<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-magicdomid2" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" style="">Hi everyone,</font></span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid3" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid4" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">As you all know we have been operating SIGs for some time now with a very loose governance model. We took this approach on purpose to give folks space and opportunity to decide what they believed constituted a SIG in hopes of learning how we can apply SIGs to our community needs.<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">However at this point<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">there<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">is</span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><span> </span>some confusion and concern regarding<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">SIG<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">governance</span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">, in particular the need to have a clear way to address issues before any conflict arises.</span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">A</span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">s a temporary resolution<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">the Meta SIG leads</span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><span> </span>are proposing the following:</span></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid5" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid6" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">If conflicts between SIGs or within the leadership of a given SIG cannot be solved at the SIG level, they should be brought to the SIG admins group for resolution. The SIG admins group is formed of a UC representative and a TC representative. In case the SIG admins disagree on the resolution of the conflict, the OpenStack Foundation Executive Director will be asked to break the tie.</font></span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid7" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid8" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">To be more clear, this is primarily to address concerns that cannot be or are not handled within the individual SIG. An example would be a SIG with only two leaders/chairs and an inability to settle something between the two resulting in the need for a third-party to assist in resolving; an email to the SIG ML with the topic [governance] is sufficient. Keep in mind this is just a first step towards us figuring out<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">overall<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">SIG governance and your input is needed.</span></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid9" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid10" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">The initial SIG admins group is formed by Melvin Hillsman (UC representative) and Thierry Carrez (TC representative). The UC and TC are of course welcome to designate new representatives at any time. The SIG admins also approve changes to the<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z gmail-url" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><a href="https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap">https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/</a></span><span class="gmail-author-a-z83zz86zz67zz87zy3z71z9xz77zez82zig8z75z" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><span> </span>website, including approving new SIGs.</span></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid11" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid12" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Kind regards,</font></span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid13" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></font></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid14" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Thierry Carrez</font></span></div><div id="gmail-magicdomid15" class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-author-a-qdz86ztz71zalj12nz89zvj6w" style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" style="">Melvin Hillsman</font></span></div></div>