From 7058d781c188b0aedfe577afc1cc8fd5c5c7a7bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: VM Brasseur Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 15:33:38 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 01/14] Suggested edits and addition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Add title and table of contents * Add a section about removal of steering committee members * Change §2 from company to organization to better include non-corporate members * Explicitly say the organization must be a member of LF to qualify for membership * Include real-time chat and GitHub as communication methods * "All members shall encourage…" to "All members may encourage…" to remove implied recruiting requirement * Fix a typo that was preventing hyperlinking of CC-BY --- CHARTER.adoc | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index f4a115f..7c3d1e8 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -1,9 +1,14 @@ += Charter of The TODO Group + +:toc: + . *Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”).* The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. . *Membership* -The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs setup to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their company. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + +The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs setup to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. .. General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they: + ... Are an employee of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level. ... Are an employee of an organization with development teams that use or contribute to open source projects across multiple divisions, products, or departments, ... in a role that manages, oversees, or guides the organization’s policies and contributions to open source projects (an “Open Source Program Office”), ... and the organization does not derive a significant portion of its revenue as a solution provider to other OSPOs. + @@ -31,11 +36,17 @@ The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with more than six (6) months remaining in their term, the remaining committee members shall appoint a replacement member. For election or appointment purposes, that member's term will end when the outgoing member's term would have ended. ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with six (6) months or fewer remaining in their term, their position will be left unfilled until the regularly scheduled election or appointment process for that position. ... Elections shall be run using the Condorcet-IRV method through the Cornell online service (++++++http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/++++++). The methodology or service used in future elections may be changed via a five (5) member approval vote of current members of the committee at that time. + .. Removal: + ... Steering Committee members shall qualify for removal for: + .... Violation of the TODO Group Code of Conduct. + .... Inexcused absence from two (2) consecutive Steering Committee meetings. + .... Regular non-participation in Steering Committee votes and activities via email, real-time chat, or in person. + ... The Steering Committee may choose to remove qualifying members by a majority vote of all remaining current members. .. Any issues that the Steering Committee is unable to resolve shall be referred to The Linux Foundation for resolution. . *Officers* -The Steering Committee shall elect a Chairperson, and if so desired, may elect such other officers as it may choose. All officers shall be elected annually. There are no limits on the number of terms an officer may serve. +The Steering Committee shall elect a Chairperson and, if so desired, may elect such other officers as it may choose. All officers shall be elected annually. There are no limits on the number of terms an officer may serve. . *Voting* -Actions of the Steering Committee may be taken at in-person meetings, via conference call, or through electronic means, including email or IRC. In order for any action to be effective, it shall be approved by a simple majority of the Steering Committee members participating in person and/or by conference call, when a quorum is so present. Quorum shall be met when at least five (5) members of the Steering Committee are present. Any vote may be taken without a meeting electronically but shall require a majority of the entire Steering Committee to pass. +Actions of the Steering Committee may be taken at in-person meetings, via conference call, or through electronic means, including email or real-time chat. In order for any action to be effective, it shall be approved by a simple majority of the Steering Committee members participating in person and/or by conference call, when a quorum is so present. Quorum shall be met when at least five (5) members of the Steering Committee are present. Any vote may be taken without a meeting electronically but shall require a majority of the entire Steering Committee to pass. . *Working Groups* The TODO Group will host Working Groups for members to contribute to that are intended to accelerate its mission. Initial Working Groups are expected to cover topics including, but not limited to: * Well documented software to facilitate the management of open source software engagement by an organization @@ -46,15 +57,15 @@ The TODO Group will host Working Groups for members to contribute to that are in ... Meetings will occur at least once per quarter. ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all members in good standing. .. Communication mechanisms - ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s) accessible to members and non-members alike. - ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list for members only. + ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chat, and GitHub and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. + ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chat, and GitHub and access will be limited to members only. .. Level of confidentiality ... All communication during meetings will be under++++++ Chatham House Rules++++++++++++.++++++ - ... All communication on the private mailing list will be restricted to members only and not permitted for public distribution. - ... All communication on the public mailing list will be public. + ... All private communication via all media as defined above will be restricted to members only and not permitted for public distribution. + ... All communication via all media as defined above will be public. . *Antitrust Guidelines* .. All members shall abide by The Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy available at: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/antitrust-policy/. - .. All members shall encourage open participation from any organization able to meet the membership requirements, regardless of competitive interests. Put another way, the TODO Group shall not seek to exclude members based on any criteria, requirements or reasons other than those used for all members. + .. All members may encourage open participation from any organization able to meet the membership requirements, regardless of competitive interests. Put another way, the TODO Group shall not seek to exclude members based on any criteria, requirements, or reasons other than those used for all members. . *General Rules and Operations*. The TODO Group shall be conducted so as to: .. engage in the work of the project in a professional manner consistent with maintaining a cohesive community, while also maintaining the goodwill and esteem of The Linux Foundation in the open source software community; @@ -66,7 +77,7 @@ The TODO Group shall be conducted so as to: .. Under no circumstances shall The Linux Foundation be expected or required to undertake