non-coding sub-projects

[Carl Trieloff]

On 07/10/2012 03:39 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> On 07/10/2012 02:23 PM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade wrote:
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>> On 07/09/2012 11:15 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
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>>>> there is no connection between being a maintainer in a sub
>>>> project and joining the board.
>>
>> I was forgetting that the project leads who were made part of the
>> initial Board was not the norm:
>>
>> "A few domain leaders from projects. Not all projects have board
>> representation so that community members can work to fill some of
>> these seats related to projects. Not every project has to be on the
>> board. They do however need to participate in the coordination mail
>> lists."
>>
>> http://www.ovirt.org/governance/board/
>>
>> However, there is a meaningful connection. Becoming a maintainer is a
>> sign of individual merit, and a collection of such merit is a
>> prerequisite to being voted on to the Board.
>>
>> Similarly, a project is likely to appreciate having one or more
>> maintainers who are Board members.
>
> So far, I think the board really hasn't done that much, no?  I think
> there's been very few votes and the votes probably weren't all that
> controversial.
>
> I think erring on the side of having greater participation will
> increase the likelihood that the board actually has debates and that
> interesting topics are brought forward.
>
> I'm very much in favor of bringing in as many people as possible
> within reason. 


Also, it is fine to say that we will become stricter as the project matures.

Carl.