[Request for Comments] Governance change for Fedora Project

[Richard Sewill]

Hi,

I do not consider myself a contributor.

I consider myself a user.

If my  comments are out of place or unwelcome, please ignore my comments.

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You have multiple audiences.

You have users like me wanting to know how this change will affect me.

I am guessing you have different types of contributors.
I am guessing you have packagers who package products from upstream.
I am guessing you have developers who create Fedora unique software.

You have downstream customers.
Redhat is one downstream customer.
I am guessing Ubuntu is another downstream customer.

You have ambassadors trying to promote Fedora.

You probably have other types of audiences as well that I can't think
of right now.

How are your proposed changes going to affect each audience?

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I thought the board had three main functions.

I thought the board acted like a judge deciding what would not go into Fedora.

I thought the board decided the cutoff date for the next Fedora release,
and what had to make it into Fedora for that release, and what didn't.

I am guessing the board does managerial tasks such as handling conflicts.
I am guessing another management task is deciding the Fedora name.
I don't know what else to put in the managerial task function.

Am I wrong in what the board actually does?

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I get confused about FESCo's relationship with the board.
I can look at the wiki and see what FESCo does.

Does FESCo accept packages, but the board decides which release for
those packages?

You also seem to have another audience, which I only vaguely understand.
You keep referring to the FPL, Fedora Project Leader.
>From a description, it sounds like the FPL is the board chairman, with
veto power.

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I wish to know how your board changes will affect me, a user.
Other audiences should ask, how the board changes going to affect them.

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I don't understand what is broken.
Because of this message, I only understand something about the board is broken.

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Anyway, this is my two cents on your request for comments from contributors.

As I do not consider myself a contributor, but am a user, you can ignore me.

-Rick


On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Haïkel <hguemar at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Dear contributors,
>
> Following the current discussion about governance, a proposal to
> change the governance model of the project has been made during the
> "Governance for Fedora.Next workshop" in Flock Prague 2014.
> We request your feedbacks about before considering its adoption or rejection.
>
> * dissolving the current board
> * the board will be replaced by a "community council" (final name to be chosen)
> * the community council will be the main governance body of the Fedora
> Project, its role will be to define a shared vision accross the
> project and the highest decision-making power. That also includes
> technical decisions.
> * the community council will be composed of representatives and
> advisers best suited to help guide the FPL in achieving the project's
> objectives
> * groups will be defined based on the existing groups within the
> Fedora Project in order to have every stakeholders represented by the
> FPL
> * the community council will serve as an advisory board to the FPL,
> decision making will be the latter prerogative based on the council
> feedbacks and his own judgement.
> * community council members should be leaders and doers whom will be
> able to drive and advocate the changes by the FPL for most efficiency.
> * community council members will serve until either they or the FPL
> feel that they should leave their seat to someone else according the
> project agenda.
> * All the existing steering committees will continue to function as
> before until the community council decide otherwise.
>
> After a public discussion open to all FedoraProject contributors, the
> board will vote this proposal either as-is or amended based on *your
> feedbacks*.
> You'll find attached the slides shown during the workshop and a
> piratepad with a transcript of the discussion.
>
> slides: https://toshio.fedorapeople.org/flock/Governance.odp
> transcript: http://piratepad.net/Flock2014Governance
>
>
> To avoid fragmenting the debate, please keep the discussion on the
> @board-discuss list.
>
> Best regards,
> Fedora Board
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