Alan Coopersmith wrote: >> The OpenSolaris constitution >> (http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/) says, in >> section 3.1: >> >> "Members are given the right to vote on Community-wide decisions ... >> the set of all individuals that have been named by one or more >> Community Groups as Core Contributors are the Members who are given >> the right to vote on Community-wide decisions." > > The OpenSolaris constitution also gives the OGB the duty and power to > set and maintain the procedures governing the OpenSolaris community: > > 6.1. Powers. The business and affairs of the OpenSolaris Community shall > be managed by or under the direction of the OpenSolaris Governing Board > (OGB), which may exercise all such powers granted by the Charter for the > operation and sustenance of the OpenSolaris Community efforts, > maintenance of the accepted procedures for making decisions within the > OpenSolaris Community, and enforcement of those procedures when deemed > necessary.
OK, so there's an obvious need for clear demarcation of responsibilities -which things the OGB can do, and which things require the assent of the entire community. The constitution is silent on this subject, as far as I can tell. > Do you really prefer the alternative of not allowing any project creations > until a vote of all community members can be organized and run? We have managed to create new projects just fine up until now... -- Alan Burlison --