any action on behalf of TODO that is inconsistent with the tax exempt purpose of The Linux Foundation. . *Intellectual Property Policy* .. All contributions shall be accompanied by a Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off (http://developercertificate.org). - .. All new inbound code contributions to TODO shall be made under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. All documentation will be contributed to and made available to TODO under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (available athttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. + .. All new inbound code contributions to TODO shall be made under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. All documentation will be contributed to and made available to TODO under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. .. All outbound code will be made available under the license for the inbound contribution. .. Any TODO member may raise an objection or concern regarding any contribution made under an alternative license to the Steering Committee for resolution. From edd6cfe0fc0e53ebdbb244679078c7a5ab9405eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:11:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 02/14] review the situation and allow for short-term excused absences in SC Co-authored-by: Annania Melaku Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 7c3d1e8..4c8d62e 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee ... In each calendar year, the committee shall appoint one (1) member to fill the appointed position which will be vacated at the end of that year. The appointment shall be made during the month of October, by the current members of the commitee at that time. ... In even-numbered years, two (2) elected positions and one (1) appointed position shall be filled by the election and appointment processes. ... In odd-numbered years, three (3) elected positions and one (1) appointed position shall be filled by the election and appointment processes. - ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with more than six (6) months remaining in their term, the remaining committee members shall appoint a replacement member. For election or appointment purposes, that member's term will end when the outgoing member's term would have ended. + ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with more than six (6) months remaining in their term, the remaining committee members may appoint a replacement member. For election or appointment purposes, that member's term will end when the outgoing member's term would have ended. ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with six (6) months or fewer remaining in their term, their position will be left unfilled until the regularly scheduled election or appointment process for that position. ... Elections shall be run using the Condorcet-IRV method through the Cornell online service (++++++http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/++++++). The methodology or service used in future elections may be changed via a five (5) member approval vote of current members of the committee at that time. .. Removal: From 640f41f25c65a1c1d98667acfae772c55e388ec0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:13:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 03/14] specify weeks of non-participation in SC Co-authored-by: Georg Kunz Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 4c8d62e..a27baac 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee ... Steering Committee members shall qualify for removal for: .... Violation of the TODO Group Code of Conduct. .... Inexcused absence from two (2) consecutive Steering Committee meetings. - .... Regular non-participation in Steering Committee votes and activities via email, real-time chat, or in person. + .... Non-participation in Steering Committee votes and activities via email, real-time chat, or in person for more than consecutive 8 weeks. ... The Steering Committee may choose to remove qualifying members by a majority vote of all remaining current members. .. Any issues that the Steering Committee is unable to resolve shall be referred to The Linux Foundation for resolution. . *Officers* From 7d886936ce852aca674d835f3af3db92bec5f8ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:48:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 04/14] Update CHARTER.adoc line 8 Co-authored-by: Georg Kunz Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index a27baac..5651a24 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ . *Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”).* The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. . *Membership* -The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs setup to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + +The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. .. General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they: ... Are an employee of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level. From 587cf46572a3508189bf483e5d256cbfe4fcad5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:49:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 05/14] Update CHARTER.adoc line 7 Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 5651a24..887aef7 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ . *Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”).* The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. - . *Membership* + . *General Membership* The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. .. General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they: From c2cb0b708f28fd31acd6a93834c42c0ee768e2f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:50:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 06/14] Update CHARTER.adoc line 9 Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 887aef7..407e1b6 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. . *General Membership* The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + -The TODO Group shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. +The TODO Group's general membership shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. .. General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they: ... Are an employee of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level. ... Are an employee of an organization with development teams that use or contribute to open source projects across multiple divisions, products, or departments, From c1de621af07378178571215b842345693d8c459b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:53:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 07/14] Update CHARTER.adoc line 60 Co-authored-by: Georg Kunz Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 407e1b6..5a2bb7e 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The TODO Group will host Working Groups for members to contribute to that are in ... Meetings will occur at least once per quarter. ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all members in good standing. .. Communication mechanisms - ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chat, and GitHub and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. + ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chats, issue trackers, or source code management systems and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chat, and GitHub and access will be limited to members only. .. Level of confidentiality ... All communication during meetings will be under++++++ Chatham House Rules++++++++++++.