From c087aabf1356c92101f85c5f154220c8086da396 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:32:52 +0100 Subject: Add Social Contract email. * code/sc-email.txt: New file. --- code/sc-email.txt | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+) create mode 100644 code/sc-email.txt diff --git a/code/sc-email.txt b/code/sc-email.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4433d08 --- /dev/null +++ b/code/sc-email.txt @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +To: maintainer@example.org + +Dear GNU maintainer, + +You are receiving this message because you are listed as responsible for +a GNU package in the ‘maintainers’ file on fencepost.gnu.org. If you +think this is inaccurate, or if you no longer want to be contacted about +this initiative, please let us know about it. + +The authors of this message have started an effort to devise a GNU +“social contract”. We hope the social contract will help build a shared +understanding of our mission as part of GNU. + +Work has been on-going on the public gnu-misc-discuss mailing list since +October 2019, with comments from several GNU volunteers, in the “GNU +social contract” threads below: + + https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-misc-discuss/2019-10/threads.html + https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-misc-discuss/2019-11/threads.html + https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-misc-discuss/2019-12/threads.html + https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-misc-discuss/2020-01/threads.html + +A first draft resulting from these discussions is attached below and can +be seen at: + + XXX (meta.gnu.tools URL) + +The goal of this document is to state the core values GNU maintainers +and uploaders and contributors who have endorsed it are committed to +uphold. It is both an agreement among us, GNU contributors, and a +pledge to the broader free software community. Additionally, we think +it can be a first step towards formalizing a transparent and collective +governance of the GNU Project. + +We are sending this message to all the GNU volunteers responsible for a +GNU package for which we have the contact information so that they can +take part in the making of the GNU Social Contract. We hope you can +share this with other members of your project for the next step (see +below). The proposed timeline is the following: + + 1. By February 9th, 2020, we invite you to send feedback about the + draft GNU Social Contract to gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org (you first + need to subscribe at + ). + + Please introduce yourself as GNU maintainer. Note that up to XXX + maintainers might contribute to the discussions; make sure that + your contributions are focused and to-the-point. Alternately, you + can choose to email your feedback privately to . + + We also encourage you to discuss this topic on your project’s + channels during that time to get some feedback whether other + members would be willing to endorse the GNU Social Contract or + would like improvements to the text before doing so. + + 2. On February 10th, we will upload an updated version of the Social + Contract, version 1.0, to XXX (meta.gnu.tools URL). + + 3. We ask you to send a message, by February 24th, preferably signed + with your OpenPGP key, to gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org and + XXX@gnu.tools, containing one of the following statements: + + • I, maintainer of package X, endorse version 1.0 of the GNU + Social Contract, available at XXX (meta.gnu.tools URL). + + • I, maintainer of package X, do not adhere to version 1.0 of the + GNU Social Contract, available at XXX. + + 4. In the following days, we will publish at XXX the list of GNU + package maintainers who endorse as well as those who reject version + 1.0 of the GNU Social Contract. + +One of the next action items we may collectively undertake at the end +of this process is defining “membership” in the GNU Project. This, in +turn, will allow us to ask all the project members (including sysadmins, +web masters, developers) whether they would endorse the GNU Social +Contract. + +Thanks in advance for your participation! + + - Ludovic Courtès + - Andreas Enge + - Carlos O’Donell + - Mark Wielaard + - Andy Wingo -- cgit v1.2.1