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Introduction

This governance policy sets forth the proposal process for projects to be accepted into the Foundation. The process is the same for both existing projects which seek to move into the Foundation, and new projects to be formed within the Foundation.


Project Proposal Requirements

Projects must be proposed on the Wiki. Project proposals submitted to the Foundation must provide the following information to the best of their ability:

  • name of project
  • project description (what it does, why it is valuable, origin and history)
  • statement on alignment with Foundation charter mission and LF Edge taxonomy
  • link to current Code of Conduct
  • sponsor from TAC, if identified (a sponsor helps mentor projects)
  • project license
  • source control (GitHub by default)
  • issue tracker (GitHub by default)
  • external dependencies (including licenses)
  • release methodology and mechanics
  • names of initial committers, if different from those submitting proposal
  • briefly describe the project's leadership team and decision-making process
  • preferred maturity level (see stages below)
  • list of project's official communication channels (slack, irc, mailing lists)
  • link to project's website
  • links to social media accounts
  • existing financial sponsorship
  • infrastructure needs or requests
  • project logo in svg format (see https://github.com/lf-edge/lfedge-landscape#logos for guidelines)


Project Acceptance Process

  • Projects are required to present their proposal at a TAC meeting
  • The TAC may ask for changes to bring the project into better alignment with the Foundation (adding a governance document to a repository or adopting a more stringent Code of Conduct, for example).
  • The project will need to make these changes in order to progress further.
  • Projects get accepted via a 2/3 supermajority vote of the TAC and a majority vote of the Governing Board.
  • The proposal document will be finalized as a project charter. This charter document must be included in the project's main repository.
  • The TAC will determine the appropriate initial stage for the project. The project can apply for a different stage via the review process.


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