[DotGNU]Working Groups plan v2

[Peter Minten]

Hi folks,

I worked out the Working Group plans a little more. The big change is that in
this proposal the WG's will actually have the power to steer projects in their
area. To do this the SC will of course have to give in some power, but it will
have the power to override any WG decisions given enough grounds. I believe this
new system is neccessary because there is IMHO to little directing from above to
ensure DotGNU projects don't drift away from eachother and to preserve the goal
of DotGNU (providing an Free Software alternative to .NET).

In this proposal there will be 7 working groups:
1. Foundation code (pnet, dg-libs)
2. Webservices (phpgroupware)
3. Authorization (address@hidden)
4. Architecture (VRS, SEE)
5. PR
6. Business
7. Philosophy

Each working group has a leader which has the power to make decisions (which can
be overruled by the DotGNU working group and the SC). The WG leader represents
his WG in the central counsel (called the DotGNU WG). The DotGNU WG does not
have a leader but operates democratically.

The leaders are appointed by concensus on the DotGNU developer mailing list or
by appointment of the SC if no consensus can be reached. They can also be put
out of power by consensus on the DotGNU developer mailing list or by SC ruling
if no consensus can be reached or a leader acts against the ways of Free
Software.

The WG leaders have the power to do things on their own when needed, but it's
expected that they consult the project admin and major developers first on most
matters. Also the WG leaders cannot rule over something internal to a project
(like a semicolon placement in a file), and they cannot rule over something that
affects the whole of DotGNU without support from the other WG leaders.

The WG's will have an open debate culture (everybody can have their say and hear
what decisions are being formed), even the DotGNU WG.

Some of you might wonder why there is a Philosophy WG. The first reason is odd
numbers are good for voting. The other is that philosophy is such an important
aspect of Free Software development that it deserves it's own WG. The philosophy
WG will a) develop things like the Manifesto and b) make sure the ideals of Free
Software do not get compromised.

Well, that's about my proposal.

Greetings,

Peter