From 1813ddc48ce048779a809f277c40a99dcc850273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thierry Carrez Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:31:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify terms and process for TSC elections Following my email[1] on the list, clarify the terms and process for the TSC elections: - use "initially appointed" instead of "appointed at Launch" - say "after the first year" since the TSC won't get fully elected befor April 2020 - clarify how the 3rd seat up for the first election is picked - allow to bypass the random selection if one member actually steps down [1] http://lists.starlingx.io/pipermail/starlingx-discuss/2018-September/001253.html Change-Id: If874171286a2813c308e3aab758623ec85584a6f --- reference/tsc/stx_charter.rst | 21 ++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/reference/tsc/stx_charter.rst b/reference/tsc/stx_charter.rst index 9d53f65..8317cae 100644 --- a/reference/tsc/stx_charter.rst +++ b/reference/tsc/stx_charter.rst @@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ approving new sub-projects and making final decisions if sub-project Core Reviewers, Technical Leads or Project Leads disagree. It defines the overall project architecture and sets the overall Project Priorities in collaboration with the community. It will be comprised of -7 members who will be appointed at Launch but fully elected by the -Contributors within the first year. +7 members who will be initially appointed but fully elected by the +Contributors after the first year. NOTE: There will be additional updates to this document to clarify the timeline and process for electing TSC members. @@ -142,19 +142,22 @@ In September 2019, 3 of the 7 seats are up for election by the project's Contributors. Anyone who is a Contributor to the project will be eligible to run, and anyone who is a Contributor is eligible to vote. In that election the TSC positions held by one each of the members from -Wind River and Intel will be opened for election, to be determined -randomly. In April 2020, the remaining 4 seats are up for election. At +Wind River and Intel will be opened for election, as well as one of the +other initially-appointed seats, to be determined randomly (unless one +of the members voluntarily steps down). + +In April 2020, the remaining 4 seats are up for election. At that time all initially appointed TSC positions will no longer be appointed but will be elected by the Contributors. TSC Elections will continue on a staggered six month cycle (3 seats and 4 seats) in order to ensure consistency across terms while allowing new leaders to begin to serve. There are no limits on the number of terms an individual may serve, but no single organization may be represented by more than -two seats at any given time. In the event that 3 people are elected to the -TSC in one election, the person with the lowest vote count among the -3 is skipped and the next candidate is elected. Any other case of more than -2 people per company on the TSC shall be addressed at the latest at the -next scheduled election. +two seats at any given time. In the event that 3 people from the same +organization are elected to the TSC in one election, the person with the +lowest vote count among the 3 is skipped and the next candidate is elected. +Any other case of more than 2 people per company on the TSC shall be +addressed at the latest at the next scheduled election. The Technical Steering Committee will meet regularly in an open forum with times and locations published in community channels. The