From daaa35929bcb25158cd569f9af31396e0b8fd931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Appelhoff Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:43:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] ENH update DECISION MAKING document with new governance --- DECISION-MAKING.md | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/DECISION-MAKING.md b/DECISION-MAKING.md index 4fb314900d..dd21f52eb8 100644 --- a/DECISION-MAKING.md +++ b/DECISION-MAKING.md @@ -2,8 +2,60 @@ ## Introduction -The Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) community set out the following -decision-making rules with the intention to: +In October 2019, the BIDS community [voted](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/issues/355) +to ratify a governance structure and to elect five members as a *Steering Group* +to oversee the development and adoption of the standard. + +The document outlining our governance structure is hosted on the BIDS website: +[https://bids.neuroimaging.io/governance.html](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/governance.html) + +In the following, we list the current members of subgroups detailed in the +BIDS governance. + +**Steering Group** + +| Name +|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Guiomar Niso ([@guiomar](https://github.com/guiomar)) | +| Melanie Ganz ([@melanieganz](https://github.com/melanieganz)) | +| Robert Oostenveld ([@robertoostenveld](https://github.com/robertoostenveld)) | +| Russel Poldrack ([@poldrack](https://github.com/poldrack)) | +| Kristie Whitaker ([@KristieJane](https://github.com/KristieJane)) | + +**Maintainers Group** + +| Name | Time commitment | +|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| +| Stefan Appelhoff ([@sappelhoff](https://github.com/sappelhoff)) | 5h/week | +| Chris Markiewicz ([@effigies](https://github.com/effigies)) | 5h/week | +| Franklin Feingold ([@franklin-feingold](https://github.com/franklin-feingold)) | 5h/week | + +**BEP Leads Group** + +Leaders of BIDS Extension Proposals are listed in the +[table of BEPs](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/get_involved.html#extending-the-bids-specification). + +**Contributors Group** + +Contributors are listed in [Appendix I](https://bids-specification.readthedocs.io/en/stable/99-appendices/01-contributors.html) +of the BIDS specification. Contributors who have not yet entered their name +into this list are encouraged to edit the [Contributors WIKI page](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/wiki/Contributors) +with their name, using the emojis listed in the WIKI to indicate their +contributions. + +**Other groups** + +The following groups not listed in detail. Please learn more about these groups +from the [governance document](https://bids.neuroimaging.io/governance.html). + +- BEP working groups +- Advisory Group +- BIDS Community + +## GitHub Workflow + +For the day-to-day work on the BIDS specification, we currently abide by the +following rules with the intention to: - Strive for consensus. - Promote open discussions. @@ -16,24 +68,6 @@ decision-making rules with the intention to: The rules outlined below are inspired by the [lazy consensus system used in the Apache Foundation](https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html) and heavily depends on [GitHub Pull Request Review system](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/). -## Definitions - -**Repository** - [https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification) - -**Contributor** - a person listed in the Appendix I: Contributors. The -community decides on the content of this file using the same process as any -other change to the Repository (see below) allowing the meaning of "Contributor" -to evolve independently of the Decision-making rules. - -**Maintainer** - a Contributor responsible for the long term health of the -project and the community. Maintainers have additional rights (see Rules) -helping them to resolve conflicts and increase the pace of the development -when necessary. Current Maintainers: - -| Name | Time commitment | -|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| -| Stefan Appelhoff ([@sappelhoff](https://github.com/sappelhoff)) | 5h/week | - ## Rules 1. Every modification of the specification (including a correction of a typo,