From 29ceab8299257630cb3d28c180e51afa5e14d356 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnaud J Le Hors Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:54:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update governance structure overview to include specs as Projects Signed-off-by: Arnaud J Le Hors --- organizational-structure-overview.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/organizational-structure-overview.md b/organizational-structure-overview.md index 3955ac91..23bbd62e 100644 --- a/organizational-structure-overview.md +++ b/organizational-structure-overview.md @@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ The OpenSSF is comprised of instances of the following categories of official gr - While a WG does not produce open source software as a primary artifact, it may oversee Projects that do. - A WG may also launch Special Interest Groups (SIG) to perform specific tasks other than creating software. - WGs often include some open source code, or use licensed software, in fulfilment of their Charter. -- A **Project** is a Technical Initiative focused on the development and ongoing support of open source licensed software (source code) and its supporting artifacts (technical documentation, etc.). +- A **Project** is a Technical Initiative focused on the development and ongoing support of open source licensed software (source code) or specification and its supporting artifacts (technical documentation, etc). - **Special Interest Groups** (SIG) are bound to achieving a very specific goal. These groups may be terminated upon completion of their designating tasking or continued for larger and ongoing efforts. The creation of a SIG must dictate the focus, intent, goals, and deliverable(s) as appropriate. SIGs may report to a WG or directly to the TAC. - A **Technical Deliverable** is any technical content produced by a Technical Initiative, such as open source licensed software, a specification, or a technical guide. - - Each **Project** shall have at least one Technical Deliverable including open source licensed software; this is what defines a Project as distinct from other Technical Initiatives such as SIGs. + - Each **Project** shall have at least one Technical Deliverable including open source licensed software or specification; this is what defines a Project as distinct from other Technical Initiatives such as SIGs. - A **Service** is a publicly-run instance of software as a service, and is another form of Technical Deliverable distinct from the release of open source licensed software. This may be an operational output of a Technical Initiative in which software is either built or acquired to support or automate OSSF transactions. The following table describes the main types of groups and their characteristics. From 27934dff3c69d2719625ee5c4a2175f55c12b92d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnaud J Le Hors Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:27:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add specification to table Signed-off-by: Arnaud J Le Hors --- organizational-structure-overview.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/organizational-structure-overview.md b/organizational-structure-overview.md index 23bbd62e..5c62cbca 100644 --- a/organizational-structure-overview.md +++ b/organizational-structure-overview.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The following table describes the main types of groups and their characteristics | Initiative | Expected lifespan | Primary output| Reporting relationship | Economic model |------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------- | Working Group (WG) | unbounded | not software | to the TAC | normative -| Project | unbounded | software | either TAC or WG | normative +| Project | unbounded | software or specification | either TAC or WG | normative | Special Interest Group (WG) | bounded | not software | either TAC or WG | normative