From 723f1b27e03376bf68f82ea99915e923ed96e2f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin W. Flory (he/him) Date: Sep 26 2023 22:34:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Leadership Communications Policy: Initial commit This commit introduces a new Fedora Council policy that deals with how and where Fedora leadership groups communicate. At time of commit, this policy is still in a draft form and has not yet had the required two- week community feedback process required for adding or changing official Fedora policies. CC: @mattdm @bookwar @dcantrell @sumantrom Signed-off-by: Justin W. Flory (he/him) --- diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc index 2092a70..6a5c8b7 100644 --- a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc @@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ * Council Policies ** xref:policy/coc-response-policy.adoc[Code of Conduct Response Policy] ** xref:policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc[Community Publishing Platforms] -** xref:policy/guiding-policy.adoc[Guiding Policy] -** xref:policy/policy-change-policy.adoc[Policy Change Policy] ** xref:policy/edition-promotion-policy.adoc[Edition Promotion Policy] +** xref:policy/guiding-policy.adoc[Guiding Policy] +** xref:policy/communications.adoc[Leadership Communications Policy] ** xref:policy/legal.adoc[Legal & Licensing Policies] +** xref:policy/policy-change-policy.adoc[Policy Change Policy] ** xref:policies.adoc[Additional Policies] * Council Procedures ** xref:procedures/welcome.adoc[Welcome to Council] diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2ed9c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +include::ROOT:partial$attributes.adoc[] + += Leadership Communications Policy +Justin W. Flory, Fedora Council, Fedora community, and others +v1.0.0-DRAFT, 2023-08-30 + + +xref:#definitions-leadership[Fedora leadership groups] are required to maintain an xref:#definitions-presence[active presence] on xref:#definitions-platforms[official communications platforms]. + + +[[rationale]] +== Rationale + +Fedora leadership groups decide, plan, and execute actions that impact many parts of Fedora Linux and the community. +These Fedora leadership groups should be discoverable so that the community has clear guidance on how and where to interact with leadership groups. +Since the Fedora community uses a diverse range of communication platforms and tools in our work, it is challenging to always know the right place to take a query or discussion topic. +Therefore, it is important for Fedora leadership groups to share a common approach to where and how we communicate. + +There are two main benefits for Fedora leadership groups to share a common communication platform: + +. *Set expectations with collaborators*: + Anyone who needs to engage with Fedora leadership should feel empowered on how and where to do that. + Providing one common place and account for engaging with all Fedora leadership groups makes it easier to coordinate and collaborate, for members of the leadership groups but also community members. + We should set expectations so that anyone in the community knows what is required in order to reach a Fedora leadership group. +. *Set an example for the community*: + Fedora leadership groups set the tone for the community. + We model best practices and invite others in the community to join us in the future of the project. + Therefore, Fedora leadership groups should be leaders in innovating how we communicate as a large, decentralized project. + By using common platforms, we provide models that others can take and learn from, in the true Open Source Way. + + +[[definitions]] +== Definitions + +This policy does not intend to provide universal definitions for all the terms used within, but some terms require clarification so this policy is clear. + +[[definitions-leadership]] +=== Fedora leadership groups + +Fedora leadership groups are recognized decision-making bodies that chart the future of the project and are important for ensuring critical work happens every Fedora release. +For the purpose of this policy, the following groups are considered Fedora leadership groups: + +* xref:council::index.adoc[Fedora Council] +* xref:diversity-inclusion::index.adoc[Fedora Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team] +* xref:fesco::index.adoc[Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo)] +* xref:mindshare-committee::index.adoc[Fedora Mindshare Committee] + +[[definitions-platforms]] +=== Official communications platforms + +Official communications platforms are first-priority platforms where Fedora community members discuss, work, and socialize with each other. +These platforms are given heavier weight in terms of outages, there is a degree of uptime reliability guaranteed, and they are the _only_ communications platforms that can be considered officially used by the Fedora Project. +This is contrast to other platforms that fall under the xref:council::policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc[Community Publishing Platforms] policy. + +For the purpose of this policy, the following platforms are considered official