From 9934f6aed2ed7b08b90fca31ca41f66a4f923d51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: svrnm Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:08:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Remove bootstrap elements from GC charter Signed-off-by: svrnm --- governance-charter.md | 64 ++++--------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/governance-charter.md b/governance-charter.md index 2d984a330..f6af934bf 100644 --- a/governance-charter.md +++ b/governance-charter.md @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ # OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Charter -Last updated: August 2022 +Last updated: November 2023 ## Overview -This document describes the bootstrapping process for the OpenTelemetry -Governance Committee. It describes the formation of the initial governance -committee and its core responsibilities. This includes its governance processes -and processes to reform itself as necessary. +This document describes the goals, the scope and the structure of the OpenTelemetry Governance Committee (GC). +It describes the election process for the Governance Committee and how the committee operates. ## Goals @@ -54,50 +52,8 @@ project groups like the [Technical Committee](./tech-committee-charter.md). ## Committee Structure -### Establishment of a governance committee - -To bootstrap the process of OpenTelemetry governance, 5 individuals (Ben -Sigelman, Bogdan Drutu, Sergey Kanzhelev, Sarah Novotny, and Yuri Shkuro) were -identified to be the *Bootstrap Committee*, to provide the initial process that -can bootstrap the remainder of the process. - -The Bootstrap Committee will be replaced by the elected OpenTelemetry Governance -Committee. Ultimately, the **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee will consist -of 9 individual members** of the community **elected for 2 year terms**. The -terms will be **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats and 5 -seats). - -To provide a level of continuity as this process is established, the initial -committee will include continuity members, expanding the size to 9 members. -Note that from the 2020 election to the 2021 election, the committee will -include 11 members. - -In 2019 as this approval is enacted, the committee consists of the -members of the bootstrap committee (Ben Sigelman, Bogdan Drutu, Sarah Novotny, -Sergey Kanzhelev, Yuri Shkuro) plus 4 positions to be elected from the -community. Of the 4 members that are elected, 2 will have a two year term and 2 -will have one year term. - -One year later (in 2020) there will be an election to fill the two seats -opening up, each with a two year term. The continuity members of the original -bootstrap committee will continue to serve. - -One year after that (2021), there will be an election to fill the 5 open -seats on the governance committee. The previous continuity members are -eligible to run for these seats. - -The committee will continue to iterate with alternating elections of four and -five members each year. - -For clarity, a table describing this process is given below: - -| *Year* | *Continuity* | *Election Cohort #1* | *Election Cohort #2* | GC size post-election | -| ------ | ------------ | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------- | -| 2019 | 5 people | **2 people** (2yr term) | **2 people** (1yr term) | 9 people (+4) | -| 2020 | - | - | **4 people** (2yr term) | 11 people (-2, +4) | -| 2021 | 0 people | **5 people** (2yr term) | - | 9 people (-7, +5) | -| 2022 | - | - | **4 people** (2yr term) | 9 people (-4, +4) | -| 2023 | - | **5 people** (2yr term) | - | 9 people (-5, +5) | +The **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee consists of 9 individual members** of the community **elected for 2 year terms**. The +terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats and 5 seats). ## Elections @@ -167,16 +123,6 @@ elections held. In the event of a question of company membership (for example evaluating independence of corporate subsidiaries) a majority of all non-involved Governance Committee members will decide. -### Initial Election - -Because of the need to bootstrap a staggered election cycle, some of the initial -committee members will only serve a single year term. These two people will be -selected from the "lowest vote getters" from the four non-continuity committee -members in the initial election. - -The bootstrap committee will operate the election and circulate a timeline for -nominations, and the vote. - ### Special Elections In the event of a resignation or other loss of a governance committee member, a From a50276637a0b39c6e291a8c8163f0cddd9cb9930 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: svrnm Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:13:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Format fixes Signed-off-by: svrnm --- governance-charter.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/governance-charter.md b/governance-charter.md index f6af934bf..80c3ba8f5 100644 --- a/governance-charter.md +++ b/governance-charter.md @@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Last updated: November 2023 ## Overview -This document describes the goals, the scope and the structure of the OpenTelemetry Governance Committee (GC). -It describes the election process for the Governance Committee and how the committee operates. +This document describes the goals, the scope and the structure of the +OpenTelemetry Governance Committee (GC). It describes the election process for +the Governance Committee and how the committee operates. ## Goals @@ -52,8 +53,9 @@ project groups like the [Technical Committee](./tech-committee-charter.md). ## Committee Structure -The **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee consists of 9 individual members** of the community **elected for 2 year terms**. The -terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats and 5 seats). +The **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee consists of 9 individual members** of +the community **elected for 2 year terms**. +The terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats and 5 seats). ## Elections From b4307719e5ec7347ce8e6b31dade9540e6134fc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: svrnm Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:45:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Remove note about continuity member from special elections Signed-off-by: svrnm --- governance-charter.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/governance-charter.md b/governance-charter.md index 80c3ba8f5..e2a006165 100644 --- a/governance-charter.md +++ b/governance-charter.md @@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ special election for that position will be held as soon as possible. The same group of people as described in "eligibility for voting" will vote in the special election. A committee member elected in a special election will serve out the remainder of the term for the person they are replacing, regardless of -the length of that remainder. If a continuity member resigns or otherwise is -lost from the Committee, that position will not be filled. +the length of that remainder. ### Limiting Corporate Campaigning Support From 3afff10678d5e024fac8f5288c5bff5d9e8c3455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Severin Neumann Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:59:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Apply suggestions --- governance-charter.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/governance-charter.md b/governance-charter.md index e2a006165..ab26f04ad 100644 --- a/governance-charter.md +++ b/governance-charter.md @@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ project groups like the [Technical Committee](./tech-committee-charter.md). The **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee consists of 9 individual members** of the community **elected for 2 year terms**. -The terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats and 5 seats). +The terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats in even +years and 5 seats in odd years). ## Elections From 1368cf4942955402abcbccc98499c6685ff27d0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Severin Neumann Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:08:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update governance-charter.md Co-authored-by: Trask Stalnaker --- governance-charter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/governance-charter.md b/governance-charter.md index ab26f04ad..ab630240d 100644 --- a/governance-charter.md +++ b/governance-charter.md @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ project groups like the [Technical Committee](./tech-committee-charter.md). The **OpenTelemetry Governance Committee consists of 9 individual members** of the community **elected for 2 year terms**. -The terms are **staggered with 1 year elections** (alternating 4 seats in even +The terms are **staggered with elections each year** (alternating 4 seats in even years and 5 seats in odd years). ## Elections