to > the Ubuntu Community Council. > /end quote/ > > Since this is all that is said about choosing the project lead, I am > proposing the following amendment to the Xubuntu Strategy > Document. I would really appreciate your thoughts and input on this. > > > The Xubuntu project lead is chosen by a popular vote during a Community > Meeting. Those elgible to vote are the members of the Xubuntu Users > team in launchpad. This team includes both Xubuntu Contributors and > Xubuntu Council, thus will be able to choose an effective project lead. > Project lead nominations are made one month in advance of the election, > by members of Xubuntu Users. These nominations may be submitted by an > individual nominating themselves or someone else. The leader be voted > on during a Xubuntu community meeting. > > It is recommended that nominees add relevant information for the > election to their personal wiki pages (eg: activities in the relevant > team and specific interests today, thoughts about the most important > challenges of the team in the next year, what you'd like to see change > in the team, work to focus on as the project leader). > > The project lead is to be the person receiving a simple majority vote. > The person receiving the second highest vote will be the interim > project lead should the project lead be unable to fulfill the entire > term. > >
This seems fine except the part about being chosen from the Xubuntu Users team. This is an open team that anyone can join and while inclusiveness is good, choosing a project lead should be IMHO done by people actually involved with the project. Perhaps that Xubuntu Team team is more appropriate since this is moderated. Thanks, Micah -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
