From cd472bbd5db619c08103a51365a1f281a5736d3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amita Sharma Date: Jun 13 2019 07:49:45 +0000 Subject: Add D&I decision making process page (ticket#98) Signed-off-by: Amita Sharma --- diff --git a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc index bf281c3..404ca9e 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ * xref:team.adoc[About Diversity and Inclusion Team] +* xref:decision-process.adoc[D&I Team's Decision Making Process] * xref:events.adoc[D&I events] * xref:demographic-survey.adoc[Demographic survey] * Fedora Women's Day (FWD) diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/decision-process.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/decision-process.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2d7c06 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/decision-process.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ += D&I Team Decision Making Process + +This page describes the decision process followed within the Fedora D&I team. + +[[process]] +== Process + +**Lazy Approval**:: +This means general consent is assumed unless valid objections are raised within a specific period of time i.e. 5 days along with minimum two positive vote (+1) and no -1's. +Votes can be cast by any approved member of diversity team. +This process is used for decisions with short-term consequences and which can be easily reversed. +Any team member can ask for the deadline to be extended or the decision escalated to require full consensus. + +**Full Consensus**:: +More significant decisions are made through a process of full consensus. +In order to pass, these decisions need three positive votes (+3) and no negative votes (-1) within a specific period of time i.e. 14 days. +The votes can be cast by any of the approved members in the FAS group for the Diversity and Inclusion Team. +A negative vote immediately halts the process and requires discussion. +Therefore, in order to remain valid, negative votes must be supported with a specific concern about the proposal, and suggestions for what could be changed in order to make the proposal acceptable. + +**Who are the eligible Members to vote?** +Fedora link:Diversity#Team_Members[Diversity and Inclusion Team member] are eligible to vote. + +**Which approval process should be followed and when?** +Lazy approval will be followed for tasks which already have a defined process in D&I Team and when all prior steps for this task have been completed with just the ticket-based approval remaining. +For example, translation of an article, sponsoring a new membership etc. + +Full consensus is needed for approving new processes, additional improvements to an existing process and tasks requiring D&I funding. +For example - proposal for event guidelines for Fedora event organizers, for the decisions related to D&I team presence at Flock, full consensus process will be followed. + +[[links]] +== Links +1. Pagure Ticket - https://pagure.io/fedora-diversity/issue/98