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[Nick Jennings <nkj AT namodn.com>]

Woah, i'm overwhelmed already, and that's just the outline. :)

Sorry, looks good to me! but I wouldn't know :)

On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 10:11:21AM -0500, Ryan Abrams wrote:
> Ok people,
> 
> We need a constitution. I have repeatedly asked people to contribute
> thoughts and ideas about what should be in it, but havent had much of a
> response.
> 
> Below is my rought outline for the draft I am working on. Please review it
> and make sure it covers everything you think should be in the constitution.
> Feedback is highly appreciated, as constitution writing isnt easy. :-/
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ryan
> 
> The Constitution
> 
> I.    Preamble
> II.   Organization
>     a. Positions
>         1. Leader - 1 per team
>         2. Developer
>         3. Writer
>         4. Tester
>         5. Security Auditor
>         6. Specialized
>     b. Team Definitions
>         1. Permanent Teams
>             A) Security
>             B) Release
>             C) Sorcery
>             D) Grimoire
>             E) Docs
>         2. Impermenant Teams
>     c. Team Formation/Dissolution
> III.  Communication
>     a. Discussion
>     b. Development
>     c. Bugs
>     d. Reports
> IV.   Disputes
>     a. Veto Powers
>         1. Authority
>         2. Veto Overrides
>     b. Leadership Authority
>     c. Voting Process
>         1. Team Vote
>         2. Distro Vote
>         3. Public Vote
> V.    Security
>     a. Distro Security Policy Definitions
>         1. Sourcemage tools
>         2. External applications
>     b. Contributor Access Policy Definitions
>         1. cvs
>     c. Site Access Policy Definitions
>     d. Server Access Policy Definitions
>     e. Key/Password Escrow
> VI.   Licensing
>     a. Social Contract
>     b. Bundled Software
> VII.  Releases
>     a. Release Policy
>     b. Release Management
> VIII. Funding
>     a. Non Profit
>     b. Sources
>         1. Donations
>         2. Sales / Items
>         3. Affiliates
>     c. uses
> IX.   Identity
>     a. Logo / Name Usage
> X.    Amendments
>     a. How to define an amendment
>     b. Rules for passing amendments
> 
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