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Clarify Raku Steering Council Code #44

Open codesections opened 3 years ago

codesections commented 3 years ago

The current Raku Steering Council Code combines details of the initial proposal for adopting the code with actual implementation details. This commit revises the Code to remove the portions that are not relevant post-adoption (but preserves the initial proposal for future reference). It also provides definitions for a few terms that were used but not defined in the prior version. One such term is "Core Team"; as part of that definition, this commit adds a separate document listing the Core Team's current membership.

The changes in this PR are all intended to be non-substantive, with one minor exception: the previous version of the Code said that Core Team members would be deemed to be inactive unless they either (1) voted in the initial election for the RSC or (2) had made a commit in the two years before the RSC was first adopted. This PR changes (2) to be voted in the ratification of these changes to the RSC Code. This makes it much easier to determine who is a currently active member of the Core Team and doesn't really matter, since both versions of the Code state that an inactive Core Team member can become active "at will".

Under the terms of the Code, changes like this require approval by a 2/3 majority vote of the Core Team. I'm opening this PR as a draft so that we can discuss it before putting it to a vote if/when we are happy with the existing language.