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What this is
Project Leader
- Appoint delegates with specific responsibilities
- Make decisions that require "urgent action"
- Make decisions for which no one else has responsibility, attempting to stay in line with contributor consensus
- Propose draft General Resolutions, amendments
- Choose lengths of vote discussion periods (within constitutional limits)
- Lead contributor discussions
- Add/remove organizations from the list of those trusted with the project's assets
- Offer formal advice
- Serve as chair of the Board
- Appointed by Red Hat
- Tally votes
- Publish vote totals after voting is complete
- Adjucate constitutional disputes
- Has the power to override any other group
Fedora Legal Committee (FeLCo)
- Legal spots and decides upon legal matters
- Ultimately authoritative in legal matters
- Has the power to override anyone else with respect to legal issues
- Appointed by Red Hat
Board
* Decide matters of policy * Duties and responsibilites may be delegated from the Board to other groups by mutual agreement - Any group may subdelegate responsibility - Cannot override decisions made by delegates within their respective jurisdictions * Decide on matters where contributors' jurisdictions overlap * Make decisions within the Board's jurisdiction when asked * Offer formal advice * Remove members of itself (according to the Board Succession Plan) * Makes decisions as a last resort * Amend the Constitution * The Project Leader's vote breaks ties * Chooses its own method of adding and removing members
FESCo
* A committee whose power is delegated by the Board * Decide matters of technical policy * Decide on technical matters where contributors' jurisdictions overlap * Make decisions when asked * Overrule individual contributor decisions * Offer formal technical advice * Appoint or remove members of itself (rules vary depending on
current number of members)
* Appoint a Committee Chair * Chooses its own method of adding and removing members
FAmSCo
* Mission: Promotes and markets Fedora worldwide * A committee whose power is delegated by the Board * Decide matters of community-related policy * Decide on matters where multiple community groups conflict * Make decisions when asked * Overrule individual community groups' decisions * Offer formal community advice * Appoint a Committee Chair * Chooses its own method of adding and removing members
Individual contributors
* Definition of individual contributor: cla_done * Make autonomous decisions with regards to their own work * Run for elected office * Complies with applicable codes of conduct * Complies with applicable rules and procedures * Vote in applicable elections