diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/hats.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/hats.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..16430d88c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/hats.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional-Based Extension//EN" [ +<!ENTITY base CDATA ".."> +<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD$"> +<!ENTITY title "Hats Term Limits Policy"> +<!ENTITY % navinclude.docs "INCLUDE"> +]> + +<html> + &header; + + <h2>Rationale</h2> + + <p>The FreeBSD Core team appoints several individuals + (&ldquot;hats&rdquot;) that perform critical roles within the + project. It is important to reduce single points of failure in + these roles. Additionally, turnover in hats can provide fresh + insight and help avoid burnout.</p> + + <p>The current set of core-appointed hats is core secretary, head + release engineer, the security officer, and postmaster.</p> + + <p>It is suggested that shortened terms longer than half of a core + term be considered a full term for purposes of eligibility.</p> + + <p>This policy will begin with the start of the next core term, and + all hats will start off with zero terms at that time.</p> + + <p>The FreeBSD Core team approved the following hats term limits + policy which was posted to the Developers mailing list on June 22, + 2012.</p> + + <h2>Policy</h2> + + <p>An individual may serve as a core-appointed hat for at most two + consecutive terms. Each hat's term begins three months after the + start of a core team's term and ends three months after the end of + a core team's term. Hats are explicitly approved by the new core + team at the start of a hat's term. An individual who serves as a + hat for two consecutive terms may serve again after a break of at + least one full term.</p> + + <p>Core shall review all hats annually.</p> + + <p>If a hat becomes vacant during a term, core shall appoint a + replacement for the remainder of the term. It is at core's + discretion whether the shortened term will count for purposes of + limiting the terms of the replacement.</p> + + <p>If a core team is dissolved prematurely, then the next term for + each hat will begin three months after the new core team's term + begins. It is at the new core's discretion whether the shortened + term will count for purposes of limiting the terms of current + hats.</p> + + <p>These limits apply to individual hats and not to teams. For + teams with a single lead role, the limits shall apply to the lead + role. An individual that is not eligible to serve as the lead of + a team may continue to serve as a member of the team.</p> + + &footer; + + </body> +</html> diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/policies.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/policies.sgml index 82f2e2900b..3ccd309cca 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/policies.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/policies.sgml @@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ the <a href="i18n.html">Internationalization Policy</a>, the <a href="data.html">User Data Policy</a>, +the +<a href="hats.html">Hats Term Limits Policy</a>, and the <a href="../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pr-guidelines/">Problem Report Handling Guidelines</a>.</p>