From d426bf905ec2abe36e954c547cc34033bbdf2d6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Ho Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:14:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Fix typo --- GOVERNANCE.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 5d66d9a5b7..e8171ba932 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ All members of the Council, BDFL included, shall disclose to the rest of the Council any conflict of interest they may have. Members with a conflict of interest in a particular issue may participate in Council discussions on that issue, but must recuse themselves from voting on the issue. If the BDFL has -recused his/herself for a particular decision, they will appoint a substitute +recused him/herself for a particular decision, they will appoint a substitute BDFL for that decision. ### Private communications of the Council From 4a94420f18732fe9d178567dbc83ffdbb5315aa1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Ho Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:14:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Rewrite awkward section --- GOVERNANCE.md | 18 ++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index e8171ba932..71639a3024 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -211,16 +211,14 @@ should conduct their business in an open and public manner unless privacy is specifically called for. Private subcommittee communications should happen on the main private mailing list of the Council unless specifically called for. -Question: if the BDFL is not on a subcommittee, do they still have override -authority? - -Suggestion: they do, but they should appoint a delegate who plays that role -most of the time, and explicit BDFL intervention is sought only if the -committee disagrees with that delegate’s decision and no resolution is possible -within the team. This is different from a BDFL delegate for a specific decision -(or a recusal situation), where the BDFL is literally giving up his/her -authority to someone else in full. It’s more like what Linus Torvalds uses with his -“lieutenants” model. +Even if the BDFL does not sit on a specific subcommittee, he/she still retains +override authority on the subcommittee's decisions. However, it is expected that +the he/she will appoint a delegate to oversee the subcommittee's decisions, and +explicit intervention from the BDFL will only be sought if the committee +disagrees with the delegate's decision and no resolution is possible within the +subcommittee. This is a different situation from a BDFL delegate for a specific +decision, or a recusal, in which the BDFL gives up his/her authority to someone +else in full. ### NumFOCUS Subcommittee From 508aa9ea4cd64e620a567f887813acfa3bdacee2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Ho Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:21:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Fix another typo --- GOVERNANCE.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 71639a3024..26be356274 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ the main private mailing list of the Council unless specifically called for. Even if the BDFL does not sit on a specific subcommittee, he/she still retains override authority on the subcommittee's decisions. However, it is expected that -the he/she will appoint a delegate to oversee the subcommittee's decisions, and +he/she will appoint a delegate to oversee the subcommittee's decisions, and explicit intervention from the BDFL will only be sought if the committee disagrees with the delegate's decision and no resolution is possible within the subcommittee. This is a different situation from a BDFL delegate for a specific -decision, or a recusal, in which the BDFL gives up his/her authority to someone -else in full. +decision, or a recusal situation, in which the BDFL gives up his/her authority +to someone else in full. ### NumFOCUS Subcommittee