++++++ From 0b170cf920cc2d4b558da691cea1657becdf4316 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:54:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 08/14] Update CHARTER.adoc line 82 Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 5a2bb7e..6f1c4d6 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The TODO Group shall be conducted so as to: .. All contributions shall be accompanied by a Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off (http://developercertificate.org). .. All new inbound code contributions to TODO shall be made under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. All documentation will be contributed to and made available to TODO under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or an alternative OSI-approved open source license clearly identified by the contributor in the contribution in accordance with the DCO. .. All outbound code will be made available under the license for the inbound contribution. - .. Any TODO member may raise an objection or concern regarding any contribution made under an alternative license to the Steering Committee for resolution. + .. Any TODO General Member may raise an objection or concern regarding any contribution made under an alternative license to the Steering Committee for resolution. . *Amendments and Notice* .. This Charter may be amended, and additional rules may be adopted, at any time by a two-thirds majority of all then serving Steering Committee members with final approval from The Linux Foundation. From ffdd0712204473a333aac543f71002c7233186ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:55:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 09/14] Update CHARTER.adoc Co-authored-by: Georg Kunz Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/CHARTER.adoc index 6f1c4d6..9e56054 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/CHARTER.adoc @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The TODO Group will host Working Groups for members to contribute to that are in ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all members in good standing. .. Communication mechanisms ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chats, issue trackers, or source code management systems and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. - ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chat, and GitHub and access will be limited to members only. + ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chats, issue trackers and source code management systems, and access will be limited to members only. .. Level of confidentiality ... All communication during meetings will be under++++++ Chatham House Rules++++++++++++.++++++ ... All private communication via all media as defined above will be restricted to members only and not permitted for public distribution. From f20f6a94db088dfabf13acb2fc741cee46530132 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:47:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 10/14] Update and rename CHARTER.adoc to GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- CHARTER.adoc => GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) rename CHARTER.adoc => GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc (80%) diff --git a/CHARTER.adoc b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc similarity index 80% rename from CHARTER.adoc rename to GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc index 9e56054..12da603 100644 --- a/CHARTER.adoc +++ b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ -= Charter of The TODO Group += Charter of The TODO Group General Members (GM) and Steering Committee (SC) :toc: . *Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”).* - The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. + The TODO Group’s primary focus is to identify key policy and process choices related to corporate open source engagement and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices around such engagements. . *General Membership* -The TODO Group membership is composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source programs, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source projects and build effective internal open source programs that guide how developers in their company engage in external communities. + -The TODO Group's general membership shall be composed of the General Members and a Steering Committee. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member status will be rescinded. +The TODO Group General Members are composed of individuals deeply involved in running open source offices, tasked to drive open source across divisions and product lines within their organization. These individuals have learned from practical experience what it takes to successfully engage in or create open source offices and build effective internal open source education and initiatives that guide how developers and non-developers in their organization engage in external communities. + +The TODO Group's general membership shall be composed of the General Members. Anyone may participate as a General Member as long as they meet the General Member Qualifications. At such time as a General Member no longer meets the qualifications, their General Member voting rights and general member bi-weekly meetings will be rescinded (they will become emeritus members). .. General Member Qualifications: An individual may be qualified to join TODO Group as a General Member if they: - ... Are an employee of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level. - ... Are an employee of an organization with development teams that use or contribute to open source projects across multiple divisions, products, or departments, - ... in a role that manages, oversees, or guides the organization’s policies and contributions to open source projects (an “Open Source Program Office”), + ... Are an employee, worker, team or staff member of an organization that is a member of The Linux Foundation at any membership level. + ... Are an employee, worker, team or staff member of an organization with development teams that use or contribute to open source projects across multiple divisions, products, or departments, + ... in a role that manages, oversees, or guides the organization’s policies, processes and contributions to open source projects ... and the organization does not derive a significant portion of its revenue as a solution provider to other OSPOs. + .. General Members shall be entitled to: ... Participate in TODO Group Working Groups, meetings, initiatives, events and any other activities; - ... identify their company as a member or participant in the TODO Group; and + ... identify their organization as a member or participant in the TODO Group; and ... nominate one individual for election to the Steering Committee. . *Steering Committee* .. Responsibility: The Steering Committee shall be responsible for: @@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ The Steering Committee shall elect a Chairperson and, if so desired, may elect s . *Voting* Actions of the Steering Committee may be taken at in-person meetings, via conference call, or through electronic means, including email or real-time chat. In order for any action to be effective, it shall be approved by a simple majority of the Steering Committee members participating in person and/or by conference call, when a quorum is so present. Quorum shall be met when at least five (5) members of the Steering Committee are present. Any vote may be taken without a meeting electronically but shall require a majority of the entire Steering Committee to pass. . *Working Groups* -The TODO Group will host Working Groups for members to contribute to that are intended to accelerate its mission. Initial Working Groups are expected to cover topics including, but not limited to: - * Well documented software to facilitate the management of open source software engagement by an organization - * Blog and wiki articles providing recommendations on how to manage open source engagement by an organization +The TODO Group will host Working