The general approach to transitioning from the existing Cloud Foundry Foundation technical governance process to the new process is to start with the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) and then allow that new TOC to work through the details of restructuring the community.
It will be critically important that existing technical community members, and especially technical community leaders, continue their work on the projects during the transition process.
We believe that the community will work together with the right intentions during this transition period. When in doubt, community members should refer to the newly documented principles to guide their decisions.
The TOC structure must be approved by the Cloud Foundry Foundation Governing Board. Once approved, the technical community can proceed with it's reorganization, led by a newly elected TOC.
The rules for eligibility to be a member of the TOC include specific roles, which do not exist at the time of the first election. As such, eligibility to be nominated for the TOC during the first election will be defined as:
- Community members who are PMC Leads, Project Leads or committers within any PMC or project. Each member organization of the CFF can also nominate one additional person not meeting these criteria as a candidate for the first TOC election.
The rules for eligibility to vote in a TOC election will apply to the first election, but will explicitly include all community members that are PMC Leads, Project Leads or committers within any PMC or project.
The first TOC election will be structured to elect five TOC members. Using the results of the election, the two nominees with the highest number of votes will have two year terms. The next three nominees, by number of votes, will have an initial term of one year.
The second TOC election will be held a year after the initial election. During that second election cycle, the three TOC members with initial one year terms will be at the end of their initial terms. Those TOC seats will be up for election during that second TOC election.
Once the election is complete, the newly formed TOC will meet. During that meeting, the following must be addressed:
- Selection of a TOC Chair
- Schedule for ongoing TOC meetings
Beyond that, the TOC will need to begin the process of completing the technical governance restructring process.