[Numpy-discussion] NumPy Governance

[Charles R Harris]

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:16 AM, Alan G Isaac <alan.isaac at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/4/2011 1:43 AM, Charles R Harris wrote:
> > I don't think there are 5 active developers, let alone 11.
> > With hard work you might scrape together two or three.
> > Having 5 or 11 people making decisions for the two or
> > three actually doing the work isn't going to go over well.
>
> Very true! But you might consider including on any board
> a developer or two from important projects that are very
> NumPy dependent.  (E.g., Matplotlib.)
>
>
That's a good idea.


> One other thing: how about starting with a "board" of 3
> and a rule that says any active developer can request to
> join, that additions are determined by majority vote of
> the existing board, and  that having the board both small
> and odd numbered is a priority?  (Fixing the board size
> in advance for a project we all hope will grow substantially
> seems odd.)
>
>
I'm thinking of a board for resolving technical conflicts. Involving more
people for larger discussions about direction and coordination with other
projects would be the right thing to do. I think that can mostly be left
informal at the moment but having an official get together at an event
might be useful.

Chuck
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