Re: [gentoo-project] On the way Devrel is constituted

["Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn" <chithanh@gentoo.org>]

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William Hubbs schrieb:
> Here are some thoughts I have wrt this situation:
> 
> 1. The QA and Devrel projects are directly accountable to the council. 
> This protects against abuse of power since the council can remove
> people from these projects if they determine that power is being
> abused.
> 
> 2. The leads of these projects should be selected by the projects like 
> any other project, but confirmed by the council.
> 
> 3. Since the leads are confirmed by the council, I don't think it is 
> necessary for them to go back to the council for approval for actions 
> they take.
> 
> 4. Both of these projects require unique skill sets that most
> developers may not have, so I don't think electing members of these
> projects is a good idea.
> 
> 5. Any actions these projects take can be appealed to the council (This 
> follows from point 1).
> 
> Thoughts?

These rules sound all ok, but which real problem are they intended to solve?

Is there an actual documented instance where QA or devrel abused their
power, and which could have been prevented by council confirmation? I am
aware of wltjr's case, but even from his perspective it sounded more like
bullying than abuse of power.

If not, what indication exists that makes such abuse of power appear likely
in the future?

If such a thing has never occured, and there is nothing which indicates
that it is going to occur, then I think we can drop the rule #2 as it
introduces only unnecessary bureaucracy. If we start seeing actual abuse of
power then requiring approval of Council for QA/devrel leads or actions can
be reconsidered.


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn

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