| 1 | GLEP: 39 |
1 | GLEP: 39 |
| 2 | Title: An "old-school" metastructure proposal with "boot for being a slacker" |
2 | Title: An "old-school" metastructure proposal with "boot for being a slacker" |
| 3 | Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ |
3 | Version: $Revision: 1.5 $ |
| 4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2005/09/01 16:31:57 $ |
4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2008/01/20 02:56:39 $ |
| 5 | Author: Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org>, |
5 | Author: Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org>, |
| 6 | Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>, |
6 | Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>, |
| 7 | Status: Accepted |
7 | Status: Accepted |
| 8 | Type: Informational |
8 | Type: Informational |
| 9 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
9 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
| 10 | Created: 01-Sep-2005 |
10 | Created: 01-Sep-2005 |
| 11 | Post-History: 01-Sep-2005 |
11 | Post-History: 01-Sep-2005, 09-Feb-2006, 12-Oct-2007, 19-Jan-2008 |
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12 | Replaces: 1 |
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14 | Status |
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15 | ====== |
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17 | Implemented. GLEP amended on 09 Feb 2006 to add the final bullet point to |
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18 | list B in `Specification`_. |
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| 14 | Abstract |
20 | Abstract |
| 15 | ======== |
21 | ======== |
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| 17 | GLEP 4 is replaced with a new "metastructure" that retains established |
23 | GLEP 4 is replaced with a new "metastructure" that retains established |
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| 114 | * Not everything (or everyone) needs a project. |
120 | * Not everything (or everyone) needs a project. |
| 115 | * Projects need not be long-term. |
121 | * Projects need not be long-term. |
| 116 | * Projects may well conflict with other projects. That's okay. |
122 | * Projects may well conflict with other projects. That's okay. |
| 117 | * Any dev may create a new project just by creating a new page |
123 | * Any dev may create a new project just by creating a new page |
| 118 | (or, more realistically, directory and page) in |
124 | (or, more realistically, directory and page) in |
| 119 | ``gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en``. |
125 | ``gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en`` and sending a Request For Comments |
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126 | (RFC) e-mail to gentoo-dev. Note that this GLEP does not provide for |
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127 | a way for the community at large to block a new project, even if the |
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128 | comments are wholly negative. |
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| 121 | B. Global issues will be decided by an elected Gentoo council. |
130 | B. Global issues will be decided by an elected Gentoo council. |
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| 123 | * There will be a set number of council members. (For the |
132 | * There will be a set number of council members. (For the |
| 124 | first election that number was set to 7 by acclamation.) |
133 | first election that number was set to 7 by acclamation.) |
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| 141 | * The 'slacker' marker is reset when a member is elected. |
150 | * The 'slacker' marker is reset when a member is elected. |
| 142 | * If any meeting has less than 50% attendance by council members, a new |
151 | * If any meeting has less than 50% attendance by council members, a new |
| 143 | election for *all* places must be held within a month. The 'one year' |
152 | election for *all* places must be held within a month. The 'one year' |
| 144 | is then reset from that point. |
153 | is then reset from that point. |
| 145 | * Disciplinary actions may be appealed to the council. |
154 | * Disciplinary actions may be appealed to the council. |
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155 | * A proxy must not be an existing council member, and any single person |
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156 | may not be a proxy for more than one council member at any given |
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157 | meeting. |
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| 147 | Rationale |
159 | Rationale |
| 148 | ========= |
160 | ========= |
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| 150 | So, does this proposal solve any of the previously-mentioned problems? |
162 | So, does this proposal solve any of the previously-mentioned problems? |