From 09813fc3a080600c13ccaaa74deb61c9df07c1ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Hodgson Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:41:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] improve wording around compensation for team members. tweak Greater Benefit (particularly adding SnR and filtering goals --- proposals/1779-open-governance.md | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/proposals/1779-open-governance.md b/proposals/1779-open-governance.md index f5a89f5e4..63684e402 100644 --- a/proposals/1779-open-governance.md +++ b/proposals/1779-open-governance.md @@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ protocol. This includes (non-exhaustively): "Greater benefit" is defined as maximising: - * the number of end-users reachable on the open Matrix network + * the number of Matrix-native end-users reachable on the open Matrix network * the number of regular users on the Matrix network (e.g. 30-day retained federated users) - * the number of end-users reachable by Matrix (natively or via bridges) * the number of online servers in the open federation * the number of developers building on Matrix * the number of independent implementations which use Matrix + * the number of bridged end-users reachable on the open Matrix network + * the signal-to-noise ratio of the content on the open Matrix network (i.e. minimising spam) + * the ability for users to discover content on their terms (empowering them to select what to see and what not to see) * the quality and utility of the Matrix spec (as defined by ease and ability with which a developer can implement spec-compliant clients, servers, bots, bridges, and other integrations without needing to refer to any other @@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ subjective areas. The values we follow are: * Supporting the whole long-term ecosystem rather than individual stakeholder gain * Openness rather than proprietariness * Interoperability rather than fragmentation + * Cross-platform rather than platform-specific * Collaboration rather than competition * Accessibility rather than elitism * Transparency rather than stealth @@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ team in the interests of not over-engineering it and scaling up elastically. Spec Core Team members need to be able to commit to at least 1 hour a week of availability to work on the spec and (where relevant) reference implementations. -Members of the team volunteer their time for free to work on the project. +Members must arrange their own funding for their time. Responsibilities include: @@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ The intention is for Matthew & Amandine (the original founders of Matrix) to form a minority of the Guardians, in order to ensure the neutrality of the Foundation relative to Matthew & Amandine’s day jobs at New Vector. -Guardians volunteer their time for free to work on the project. +Guardians must arrange their own funding for their time. ## The Code Core Team (aka The Core Team) @@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ Responsibilities include: way that fosters a healthy and happy community * Following the Guiding Principles and promoting them within the community -Code Core Team members volunteer their time for free to work on the project. +Code Core Team members must arrange their own funding for their time. ## Responsibilities for the Foundation