[mapguide-psc] Bootstrapping the MapGuide PSC

[Paul Spencer]

Jason, you hog!  You've taken all the good questions ;)  But I have a  
couple more ...

There is nothing about requiring a quorum for voting ...

Should we allow proxy votes?  I think we should state something explicit

The Change Request process has a significant gray area ... I think we  
should say something about anything questionable can/should be  
brought up to the PSC for a decision on whether the change requires a  
change request or not.  Basically, if you are not sure, ask and we  
will decide.

Finally, re guiding development efforts, I think as a minimum +1  
voters need to stay engaged with a particular change request ...

Cheers

Paul


On 16-Oct-06, at 6:30 PM, Jason Birch wrote:

> Hi,
>
> That IRC meeting time conflicts with OSGeo WebCom, which I'm  
> chairing :(  I like the time slot though; Tuesday or Thursday works  
> for me on a recurring basis.
>
> Should there be a requirement that any submitted functionality come  
> with a plan for funding the development, or will this be a purely  
> merit-based process.  If merit-based, how to we prioritise once the  
> features have been let past the gate?  On a funding basis?  What if  
> we have some funding floating around because of generous donations  
> to the project?
>
> I think that the voting provision for removing members should be  
> clarified, and perhaps we should consider another exit strategy in  
> the case that there is a rogue member that continues to  
> participate, but in a way that is counter to the goals of the  
> project as a whole.  And yes, my glass is half-empty.
>
> There should be some work done on a proposal template and suggested  
> evaluation criteria but that's not in scope here.
>
> Jason
>
> From: Robert Bray [mailto:rbray at robertbray.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 14:54
> To: psc at mapguide.osgeo.org
> Subject: [mapguide-psc] Bootstrapping the MapGuide PSC
>
> All,
>
> Welcome to the MapGuide PSC. I created this mailing list as a means  
> for us to communicate as we get the PSC up and running. The mailing  
> list is open to all, but I simply added this your e-mail addresses  
> to get things going. Please review and comment (back to this list)  
> on the PSC guidelines that can now be found at: https:// 
> mapguide.osgeo.org/psc.html.
>
> I would also like to propose an initial bootstrap meeting of the  
> PSC on Wednesday at 2:00 PM (EST) / 12:00 PM (MST) / 11:00 AM  
> (PST). The agenda for that first meeting is:
> Review and discuss the PSC Guidelines
> Development and/or PSC Meetings on IRC
> The psc vs dev mailing list. Do we need both?
> Initial PSC size and member nominations.
> As per open source custom, the meeting will be held on IRC. For IRC  
> newbies Chatzilla is probably the best way to get going. It works  
> with Firefox and once installed you can log onto the channel by  
> pointing your browser at: irc://irc.freenode.net/#mapguide. You can  
> download Chatzilla from: http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/chatzilla/.
>
> Daniel you have been included in the PSC mailing list and the  
> meeting invite so that you can monitor how things progress as we  
> strive to satisfy our final incubation requirement.
>
> Please let me know if the meeting time works for you and if not  
> please propose a new time.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

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