communications platforms: + +* Asynchronous: + *Fedora Discussion* on https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/ +* Synchronous: + *Fedora Chat* on https://chat.fedoraproject.org/ + +[[definitions-presence]] +=== Active presence + +An active presence means that there is someone or several people from the Fedora leadership group who take responsibility to handle incoming topics and feedback shared in the official communications platforms. +The person(s) responsible for handling inbound discussion should be a legitimate representative of the Fedora leadership groups. +This policy does not specify how long inbound discussion and queries should be responded to, as this is in the best interest of the Fedora leadership group to determine for themselves. + +This policy does not intend to antagonize a Fedora leadership group if they do not respond to all and every topic in the official communications platforms. +However, if it becomes habitual for topics and feedback to be routinely ignored by a Fedora leadership group + on official communications platforms, the Fedora Council is committed to addressing this challenge on a case-by-case basis. diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc index 5ecf1f5..7e816fd 100644 --- a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ include::ROOT:partial$attributes.adoc[] = Community Publishing Platforms -Justin W. Flory, Fedora Council, Fedora Community, and others -v1.1.1, 2020-10-02 +Justin W. Flory, Fedora Council, Fedora community, and others +v1.2.0, 2023-08-30 [link=https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] image:https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY%204.0-lightgrey.svg[License: CC BY 4.0] @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Creative Works include, but are not limited to, the following examples: * Public social media posts * Other written communications depending on context -The Fedora Council reserves the authority to modify or expand the definition of Creative Works, based on unique context of the Fedora Project and the Fedora Community.. +The Fedora Council reserves the authority to modify or expand the definition of Creative Works, based on unique context of the Fedora Project and the Fedora community. Community Publishing Platforms include, but are not limited to, the following examples: @@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ Community Publishing Platforms include, but are not limited to, the following ex ** https://discord.gg/fedora ** https://telegram.me/fedoranews ** https://www.instagram.com/thefedoraproject/ +** `#fedora*` channels on https://libera.chat/ [[content]] == What content is appropriate for Platforms? -Community Publishing Platforms feature Creative Works controlled by but not actively curated by the Fedora Community and Fedora Leadership. +Community Publishing Platforms feature Creative Works controlled by but not actively curated by the Fedora community and Fedora Leadership. Platforms may be provided on infrastructure or web services hosted and managed by the Fedora Project or its sponsors. Community Publishing Platforms are not actively curated because they rely on decentralized community labor and contributions that are difficult to centrally control. From db2843dd71c22515cd5c3bcd464b6ddf847ed78c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin W. Flory (he/him) Date: Sep 26 2023 22:34:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] s/Fedora leadership groups/Specific Fedora Committees and Teams/ This commit makes an edit to how we define the impacted groups of this policy. Instead of calling them Fedora leadership groups, this calls them "Specific Fedora Committees and Teams". Signed-off-by: Justin W. Flory (he/him) --- diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc index 6a5c8b7..216e351 100644 --- a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ** xref:policy/community-publishing-platforms.adoc[Community Publishing Platforms] ** xref:policy/edition-promotion-policy.adoc[Edition Promotion Policy] ** xref:policy/guiding-policy.adoc[Guiding Policy] -** xref:policy/communications.adoc[Leadership Communications Policy] +** xref:policy/communications.adoc[Communications Policy] ** xref:policy/legal.adoc[Legal & Licensing Policies] ** xref:policy/policy-change-policy.adoc[Policy Change Policy] ** xref:policies.adoc[Additional Policies] diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc index b2ed9c8..7da327c 100644 --- a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/communications.adoc @@ -1,31 +1,32 @@ include::ROOT:partial$attributes.adoc[] -= Leadership Communications Policy += Communications Policy Justin W. Flory, Fedora Council, Fedora community, and others v1.0.0-DRAFT, 2023-08-30 +:policy-impacted-teams: Specific Fedora Committees and Teams -xref:#definitions-leadership[Fedora leadership groups] are required to maintain an xref:#definitions-presence[active presence] on xref:#definitions-platforms[official communications platforms]. +xref:#definitions-leadership[{policy-impacted-teams}] are required to maintain an xref:#definitions-presence[active presence] on xref:#definitions-platforms[official