On 08/14/2011 04:26 PM, Charlie Kravetz wrote: > On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:56:28 -0500 > Micah Gersten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > I went with Xubuntu Users explicitly because it is a public team. Since > the Strategy Document already says > "he or she must seek reconfirmation from the Xubuntu community via a > public meeting". I wanted to stay within that intent to keep it public > whenever possible. If there is a concensus on this, I will change it to > read Xubuntu Team, which would be a much smaller group, and is users > approved by the current project leader only. However, it seems to me > that would allow the project lead to "stack the deck" in their favor. >
That would seem to be problematic. My only concern is people could vote on a project lead with no real interest so to speak in the project. There doesn't seem to be a good way around this though. Perhaps the Xubuntu Council could approve Xubuntu Team members? Thanks, Micah -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
