[Request for Comments] Governance change for Fedora Project

[Carl Trieloff]

Great post...

Today the board is there is something goes wrong... which is ok, but a
passive role.

So what is not happing to the full extent it could  -- the key question:

1.) We are not collectively agree-ing on priorities.
2.) We are not the aligning our resources (volunteer, funds, corporate
requests) with these aims
3.) We are not measuring to see how we are doing against these priorities
4.) We are not then adjusting and trying alternate approaches to improve.
5.) We are not creating max leverage from tech to marketing and such
functions in the project

The goal is NOT to micromanage anything. However the role of the board
should be to remove barriers, align and get resources for projects to
succeed as needed, and sponsor initiatives in the project that advance
the position of the project.

Carl.



On 08/17/2014 05:11 PM, Richard Sewill wrote:
> May I throw out another thought if I may.
>
> Earlier I asked, what does the Board do, and the answer seemed to be
> very little to nothing.
>
> In relation to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board#Strategic_Philosophy
> this answer sounds bad.
>
> Then I learned FESCo performs this function.
>
> Maybe I should ask a different question.
>
> What is not being done in the Fedora project that needs to be done
> that the board should be doing?
>
> If everything is being done, perhaps we need to redefine the duties of
> the board.
>
> Perhaps the board acts as conflict resolver for personal conflicts and
> inter-group conflicts,
> and acts to protect the Fedora trademark.  If everything is running smoothly,
> there would be very little for the board to do.  This could be viewed
> as a good thing.
>
> The board would stand there to deal with problems when problems arise.
> If there are no problems, the board would have nothing to do.
>
> There is nothing wrong having a group ready to handle conflicts and
> ready to perform oversight.
>
> If the board is bored, I could think of more oversight work for the board to do.
> The board could read the minutes of the various groups looking for
> problems and inter-group conflicts.
>
> I would discourage the board from sticking its nose too far into
> groups that are working well.
> Too much oversight and kibitzing might break groups that are working well.
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