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- draft update to remove Zope management organisation
Christian Theune
ct at gocept.com
Thu Apr 19 12:51:19 EDT 2007
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- draft update to remove Zope management organisation
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-
+=======================
ZOPE FOUNDATION BY LAWS
=======================
@@ -249,28 +248,23 @@
approved by the requisite number of directors as described
below:
- 3.10.1. Simple Majority Required. For all other actions not
- specified by Sections 3.10.2 and 3.10.3, and for which
- the Board has authority to take within the stated
- purpose of the Zope Foundation as set forth in Section
- 1, such actions must be approved by no less than a
- simple majority of those directors in Good Standing
- represented at a Board meeting at which a quorum is
- present. Such actions requiring a simple majority vote
- include, but are not limited to, (i) approving a release
- plan for the Zope Platform; (ii) approving any and all
- officer and staff compensation packages; (iii) approving
- the Board’s regular meeting schedule; (iv) confirming
- the Chairman’s appointments to Standing Committees (as
- defined in Section 4.1); (v) appointing Board Committees
- (as defined in Section 4.2); (vi) approving promotion
- plans of the Zope Management Organization (specified in
- Section 7) or any Membership At-Large committee
- (specified in Section 8); and (vii) creating new Top
- Level Projects and Project Management Committees (as
- described in Section 7.1) that are consistent with the
- purposes of the Zope Foundation as set forth in Section
- 1.
+ 3.10.1. Simple Majority Required. For all other actions not specified by
+ Sections 3.10.2 and 3.10.3, and for which the Board has authority
+ to take within the stated purpose of the Zope Foundation as set
+ forth in Section 1, such actions must be approved by no less than
+ a simple majority of those directors in Good Standing represented
+ at a Board meeting at which a quorum is present. Such actions
+ requiring a simple majority vote include, but are not limited to,
+ (i) approving a release plan for the Zope Platform; (ii)
+ approving any and all officer and staff compensation packages;
+ (iii) approving the Board’s regular meeting schedule; (iv)
+ confirming the Chairman’s appointments to Standing Committees
+ (as defined in Section 4.1); (v) appointing Board Committees (as
+ defined in Section 4.2); (vi) approving promotion plans of any
+ Membership At-Large committee (specified in Section 8); and (vii)
+ creating new Top Level Projects and Project Management Committees
+ (as described in Section 7.1) that are consistent with the
+ purposes of the Zope Foundation as set forth in Section 1.
3.10.2. Unanimous Consent Required. For actions (i) amending the
terms of the Zope Public License (the “ZPLâ€) to include
@@ -399,12 +393,11 @@
meeting, reduce the minimum time for the return of
ballots.
- 3.13. Reimbursement. Directors and members of Board Committees (as
- defined in Section 4.2) may receive such reimbursement for
- expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the
- Board; provided that, such reimbursement for expenses shall be
- reasonable and shall be comparable to reimbursements paid by
- unaffiliated entities for a like expense.
+ 3.13. Reimbursement. Directors and members of Board Committees (as defined
+ in Section 4.2) may receive such reimbursement for expenses as may be
+ fixed or determined by resolution of the Board; provided that, such
+ reimbursement for expenses shall be reasonable and shall be comparable
+ to reimbursements paid by unaffiliated entities for a like expense.
3.14. Standard of Conduct. A director shall discharge the duties of
a director, including duties as a member of any Board
@@ -498,7 +491,6 @@
Board seat prohibit the Board from meeting and
conducting business.
-
4. Committees of the Board.
4.1. Standing Committees. The Board shall have two (2) standing
@@ -545,6 +537,22 @@
necessary or appropriate, subject to Board confirmation
as set forth above.
+ 4.1.3 Development Committee
+
+ - directed and established by the chairman? (rather not, better ...)
+ - leading the zope platform development and
+ - execution, definition and maintenance a development process
+ - produce a roadmap
+ - interact with standards organisations
+ - resolve conflicts, establish working groups
+ - provide development infrastructure
+ - ensure the use of open source rules of engagement
+ - enforce foundation policies and provisions (bylaws, membership agreement, ip policy and other policy documents)
+ - interact with membership at large by providing zope platform plans, status updates and by soliciting requirements and feedback
+ - (conducting academic and research community outreach)
+ (conduct zope platform marketing)
+ - (assure the availability of enablement services, including education and training programs)
+
4.2. Appointment of Committees. The Board may appoint such
committees as the Board from time to time deems necessary or
appropriate to conduct the business and further the objectives
@@ -1104,118 +1112,9 @@
6.19. Assignment. Upon the completion of any acquisition or merger
involving a Member in which the Member is not the surviving
entity, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit such
- Member’s membership to be transferred to the surviving
+ Member's membership to be transferred to the surviving
entity.
-
- 6.20.
-
-
-7. Zope Management Organization.