communications platforms]. [[rationale]] == Rationale -Fedora leadership groups decide, plan, and execute actions that impact many parts of Fedora Linux and the community. -These Fedora leadership groups should be discoverable so that the community has clear guidance on how and where to interact with leadership groups. +{policy-impacted-teams} decide, plan, and execute actions that impact many parts of Fedora Linux and the community. +{policy-impacted-teams} should be discoverable so that the community has clear guidance on how and where to interact with leadership groups. Since the Fedora community uses a diverse range of communication platforms and tools in our work, it is challenging to always know the right place to take a query or discussion topic. -Therefore, it is important for Fedora leadership groups to share a common approach to where and how we communicate. +Therefore, it is important for {policy-impacted-teams} to share a common approach to where and how we communicate. -There are two main benefits for Fedora leadership groups to share a common communication platform: +There are two main benefits for {policy-impacted-teams} to share a common communication platform: . *Set expectations with collaborators*: - Anyone who needs to engage with Fedora leadership should feel empowered on how and where to do that. - Providing one common place and account for engaging with all Fedora leadership groups makes it easier to coordinate and collaborate, for members of the leadership groups but also community members. - We should set expectations so that anyone in the community knows what is required in order to reach a Fedora leadership group. + Anyone who needs to engage with {policy-impacted-teams} should feel empowered on how and where to do that. + Providing one common place and account for engaging with {policy-impacted-teams} makes it easier to coordinate and collaborate, for members of leadership committees but also community members. + We should set expectations so that anyone in the community knows what is required in order to reach {policy-impacted-teams}. . *Set an example for the community*: - Fedora leadership groups set the tone for the community. + {policy-impacted-teams} set the tone for the community. We model best practices and invite others in the community to join us in the future of the project. - Therefore, Fedora leadership groups should be leaders in innovating how we communicate as a large, decentralized project. + Therefore, {policy-impacted-teams} should be leaders in innovating how we communicate as a large, decentralized project. By using common platforms, we provide models that others can take and learn from, in the true Open Source Way. @@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ There are two main benefits for Fedora leadership groups to share a common commu This policy does not intend to provide universal definitions for all the terms used within, but some terms require clarification so this policy is clear. -[[definitions-leadership]] -=== Fedora leadership groups +[[definitions-teams]] +=== {policy-impacted-teams} -Fedora leadership groups are recognized decision-making bodies that chart the future of the project and are important for ensuring critical work happens every Fedora release. -For the purpose of this policy, the following groups are considered Fedora leadership groups: +{policy-impacted-teams} are recognized decision-making bodies that chart the future of the project and are important for ensuring critical work happens every Fedora release. +For the purpose of this policy, the following groups are considered {policy-impacted-teams}: * xref:council::index.adoc[Fedora Council] * xref:diversity-inclusion::index.adoc[Fedora Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team] @@ -63,9 +64,8 @@ For the purpose of this policy, the following platforms are considered official === Active presence An active presence means that there is someone or several people from the Fedora leadership group who take responsibility to handle incoming topics and feedback shared in the official communications platforms. -The person(s) responsible for handling inbound discussion should be a legitimate representative of the Fedora leadership groups. +The person(s) responsible for handling inbound discussion should be a legitimate representative of the {policy-impacted-teams}. This policy does not specify how long inbound discussion and queries should be responded to, as this is in the best interest of the Fedora leadership group to determine for themselves. This policy does not intend to antagonize a Fedora leadership group if they do not respond to all and every topic in the official communications platforms. -However, if it becomes habitual for topics and feedback to be routinely ignored by a Fedora leadership group - on official communications platforms, the Fedora Council is committed to addressing this challenge on a case-by-case basis. +However, if it becomes habitual for topics and feedback to be routinely ignored by {policy-impacted-teams} on official communications platforms, the Fedora Council is committed to addressing this challenge on a case-by-case basis.