[Qgis-psc] Improving the functioning of PSC

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi Anita,

Il 25/11/19 13:25, Anita Graser ha scritto:

>     On 2019-11-22 14:25, Paolo Cavallini wrote:

>>     Decision making
>>     =================
>>     * one PSC member raise on the PSC mailing list a topic to be decided
>>     * if the proponent believes the discussion in ML is sufficient, he
>>     calls
>>     for a vote
>>     * if not, he adds the point to the next PSC voice meeting, where
>>     it will
>>     be discussed and voted
>>     * once voted, he passes the decision to the Secretary, who adds the
>>     resolution to the list of resolutions (see below)
>      
>     Sounds all good to me.  
> 
> 
> I would suggest that the PSC member could directly add the decision to
> the list of resolutions without involving a secretary. This would reduce
> the number of steps in the process.

this is an option; I'd still prefer having someone independent from the
proponent adding it, to ensure consistency

>>     List of resolutions
>>     ====================
>>     * each resolution will be listed according to a simple template:
>>     Date of voting
>>     Proponent
>>     Rationale
>>     Votes
>>     Decision
>>     Notes
>>     * all resolutions will be added to a single location#
>      
>     Public on our website? On Github or in a central Google Docs document?

see note # below
>>     To Do list
>>     ===========
>>     * a list of tasks to be completed will be maintained and available on
>>     the web#
>>     * for each item it will be listed:
>>     Date of proposal
>>     Deadline
>>     Proponent
>>     Responsible
>>     Description
>>     Notes
>>     Status (standby, in progress, completed)
>      
>     We already have todo lists in our meeting minutes. Do we need an
>     additional one? Maybe a central one would be useful to avoid
>     duplication in the meeting minutes. So the meeting minutes would
>     point to the central TODO file - right?
>      
>>     # I propose to add all documents to
>>     https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Website/tree/master/source/site/getinvolved/governance
>>     and compiled into the main website, as this is simple and easy to
>>     search, also in the long term.
>>     Minutes IMHO can stay in a dynamic infrastructure, like GDocs,
>>     where the
>>     advantages of communal editing are evident. 
>      
>     Sounds reasonable. So everything (TODO, decisions, etc.) would
>     basically be public?
> 
> 
> Would that mean that we retire the current list
> at https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki? 

yes, IMHO they belong to our main website (which is also under revision
control).

cheers.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS.ORG Chair:
http://planet.qgis.org/planet/user/28/tag/qgis%20board/