[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] [RFC][v4] Tech Resolution Process

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Hello,

This is a reminder about the vote. This is closing soon, and most of you have not voted yet!

Best,

On Mon, 1 Mar 2021, at 15:29, Jean-Baptiste Kempf wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> If you are a voter part of the FFmpeg General Assembly, you should have 
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> 
> Best,
> 
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2021, at 11:46, Jean-Baptiste Kempf wrote:
> > ---
> >  doc/dev_community/resolution_process.md | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 91 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 doc/dev_community/resolution_process.md
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/dev_community/resolution_process.md 
> > b/doc/dev_community/resolution_process.md
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..4ed0b63c43
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/doc/dev_community/resolution_process.md
> > @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
> > +# Technical Committee
> > +
> > +_This document only makes sense with the rules from [the community 
> > document](community)_.
> > +
> > +The Technical Committee (**TC**) is here to arbitrate and make 
> > decisions when
> > +technical conflicts occur in the project.
> > +
> > +The TC main role is to resolve technical conflicts.
> > +It is therefore not a technical steering committee, but it is 
> > understood that
> > +some decisions might impact the future of the project.
> > +
> > +# Process
> > +
> > +## Seizing
> > +
> > +The TC can take possession of any technical matter that it sees fit.
> > +
> > +To involve the TC in a matter, email tc@ or CC them on an ongoing 
> > discussion.
> > +
> > +As members of TC are developers, they also can email tc@ to raise an 
> > issue.
> > +
> > +## Announcement
> > +
> > +The TC, once seized, must announce itself on the main mailing list, 
> > with a _[TC]_ tag.
> > +
> > +The TC has 2 modes of operation: a RFC one and an internal one.
> > +
> > +If the TC thinks it needs the input from the larger community, the TC 
> > can call
> > +for a RFC. Else, it can decide by itself.
> > +
> > +If the disagreement involves a member of the TC, that member should 
> > recuse
> > +themselves from the decision.
> > +
> > +The decision to use a RFC process or an internal discussion is a 
> > discretionary
> > +decision of the TC.
> > +
> > +The TC can also reject a seizure for a few reasons such as:
> > +the matter was not discussed enough previously; it lacks expertise to 
> > reach a
> > +beneficial decision on the matter; or the matter is too trivial.
> > +
> > +### RFC call
> > +
> > +In the RFC mode, one person from the TC posts on the mailing list the
> > +technical question and will request input from the community.
> > +
> > +The mail will have the following specification:
> > +* a precise title
> > +* a specific tag [TC RFC]
> > +* a top-level email
> > +* contain a precise question that does not exceed 100 words and that 
> > is answerable by developers
> > +* may have an extra description, or a link to a previous discussion, 
> > if deemed necessary,
> > +* contain a precise end date for the answers.
> > +
> > +The answers from the community must be on the main mailing list and 
> > must have
> > +the following specification:
> > +* keep the tag and the title unchanged
> > +* limited to 400 words
> > +* a first-level, answering directly to the main email
> > +* answering to the question.
> > +
> > +Further replies to answers are permitted, as long as they conform to 
> > the
> > +community standards of politeness, they are limited to 100 words, and 
> > are not
> > +nested more than once. (max-depth=2)
> > +
> > +After the end-date, mails on the thread will be ignored.
> > +
> > +Violations of those rules will be escalated through the Community 
> > Committee.
> > +
> > +After all the emails are in, the TC has 96 hours to give its final 
> > decision.
> > +Exceptionally, the TC can request an extra delay, that will be 
> > notified on the
> > +mailing list.
> > +
> > +### Within TC
> > +
> > +In the internal case, the TC has 96 hours to give its final decision.
> > +Exceptionally, the TC can request an extra delay.
> > +
> > +
> > +## Decisions
> > +
> > +The decisions from the TC will be sent on the mailing list, with the 
> > _[TC]_ tag.
> > +
> > +Internally, the TC should take decisions with a majority, or using
> > +ranked-choice voting.
> > +
> > +The decision from the TC should be published with a summary of the 
> > reasons that
> > +lead to this decision.
> > +
> > +The decisions from the TC are final, until the matters are reopened 
> > after
> > +no less than one year.
> > +
> > -- 
> > 2.30.0
> > 
> >
> 
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