Core Tooling Governance Audit
- Initiative
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- Area
- Governance
- Status
- Planning
- Sponsors
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- Herrmann Ultraschall
- Funding
- Funding Complete
Goal
Define Governance structure for core projects
Impact
By conducting a thorough governance audit and establishing a clear governance structure for pivotal open source projects (Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, and Hex), this milestone ensures transparency, continuity, and trust across the ecosystem. Deliverables include a detailed checklist to guide governance best practices, the formal documentation of existing structures, and explicit contingency plans to address maintainer incapacitation. Additionally, efforts to encourage Ericsson’s formal governance process for Erlang, along with guidance for other projects to publish their governance documentation, underscore the commitment to robust oversight. Finally, by codifying rules around Licensing, IP, copyright, patents, and the stewardship of trademarks and domains, the audit paves the way for stable long-term project leadership and fosters broader community confidence in the core tooling stack.
Deliverables
- Projects:
- erlang
- elixir
- gleam
- hex
- Define Checklist of interest
- Document Current Governance
- Contingency Plan for Incapacitation of Project Maintainers
- Prod Erlang/OTP to implement
- Assist other projects to publish documentation
- Document clear rules around
- Licensing / IP / Copyright / Patents
- Trademarks / Domains