Groups for everyone, including its general members to contribute to that are intended to accelerate its mission. Initial Working Groups are expected to cover topics including, but not limited to: + * Well documented software to facilitate the management of open source software engagement and operations by an organization + * Blog and wiki articles providing recommendations on how to manage open source operations and implement open source usage and contributions best practices by an organization . *Operating Principles* .. TODO member meeting mechanisms and expected frequency - ... Member meetings may take place via electronic means or face-to-face. Face-to-face meeting locations and times will be set by the Steering Committee. - ... Meetings will occur at least once per quarter. - ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all members in good standing. + ... General Member meetings may take place via electronic means or face-to-face. Face-to-face meeting locations and times will be set by the Steering Committee. + ... General Member Meetings will occur at least once per quarter. + ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all general members in good standing. .. Communication mechanisms ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chats, issue trackers, or source code management systems and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chats, issue trackers and source code management systems, and access will be limited to members only. From a3f9222da490e4e895bf5e668c318250bddfec1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 17:52:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 11/14] Update GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc addind election terms Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc index 12da603..fdaa651 100644 --- a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc +++ b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ The TODO Group's general membership shall be composed of the General Members. An ... In odd-numbered years, three (3) elected positions and one (1) appointed position shall be filled by the election and appointment processes. ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with more than six (6) months remaining in their term, the remaining committee members may appoint a replacement member. For election or appointment purposes, that member's term will end when the outgoing member's term would have ended. ... If any committee member should resign or otherwise be unable to complete their term for any reason, with six (6) months or fewer remaining in their term, their position will be left unfilled until the regularly scheduled election or appointment process for that position. + ... TODO Steering Committee members are elected for a two year term. ... Elections shall be run using the Condorcet-IRV method through the Cornell online service (++++++http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/++++++). The methodology or service used in future elections may be changed via a five (5) member approval vote of current members of the committee at that time. .. Removal: ... Steering Committee members shall qualify for removal for: From 39aeb43daae93d33a248f32a4559dd83d9f02627 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:34:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 12/14] Update GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc index fdaa651..18227bc 100644 --- a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc +++ b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ = Charter of The TODO Group General Members (GM) and Steering Committee (SC) - +*Disclaimer: Please note this charter covers the activities and responsibilities of general members and the steering committee. There are many other folks active in TODO Group, such as individuals employed by OSPO Associate Organizations and individuals who are OSPO practitioners and contributors to open source projects and communities. Individual persons are welcome and encouraged to join and participate in the TODO Group as long as they abide by our code of conduct. For information, please visit the [TODO Group community & network page](https://todogroup.org/community/)* :toc: . *Mission of the TODO Group (“TODO”).* From 7a48818c3a73c6edf817d9c9ef5e5762a5a7dc58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2023 16:08:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 13/14] Update GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc index 18227bc..4f7740e 100644 --- a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc +++ b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The TODO Group will host Working Groups for everyone, including its general memb ... All communication via all media as defined above will be public. . *Antitrust Guidelines* .. All members shall abide by The Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy available at: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/antitrust-policy/. - .. All members may encourage open participation from any organization able to meet the membership requirements, regardless of competitive interests. Put another way, the TODO Group shall not seek to exclude members based on any criteria, requirements, or reasons other than those used for all members. + .. All members shall encourage open participation from any organization able to meet the membership requirements, regardless of competitive interests. Put another way, the TODO Group shall not seek to exclude members based on any criteria, requirements, or reasons other than those used for all members. . *General Rules and Operations*. The TODO Group shall be conducted so as to: .. engage in the work of the project in a professional manner consistent with maintaining a cohesive community, while also maintaining the goodwill and esteem of The Linux Foundation in the open source software community; From 4e9682390780b8433872153f39ecc70f64f2fa46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ana Jimenez Santamaria Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 18:11:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 14/14] Update GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc Co-authored-by: Georg Kunz Signed-off-by: Ana Jimenez Santamaria --- GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc index 4f7740e..b92a606 100644 --- a/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc +++ b/GM-SC-CHARTER.adoc @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The TODO Group will host Working Groups for everyone, including its general memb ... Details of meeting mechanisms and instructions for attendance will be published reasonably in advance to all general members in good standing. .. Communication mechanisms ... All public communication not during meetings will take place over the public group mailing list(s), real-time chats, issue trackers, or source code management systems and will be accessible to members and non-members alike. - ... All private communication not during meetings will take place over the private group mailing list, real-time chats, issue trackers and source code management systems, and access will be limited to members only. + ... All private communication not during general member meetings will take place via (1) the general member mailing list and (2) dedicated real-time chat channels, all of which are limited to general members. Every issue tracker, repository, and all other services under the TODO GitHub organization are considered technical communication and thus must be always public. .. Level of confidentiality ... All communication during meetings will be under++++++ Chatham House Rules++++++++++++.++++++ ... All private communication via all media as defined above will be restricted to members only and not permitted for public distribution.