Alan Burlison wrote:
> I'd like to ask
> for that to be discussed in parallel with the voting rights discussion,
> because it will have a significant impact on the user administration
> system that is currently under development.
>
In my original mail (5/15 @ 10:46pm) I suggested the following definitions:
> CONTRIBUTER
> Anyone who has contributed to the community.
> CONTRIBUTERS have VOICE in the OGB "community" and VOICE and VOTE
> in the CGs they have contributed to and in any PROJECTS of those
> CGs that they are affiliated with.
>
> Anyone can become a CONTRIBUTER to a CG by providing the following:
> * their account name on the OS.o website,
> * a signed contributer agreement, and
> * certification by the FACILITATOR of a CG that the person
> has contributed to [PROJECTS in] their CG.
>
> Once given, CONTRIBUTER status in that CG is permanent.
>
> There may be different roles that CONTRIBUTERS assume, based on
> a CG's decision making process and the type of CG, such as
>
> EDITOR
> a CONTRIBUTER who has some set of website content
> management authority.
>
> GATEKEEPER
> a CONTRIBUTER who has some set of source or package
> repository management authority.
>
> FACILITATOR
> a CONTRIBUTER who has some set of authority to speak
> for, facilitate or otherwise manage the day-to-day
> operation of the CG.
>
> GOOD STANDING
> Given by default to all CONTRIBUTERS, an individual
> CONTRIBUTER may be stripped of their right to VOICE
> and VOTE in a CG for [undesirable behavior] by a
> majority vote of the rest of the CONTRIBUTERs in
> that CG.
>
> ARCHITECT
> a CONTRIBUTER who represents a COMPONENT (or a set
> of PROJECTS within a COMPONENT) in the ARC community.
>
> VOTING MEMBER
> A CONTRIBUTER who has asked for suffrage in the decision making
> activities of the larger OS.o community. Suffrage can be revoked
> if not exercised. VOTING MEMBERS have VOICE and VOTE in the
> annual OpenSolaris Members Meeting.
Is this along the lines you were thinking?
-John
