As an NFV SIG committer and the packager for the only active project in the SIG (OpenDaylight), just wanted to throw in my +1. Thanks, Daniel Farrell Software Engineer, Red Hat SDN Team https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/user:dfarrell07 ----- Original Message ----- > Karsten, > > Thanks for the detail info about governance and the process in Centos. > > More comments in line below: > > --Tom > > On 09/26/2016 08:51 PM, Karsten Wade wrote: > > > > > > On 09/26/2016 03:15 PM, Dave Neary wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> There has been a recent resurgence of interest in the NFV SIG, and in > >> the interest of keeping the momentum going, I would like to step aside > >> as SIG char, and recommend that Tom Herbert take over. Tom has taken on > >> the packaging and building of VPP and DPDK-accelerated OVS for OPNFV, > >> and has been active in the SIG in recent weeks, and I think he will help > >> add the structure that has been sorely lacking from me in recent months. > >> > >> I'm not sure what the process is for replacing a SIG chair - can someone > >> let us know, please? > >> > > > > I'll gladly be the policy wonk with some thoughts. ;-) > > > > Although I helped write it, it's been a while so I went to review SIG > > governance: > > > > https://www.centos.org/about/governance/sigs/ > > > > Thanks to the Easter eggs in there from our past selves, here's my > > summary of the situations & steps: > > > > tl;dnr > > ====== > > > > You need to talk with me, your Board mentor, and we need to get approval > > from the Board. A video face-to-face with you and Tom is also in order. > > Let's go ahead and thrash out the details in this thread, I'm expecting > > some input from others, and we'll just drive it to resolution. > > > > SIG members, RDO folks, KB, Jim, -- I'm looking at you for input on > > leadership changes and mission, toward helping the NFV SIG get a clear > > path forward. I concur I'm seeing the resurgence of energy and want to > > help it/get out of its way. > > > > wonky details > > ============= > > > > A. With a SIG in the early stages, a move to replace leadership of the > > SIG needs to managed hand-in-hand with your SIG mentor from the CentOS > > Board. Oh, hey, appears that's me![0] > > > > B. That person's recommendation to the overall Board is going to carry a > > lot of weight, so make that person comfortable with the process and > > decision.[1] Let's talk here on list & maybe some directly, as needed, > > to work that out so we can get it to a Board vote in a reasonable time. > > > > C. A video conference with the Board and the current & proposed SIG > > chairs would be a good idea. Public or private is a different question.[2] > OK, I will set up video con via BJN with you and Dave and anyone else > that indicates interest. > > > > D. Ultimately, at this early SIG maturity level ("Sandbox"), all new SIG > > members require Board approval. In practice we've been doing super-soft > > consensus, where we trust the Board mentor to oversee the project and > > member approvals without requiring an explicit +1.[3] > > > > My last thought is to wonder if you and/or Tom Herbert are able to come > > to the CentOS Interlock on 9/10 of November in Paris? It might be a good > > chance to close a hand-off of the ecosystem relationships. > > > > https://wiki.centos.org/Events/Interlock2016 > I would love to but I am booked for OVSCON on the 7th 8th and the > ovs/dpdk design summit on the 10th. > > > > Regards, > > > > - Karsten, who was keeping notes anyway ... > > > > Below quotes are from https://www.centos.org/about/governance/sigs/ : > > > > [0] https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/NFV > > > > [1] Conduct the business of the SIG following accepted open source > > practices around meritocracy and consensus decision making. > > > > [2] All new committers, developers, SIG core team members, etc. must be > > approved by the Board. > > > > [3] In both the Sandbox and Early SIGs, the role of the Board is > > primarily to facilitate the movement of those SIGs towards the Mature > > level; it serves as an initial gateway with the goal of getting out of > > the way of the SIGs. > > > > > > > >> Thanks, > >> Dave. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS-devel mailing list > > CentOS-devel at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > > > > -- > *Thomas F Herbert* > SDN Group > Office of Technology > *Red Hat* > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel >