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Statute of Hydra Ecosystem

The Hydra Ecosystem "Deck" ("Board"), <add date here>

1 Name, Seat and Field of Activity

  1. The organization is named "Hydra Ecosystem", abbreviated as "HyeCo" (phonetically as /haɪkə/)
  2. It is seated in London and is active worldwide.
  3. "Hydra Ecosystem" is an Unincorporated Association
  4. "Hydra Ecosystem" is formed in <date> as an association of its founding members. See relative sections for founding, contributing and voting members.

2 Objectives

  1. Fundamentals
  • (a) The activities of "Hydra Ecosystem" and its members are not influenced by politics or religion; people may become members regardless of nationality, religion, or place of residency.
  • (b) "Hydra Ecosystem" is a non-profit organization working in the public interest.
  1. The objectives of "Hydra Ecosystem" are:
  • (a) Advance Hydra specification to become a W3C standard and provide official tools based on the specification. These official tools are open source software.
  • (b) Advance and disseminate knowledge about HTTP protocol and REST paradigm
  • (c) Represent and communicate the will of the "Hydra Ecosystem" to the public
  • (d) Promote the ethical values embodied by World Wide Web Consortium
  • (e) Hold and administer the copyrights for the tools and documentation developed.

3 Means to Meet the Objectives

  1. To meet its objectives the organization will especially
  • (a) Support the further development of Hydra and related open source software projects.
  • (b) Coordinate research projects, support communication, provide infrastructural tools.
  • (c) Operate Internet information systems like email, FTP or HTTP Servers.
  • (d) Organize and sponsor scientific conferences and workshops, represent "Hydra Ecosystem" at relevant conferences sponsored by others, and promote the use and development of Hydra specification and Hydra-related software.
  • (e) Publish manuals, technical standards, periodicals, journal articles and other Hydra-related documents in printed and electronic form.
  • (f) Issue and administer licenses for the published tools software and documentation.
  1. The material means of the organization to meet its objectives will come from donations, and contributions.

4 Membership

1 The principal organs of "Hydra Ecosystem" are:

  • the "Deck" (the "board" or "assembly" of members)

2 Definition of roles.

  1. <~definition for contributor->
  2. <~definition for contributor with voting privileges->
  3. <-definition of committer->

3 Methods of acquiring membership

  1. For example: at least one year of continuous contribution to development and the support of three members.
  2. under development in MOTIVATIONS

5 Governance

  1. All the decisional power is in the "Deck".
  2. Great relevance has to be posed in keeping "Hydra Ecosystem" indipendence
  3. <Need to add election and removal of Board members>
  4. <Need to add procedure to amend/improve the Statute>
  5. under development in MOTIVATIONS

6 Current Members

  1. List of funding members (to be defined)
  2. under development in MOTIVATIONS

NOTE: This text has largely been inspired and copied from this existing statute.