On Thu, 6 May 2021 at 17:25, René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via Boost
It's now been at least a year since Boost switched from the Software Freedom Conservancy to the Boost Foundation for its governance organization. But have people noticed any difference? Did you know that switch happened? Did you know that they held an election for the Board of Directors and for the Officers? Do you know when that election happened? Do you know who got elected? Do you know how they were selected? Do you know what their responsibilities are? Do you know what their bylaws are? Do you know their financials?
More importantly: Did you answer "no" to any of those questions?
Yes.
This is a problem.
I agree.
We should have input into how that organization governs.
I agree. Disclaimer: I'm not a library author, just maintainer and (trouble)shooter here and there.
In other words, we deserve open and transparent governance; not the closed and opaque status quo.
I'm very much appreciate the way it's done at OSGeo Foundation where projects are typically governed by a Project Steering Committee (PSC). The PSC should operate openly and with a consensus based approach where any critical decision goes via proposal (RFC), discussion and voting by PSC members. e.g. https://gdal.org/development/rfc/index.html I have very vague idea of how it works in Boost. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net