Project Governance/Modules

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Name Governance (#)
Description Policies and process for how we distribute authority and govern ourselves; including:
  • Development and Implementation of new policies as appropriate for delegation of authority and responsibility
  • Management of the source tree
  • Balancing different constituencies of the project
  • Maintaining the CC identity as we take on new activities

Ultimate authority within the project rests with the owner and peer(s) of this module, and project decisions can be escalated to here.

Technical }}Owner Dan Mills
Content Owner {{{contentowner}}}
Peers
Mailing List {{{list}}}
Mailing List governance
URL Governance

Governance Sub Modules

Name Module Ownership System (#)
Description Healthy operation of the module ownership system, including topics such as:
  • Filling vacant roles where appropriate
  • Ensuring module owners are fulfilling their responsibilities, and replacing those who are not
  • Creating and staffing new modules where new parts of the project evolve.
  • Figuring out what to do if a module isn't getting enough attention
  • Resolving conflicts among module owners
Technical }}Owner Dan Mills
Content Owner {{{contentowner}}}
Peers
Mailing List {{{list}}}
Mailing List {{{glist}}}
URL Governance/Module_System
Name New Contributor and Access Policy (#)
Description Procedures for new contributors and for requesting and determining commit access.
Technical }}Owner Dan Mills
Content Owner {{{contentowner}}}
Peers
Mailing List {{{list}}}
Mailing List {{{glist}}}
URL Governance/New_Contributor_and_Access_Policy
Name Licensing Policy (#)
Description Policies for deciding how contributors should license code and content created for the project, as well as for determining whether 3rd-party code or content may be imported or used.
Technical }}Owner Dan Mills
Content Owner {{{contentowner}}}
Peers
Mailing List {{{list}}}
Mailing List {{{glist}}}
URL Governance/License_Policy