<div dir="ltr">Looks like I'm first out of the gate as SJW here -- can we please not refer to a "principle[ ...of ...] meritocracy"? It's term that's been tarnished beyond current repair in the worlds of tech generally and in FOSS especially. I appreciate the sentiment, but we can find better words.<div><br></div><div>And we've yet to establish agreed-upon solid principles of quality that we want project components to adhere to. (We are making progress toward such principles, though!)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 8:22 AM Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Ok, I'm wrapping up this bootstrapping process and introducing
TheGoodDocsProject's first Project Steering Committee:</p>
<h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;margin-top:24px;font-weight:600;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.25;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(234,236,239);padding-bottom:0.3em;color:rgb(36,41,46);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">PSC Members</h2>
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<li style="box-sizing:border-box">Cameron Shorter</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Felicity
Brand</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Jo Cook</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Jennifer
Rondeau</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Jared
Morgan</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Erin
McKean</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Clarence
Cromwell</li>
<li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em">Becky Todd</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://github.com/thegooddocs/governance/blob/master/ProjectSteeringCommittee.rst" target="_blank">https://github.com/thegooddocs/governance/blob/master/ProjectSteeringCommittee.rst</a></p>
<p>From this point forward, we can refer major decisions to this
committee (including adding new members).</p>
<p>However I'm expecting most activities will use minimal red tape,
working on principles of do-ocracy and meritocracy. <br>
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<p>Cheers, Cameron<br>
</p>
<div class="gmail-m_3289115369136996606moz-cite-prefix">On 14/7/19 9:02 pm, Cameron Shorter
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">In order to get our decision making processes set
up, I've written a draft Project Steering Committee governance
doc for TheGoodDocsProject.
<div><a href="https://github.com/camerons/governance/blob/master/ProjectSteeringCommittee.rst" target="_blank">https://github.com/camerons/governance/blob/master/ProjectSteeringCommittee.rst</a><br>
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<div>The next step is to add the initial people to this
committee. I suggest these people should:</div>
<div>* Have been actively involved in TheGoodDocsProject
conversation to date.</div>
<div>* Have tech writing experience, integrity and insights to
share. </div>
<div>* Be willing to contribute a few hours a fortnight for the
next 6 to 12 months or more.</div>
<div>* Agree to abide by the PSC governance doc above.<br>
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<div>People I suspect might be ready to join our initial PSC:</div>
<div>Cameron Shorter</div>
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<div>Felicity Brand</div>
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<div>Jo Cook</div>
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<div>Erin McLean</div>
<div>Becka Todd</div>
<div>Jennifer Rondeau</div>
<div>Stephanie Blotner</div>
<div>Eric Holscher<br>
</div>
<div>Jarad Morgan</div>
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<div>Clarence Cromwell</div>
<div>Riona Macnamara (I'm hoping, but am aware of your other
priorities)</div>
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<div>If this sounds like you then please reply to confirm your
availability.</div>
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<div>(Felicity, I don't seem to have permissions accept my
github pull request for this doc)</div>
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<div>Technology Demystifier</div>
<div>Open Technologies and Geospatial
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<div>M +61 (0) 419 142 254</div>
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Cameron Shorter
Technology Demystifier
Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
M +61 (0) 419 142 254</pre>
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