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* Rewrap to 79 character wide
Certain lines were wrapped incorrectly.
* Tighten up language for the steering council delegations
Instead of "expected", make it clear that the Steering Council "will"
change their delegations.
* Disallow PSF staff from serving on the packaging council
There is a potential CoI around direct control over the funding that
they would have approval power on.
* Change initial membership organisations to an explicitly curated list
This list needs to be written down before the PEP can be voted on /
approved.
* Soften language on Packaging workgroup members becoming voters
They might not want to become a voting member, or be appropriately
available to do so.
* Packaging community member -> voting member
* 🎨 Consistently use single space after period
* Explicitly require listing affiliations
* Update peps/pep-0772.rst
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* Update peps/pep-0772.rst
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Co-authored-by: Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org>
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
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* Make contributing as accessible, inclusive, and sustainable as possible.
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* Strive to seek consensus among contributors before acting in a formal capacity.
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* Strive to seek consensus among contributors before acting in a formal
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capacity.
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Delegations
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The Python Steering Council is expected to delegate decision making to
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the Packaging Council for PEPs related to the Python packaging. The bodies
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would work together on issues that intersect the packaging domain and language
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stewardship (including the CPython implementation, standard library, and
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distribution).
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The Python Steering Council will delegate decision making to the Packaging
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Council for PEPs related to the Python packaging. The bodies would work
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together on issues that intersect the packaging domain and language stewardship
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(including the CPython implementation, standard library, and distribution).
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The PSF Board is encouraged to formally deprecate the Packaging Workgroup
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and the Packaging Council would take on the responsibilities of the
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PSF's Packaging Workgroup.
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The PSF Board is encouraged to formally deactivate the Packaging Workgroup and
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the Packaging Council would take on the responsibilities of the PSF's Packaging
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Workgroup.
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The PyPA is expected to work with the Packaging Council to establish a
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decision making process that governs the technical projects under the PyPA
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umbrella.
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The PyPA is expected to work with the Packaging Council to establish a decision
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making process that governs the technical projects under the PyPA umbrella.
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Processes
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A council election consists of two phases:
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* Phase 1: A member of the Packaging community (defined later in this document)
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can self-nominate themselves for the council elections.
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* Phase 2: Each Packaging community member can assign zero to five stars to
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each candidate. Voting is performed anonymously. The outcome of the vote is
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determined using the `STAR voting system`_, modified to use the `Multi-winner
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Bloc STAR`_ approach. If a tie occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement
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among the candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
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* Phase 1: A voting member (defined later in this document) can self-nominate
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themselves, or nominate any other candidate, for the council elections. Such a nomination must include
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information about the member's relevant affiliations.
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* Phase 2: Each voting member can assign zero to five stars to each candidate.
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Voting is performed anonymously. The outcome of the vote is determined using
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the `STAR voting system`_, modified to use the `Multi-winner Bloc STAR`_
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approach. If a tie occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement among the
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candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
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There shall be two cohorts of council members: Cohort A composed of two
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members and Cohort B composed of three members.
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There shall be two cohorts of council members: Cohort A composed of two members
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and Cohort B composed of three members.
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Each council member shall be elected for a two-year term, unless they are
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replacing a council member that resigned, was removed, or otherwise becomes
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Only for elections involving the entire council (like the initial council
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election), the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
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designated Cohort A with a two year term, and the three candidates
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receiving the highest number of votes after shall be designated Cohort B with a
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one year term.
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designated Cohort A with a two year term, and the three candidates receiving
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the highest number of votes after shall be designated Cohort B with a one year
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term.
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No more than two Packaging Council members should be employed by or
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significantly affiliated with the same entity. An entity would be a company,
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a company and its subsidiaries, or another incorporated entity such as a
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non-profit or educational institution with its own mission and goals. PSF members are explicitly exempt from this restriction, but _not_ PSF employees, directors, or officers.
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significantly affiliated with the same entity. An entity is a company, a
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company and its subsidiaries, or another incorporated entity such as a
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non-profit or educational institution w
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members are explicitly exempt from this restriction, but *not* PSF directors
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or officers.
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While we trust council members to act in the best interests of Python rather
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than themselves or their employers, the mere appearance of any one company
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dominating Python development could itself be harmful and erode trust.
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PSF staff members are not permitted to be members of the Packaging Council.
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the same employer, then whichever of them ranked lowest is disqualified and the
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council members must resign to remedy the issue, and the resulting vacancies
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Initial membership in the Packaging community will include anyone who has taken
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the time to formalise their participation in the Packaging community. This
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Initial set of voting members will include anyone who has taken the time to
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formalise their participation in the packaging community. This includes:
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project in the PyPA organisation.
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* Packaging workgroup members: Anyone who is listed on the Packaging WG charter
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will be moved into the Packaging community.
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who is willing to participate is welcome.
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* Interested core team members: Any Python core team member who is willing to
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participate is welcome.
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Django, are encouraged to initially nominate up to seven members by sending
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projects would be invited to nominate three individuals to represent them.
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membership. Quorum for adding new members is 50%.
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community member seconds the call within two weeks.
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publicly on an appropriate communication channel, and another voting member
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two-thirds majority vote by the Packaging Council (in practice: 4:1 for a
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voting members against their will (for example: egregious and ongoing code of
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conduct violations). A voting member may be removed by a two-thirds majority
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vote by the Packaging Council (in practice: 4:1 for a council with five
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Council if the vote removes them from the Packaging community. The vacancy is
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If the relevant voting member is also on the Packaging Council, then they can
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participate in the vote. They are removed from the Packaging Council if the
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vote removes them as a voting member. The vacancy is filled as per the process
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member, or the entire council, via a vote of no confidence.
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weeks.
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Rejected Ideas
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decisions based on PC membership, or have to resign based on an employment
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change. Limiting it to a maximum of two, plus votes of no confidence is
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change. Limiting it to a maximum of two, plus votes of no confidence is
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probably sufficient safety from any undue employer influence.