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| author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2017-12-20 23:09:03 +0200 |
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| committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2017-12-20 23:09:03 +0200 |
| commit | 807e1e0ff41c1090aa6682e3db04aa1dbfcf80cd (patch) | |
| tree | eb9c39d61bf1e8454191d810717f032d1b5bc1de /governance.mdwn | |
| parent | 65e9ce5582c14e40c6e524bfe1b6f70dbde0dcf6 (diff) | |
| download | ick.liw.fi-807e1e0ff41c1090aa6682e3db04aa1dbfcf80cd.tar.gz | |
Update: some wording tweaks based on feedback
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diff --git a/governance.mdwn b/governance.mdwn index be3e8b1..47f418b 100644 --- a/governance.mdwn +++ b/governance.mdwn @@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ approval**. Voting membership may be revoked by a vote. -This constitution and formal decisions are binding to voting members, -but do not impose an obligation to do any work for the project. +No contributors or voting member is required to do work for the +project, and the project cannot compel anyone to do anything. The +project may, via the constituion of a formal decision, forbid +something from being done in the context of a project, or require that +if a thing is done, it gets done in a particular way. Decision making ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -61,9 +64,10 @@ Voting procedure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The **project secretary** is chosen by voting by the voting members -from among the voting members. Candidates nominate themselves, or by -other voting members with the candidate's approval. The secretary has -the duty to conduct votes in a suitable manner. Votes are decided by +from among the voting members. The first secretary is Lars Wirzenius, +the project founder. Candidates nominate themselves, or by other +voting members with the candidate's approval. The secretary has the +duty to conduct votes in a suitable manner. Votes are decided by **simple majority**, and voting members have an **equal vote**. In case of a tie, the project secretary casts the decisive vote. @@ -91,8 +95,9 @@ Time and term limitations Voting membership and the position of secretary and team delegations are **time limited**, and **expire automatically** with no further -action. The exception is that if a voting member's membership will not -expire if they are the only voting member. +action. Memberships expire one by one in order of earliest membership +first. The last membership does not expire, as that would leave the +project without voters. The **terms end on the following dates**, the next time that date comes after three months after the term starts: |