On 2015-09-20 11:20:28, Travis Oliphant <tra...@continuum.io> wrote: > I would recommend three possible adjustments to the steering council > concept. > > 1 - define a BDFL for the council. I would nominate chuck Harris > > 2 - limit the council to 3 people. I would nominate chuck, nathaniel, and > pauli. > > 3 - add me as a permanent member of the steering council.
I would split the above into two parts: a suggestion on how to change the governance model (first half of 1 and 2) and then some thoughts on what to do once those changes have been made (latter half of 1 and 2, as well as 3). For now, since those changes are not in place yet, it's probably best to focus on the governance model. I would agree that one person (or a very small group) is best suited to "getting things unstuck". And, personally, I believe it best for that person/persons to be elected by the community (whatever we define "the community" to be)---which is what I presume you suggested when you mentioned nominating candidates. Since Matthew mentioned the governance proposal we're working on, here is a very early draft: https://github.com/stefanv/skimage-org/blob/governance_proposal/governance.md As I said, this is still a work-in-progress--comments are welcome. E.g., the weighting element in the voting has to be fine tuned (but was put in place to prevent rapid take-overs). Essentially, we need: - a way for community members to express disagreement without being ousted, - protection against individuals who want to exert disproportional influence, - protection against those in leadership roles who cause the project long-term harm, - and a way for the community to change the direction of the project if they so wished. Stéfan _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
