[Board] update out of date items on faq?

Eli Adam eadam at co.lincoln.or.us
Thu Jun 2 23:35:24 PDT 2011


Board,
     I have noticed that some of the items on the OSGeo FAQ are not current.  I occasionally noticed that other OSGeo website or wiki items fall out of date, however, I currently only have specific examples from the FAQ.  

http://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/foundation_faq.html

Specifically, 

"What are the detailed rules of governance of the foundation?
    The foundation's governance model is still being developed, but it is expected that the foundation will emulate certain features of the governance models employed by other successful open source projects such as Apache. Individual foundation projects are expected to be governed by their own Project Steering Committees (PSCs), which will be appointed by the foundation's Board of Directors." 

"Can my project operate as a benevolent dictatorship?
    Detailed requirements for project administration have not yet been worked out, but it is anticipated that rules somewhat related to those for Apache will be followed. Projects should have a Project Steering Committee responsible for technical decisions and these committees should operate openly and with a consensus based approach. A benevolent dictatorship is not likely to be considered suitably open and consensus based."

Am I correct that these need updating?  Can they be updated?

Best Regards, Eli



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