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On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 16:52 +0100, Thierry Carrez wrote:
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> We are considering adding more projects in the integrated release in the
> future, but adding more PTLs with guaranteed TC seats doesn't really
> scale, quickly leading to committee bloat (personally I think 13 is the
> maximum workable number).
...
> 3/ Limit the TC to 13 members, and have them all directly-elected (the
> most significant PTLs will get elected anyway)

This would be my preference - because it's simple.

13 seats gives ample opportunity for diverse parts of the development
community to be represented.

It also means that the committee can't assume all parts of the project
are represented at its meetings and must reach out for broader input.

IMHO, the TC is a group of people charged with building a rough
consensus on cross-project topics. I'd much rather see the 13 seats open
to those who are actively interested in this cross-project consensus
building.

No TC could consider itself as having reached a consensus if PTLs are
objecting strongly to a proposal. Indeed, I think PTL come pretty close
to having a veto when it comes to proposals which affect their projects.
IMHO, that effective veto makes the "1 vote in 13" from a PTL's seat on
the TC look like a pretty minor thing.

> 4/ Limit the TC to 13 members, have them all directly-elected, *and*
> guarantee that a minimum of 8 PTLs end up in the committee
...

This is the next best option but is a layer of bureaucracy and
over-engineering I think we could live without.

Cheers,
Mark.