GOVERNANCE documentation

[maennchen]

To ensure consistency and transparency across all projects, I propose to create a global GOVERNANCE.md file. This document will outline our core principles, organizational structure, and guidelines for project responsibilities.

Key Components

Principles

• Open Source
  • All projects are open source to foster community collaboration.
• Welcoming and Respectful
  • We are committed to a respectful environment. See our Code of Conduct.
• Transparent and Accessible
  • Work and collaboration occur publicly for transparency.

Organizational Structure

• Working Groups (WGs)
  • The EEF is organized into working groups responsible for specific projects.
  • Put in info on how to participate / join a WG.

Project Responsibilities

• Linking to Responsible WG
  • README Badge: Each project should display a badge linking to its responsible WG.
  • Repository Tag: Tag repositories with the appropriate WG.
  • Exception: Archived projects are exempt from this requirement.

Examples in the wild:

• https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/governance.md
• https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/main/governance.md

[starbelly]

I like the idea. Just have to ensure we don't get into too many specifics that might clash with project specifics, but that said, everyone I would very much hope are all generally on the same page 😄

[maennchen]

@starbelly To be clear: The reason for this is that it is required for certain certifications like the OpenSSF silver badge. Otherwise I don’t think we have a size where this is required.

Therefore my plan with this is to include enough to show the general structure without restricting the projects in any way.