From 4d9fc1e66d96f1ad32bc2cfc9a567decf0a3d35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:00:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Document decision-making based on consensus --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 54fdcd9..a5f9600 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ The Solid Team, headed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, provides an organisational umbrella for facilitating a strong open source community in support of Solid. This repository contains work of the Solid Team to meet the needs of the [Solid Project](https://solidproject.org/). +Decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). + The Solid Team is a group of volunteers tasked with representing the Solid Project in an official capacity. It engages in activities that foster the spread and adoption of the Solid protocol. ## Participation From 5e3e2a423993a81b46af9d215f8119aa55613a14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:34:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Add details to decision-making process, move to dedicated section --- README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a5f9600..e8ececd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ The Solid Team, headed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, provides an organisational umbrella for facilitating a strong open source community in support of Solid. This repository contains work of the Solid Team to meet the needs of the [Solid Project](https://solidproject.org/). -Decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). - The Solid Team is a group of volunteers tasked with representing the Solid Project in an official capacity. It engages in activities that foster the spread and adoption of the Solid protocol. ## Participation @@ -18,6 +16,12 @@ The Solid Team holds meetings at on every secon [Membership Information](/team.md) +## Decisions + +Decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). + +When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, a mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined with a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as outlined in their document [here](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It's important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. + ## Code of Conduct The Solid Team follows the [Solid Community Code of Conduct](https://github.com/solid/process/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md) From b973745cfa548bb5891109047d876294d88752f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:44:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e8ececd..a5e4d3b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The Solid Team holds meetings at on every secon Decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). -When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, a mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined with a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as outlined in their document [here](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It's important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. +When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, a mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined with a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as [outlined in the W3C Process Document](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It is important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. ## Code of Conduct From f31dc1f0cb9d486546431303672e7cae19389c00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:54:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Differentiate types of decisions --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a5e4d3b..0899f3d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ The Solid Team holds meetings at on every secon ## Decisions -Decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). +Strategic, tactical and policy decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). + +Routine and operational decisions are made in the context of [Task Forces](https://github.com/solid/team/blob/main/README.md#tasks) by their members in coordination with the Task Force Lead. When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, a mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined with a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as [outlined in the W3C Process Document](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It is important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. From ad2aa6c8e27c8e8093dd046c48271433093bfb7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:03:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0899f3d..82cf344 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The Solid Team holds meetings at on every secon ## Decisions -Strategic, tactical and policy decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). +Strategic, tactical, and policy decisions are made based on [consensus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making). Routine and operational decisions are made in the context of [Task Forces](https://github.com/solid/team/blob/main/README.md#tasks) by their members in coordination with the Task Force Lead. From 9ecf8b822016805a75b7842d4652e712aa124cc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Virginia Balseiro Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:07:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 82cf344..4fd0b7b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Strategic, tactical, and policy decisions are made based on [consensus](https:// Routine and operational decisions are made in the context of [Task Forces](https://github.com/solid/team/blob/main/README.md#tasks) by their members in coordination with the Task Force Lead. -When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, a mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined with a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as [outlined in the W3C Process Document](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It is important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. +When faced with unresolved strong objections in decision-making processes based on consensus, another mechanism may be employed to reach a conclusive outcome. This involves establishing a decision rule for each particular issue, where a majority is defined to have a specific threshold, and subsequently conducting a vote. This approach is loosely based on the W3C's guidelines for deciding by vote, as [outlined in the W3C Process Document](https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#decisions). A vote should only be conducted after all attempts at consensus through technical discussion and compromise have failed. It is important to note that, in this context, a Member or group of related Members is considered a single organization, aligning with the W3C's principles. ## Code of Conduct