-
- 7.1. Overall Responsibilities. The Chairman shall be responsible
- for forming the Zope Management Organization (“ZMOâ€). Under
- the direction of the Chairman, the ZMO responsibilities shall
- include: (i) organizing and selecting the chair of the
- Architecture Council as described in Section 7.2; (ii)
- organizing and selecting the chair of the Planning Council as
- described in Section 7.3; (iii) organizing and selecting the
- chair of the Requirements Council as described in Section 7.4;
- (iv) leading the Zope Platform development, including
- execution and maintenance of the then current Zope Development
- Process (as initially defined by the Zope Foundation
- operational policy and thereafter amended by the Board) for
- Top Level Projects, Projects and Subsystems (each as defined
- in the then current Zope Development Process), nominating
- Project Management Committees (“PMCâ€, as defined in the then
- current Zope Development Process) and their leaders, leading
- the Architecture Council and the Planning Council to produce a
- Roadmap (as defined in the then current Zope Development
- Process) that is consistent with the Purposes (as defined in
- Section 1.1 above), establishing working groups, resolving
- conflicts, interacting with standards organizations, ensuring
- the use of open source rules of engagement as defined in the
- project Charters (as defined in the then current Zope
- Development Process and the IP Policy), and providing
- development project infrastructure; (v) enforcing Zope
- Foundation policies and provisions as reflected in the Bylaws,
- Membership Agreement, IP Policy, and other policy documents
- approved in accordance with the Bylaws; (vi) interacting with
- the Membership At-Large by providing Zope Platform plans and
- status updates, and by soliciting requirements and feedback;
- (vii) conducting Zope Platform marketing, including
- evangelism, promotion, public relations, and industry events;
- (viii) conducting academic and research community outreach;
- and (ix) assuring the availability of enablement services,
- including education and training programs.
-
- 7.2. Architecture Council. The Zope Management Organization shall
- establish an Architecture Council responsible for the
- development, articulation, and maintenance of the Zope
- Platform Architecture (as defined in the then current Zope
- Development Process). The Architecture Council shall be
- comprised of one (1) representative designated by each Project
- Management Committee (PMC) and other individuals as described
- below or designated from time to time by the Executive
- Director, and shall be chaired by a person designated by the
- Executive Director. Strategic Consumer Members as a group are
- entitled to designate one (1) representative on the
- Architecture Council, to be selected by a vote of all
- Strategic Consumer Members. Any Strategic Consumer Member that
- is not leading a PMC, and has eight (8) or more developers
- assigned to work full-time on Zope Platform development
- projects is entitled to designate one (1) representative to
- the Architecture Council unless an employee, officer,
- director, or consultant of the Member has already been
- appointed to the Council. Any Strategic Developer Member that
- is not leading a PMC is entitled to designate one (1)
- representative to the Architecture Council unless an employee,
- officer, director, or consultant of the Member has already
- been appointed to the Council. The Architecture Council will
- accomplish its objectives by working closely with the
- development teams.
-
- 7.3. Planning Council. The Zope Management Organization shall
- establish a Planning Council responsible for the development
- and maintenance of a Platform Release Plan (as defined in the
- then current Zope Development Process) consistent with the
- Architecture and supporting the Roadmap. The Planning Council
- shall be comprised of one (1) representative designated by
- each Project Management Committee and other individuals as
- described below or designated from time to time by the
- Executive Director, and shall be chaired by a person
- designated by the Executive Director. Strategic Consumer
- Members as a group are entitled to designate one (1)
- representative on the Planning Council, to be selected by a
- vote of all Strategic Consumer Members. Any Strategic Consumer
- Member that is not leading a PMC, and has eight (8) or more
- developers assigned to work full-time on Zope Platform
- development projects is entitled to designate one (1)
- representative to the Planning Council unless an employee,
- officer, director, or consultant of the Member has already
- been appointed to the Council. Any Strategic Developer Member
- that is not leading a PMC is entitled to designate one (1)
- representative to the Planning Council unless an employee,
- officer, director, or consultant of the Member has already
- been appointed to the Council. The Planning Council will
- accomplish its objectives by working closely with the
- development teams.
-
- 7.4. Requirements Council. The Zope Management Organization shall
- establish a Requirements Council responsible for reviewing and
- categorizing incoming requirements, and proposing a coherent
- set of themes and priorities that will drive the Roadmap (as
- defined in the then current Zope Development Process). The
- Requirements Council shall be comprised of one (1)
- representative designated by each Strategic Developer Member
- and one (1) representative designated by each Strategic
- Consumer Member, and other individuals designated from time to
- time by the Executive Director, and shall be chaired by a
- person designated by the Executive Director. The Requirements
- Council will accomplish its objectives by working closely with
- the development teams.
-
-
8. Committees of the Membership-At-Large.
8.1. The Membership At-Large may establish such committees as it
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