[yada]

Summary

Formalizes the Steering Committee membership application process, as agreed at the first SC meeting
(minutes) and requested in #126. Unblocks the pending applications #119 and #121.

Changes

• STEERING.md
  • Add Composition and Representation (adopter and contributor seats).
  • Replace invitation-only and two-nominator with a hybrid self-application and invitation model.
  • Define the application (GitHub issue, steering label, required information, confirmation of the charter and CoC) and review: 14-day vote, candidate doesn't vote, conflicts disclosed.
  • Voting: SC members and maintainers, org-balanced per GOVERNANCE.md, approval by 2/3 of all eligible votes rounded up.
  • Remove the ranked-vote and tie-break rules and the "3 or fewer take seats without vote" shortcut.
  • Align charter-change approval with GOVERNANCE.md (org-balanced vote plus SC majority).
  • Public by default, private escalation for sensitive cases, results archived on the tracking issue.
• .gitvote.yml: add maintainers as binding voters on the sc profile only. default is unchanged.

Notes

• The git-vote tally is headcount-based and indicative. The org-balanced result is recorded in the issue, as GOVERNANCE.md requires.
• Approval: formal /vote (maintainers, org-balanced) plus an SC majority.

After merge

Open /vote-sc for #119 and #121 once each applicant confirms the charter, the CoC and meeting attendance.

Fixes #126

[yada]

@microcks/steering-committee: the proposed update to the SC charter is ready for review. It formalizes the membership application process (#126) and unblocks the two pending applications (#119, #121).

What changes (details in the PR description):

• Hybrid self-application and invitation model, via a GitHub issue with the steering label
• 14-day vote by SC members and maintainers, org-balanced per GOVERNANCE.md, with approval by 2/3 of all eligible votes rounded up
• The old two-nominator, ranked-vote and tie-break rules are removed
• .gitvote.yml: maintainers become binding voters on /vote-sc

What we need from you: please review the changes and approve this PR (or comment with change requests) so we can record a majority of SC members. Per the updated charter, it also requires a formal org-balanced maintainer vote, which I'll open with /vote once the SC feedback is in.

Please respond within 7 days if possible, so we can move forward with the two pending applications. Thanks! 🙏

[ludovic-pourrat]

Works for me.

[kinlane]

Works for me.