Xen.org Governance Proposal

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xen.org>]

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Hi,

one of the objectives that I was given, when I started as Xen.org 
community manager was to learn about the unwritten rules of how Xen.org 
governance works, write them down and make some improvement proposals. 
At this point, I wanted to present my findings and also make an 
improvement proposal. Governance changes can be quite divisive, which is 
why we are going to consult you and ask for input. The proposal has 
already been reviewed by key stake-holders in the community and by the 
Xen Advisory Board. The feedback we have received, has so far been 
positive.

The detailed proposal can be found on 
http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf 
<http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf>and 
essentially consists of three parts:

    * Basic principles describing how the community works: these are
      Openness, Transparency, Meritocracy and Consensus Decision Making
    * Key roles in the community: these are Maintainers, Project leads
      and a lightweight nomination and election process
    * A lightweight project life cycle that shows how a project gets
      from an idea to maturity and is eventually archived. There is also
      a section on how this works in practice.

If you are a contributor to Xen.org or an otherwise active community 
member, please review the preoposal 
(http://www.xen.org/files/Proposals/XenGovernanceProposal1.pdf). We also 
created a poll (http://www.xen.org/polls/governance_proposal1.html) to 
find out whether the proposal resonates with you. The poll will be open 
for 4 weeks (until Jun 7th).

Best Regards
Lars


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