Governance is based on a representative, community-based membership model incrementally rewarding members who have made the greatest commitments to the project. Fedora is governed by a Leadership Group and a Steering Group. This page outlines the roles and responsibilities of each group and its members.
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Leadership Group
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The Leadership Group is made up of members that contribute over $20,000 annually to the project, along with representatives from institutions contributing at least 0.5 FTE in-kind developers, or a combination of financial and in-kind resources. Members that contribute at lower levels can also be elected to serve on the leadership group. The Leadership Group approves the overall priorities and strategic direction of the project by:
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Leadership Group Ambassadors
The Fedora Leadership Group has created a role called “Ambassador” for select group members who are invited by the group to share their wisdom and experience and serve in a non-voting capacity.
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The following rules apply to Leadership Group Ambassadors:
- Ambassadors must be nominated by a current member of the Leadership Group
- The nomination must be seconded by another member of the Leadership Group
- Once a candidate has been nominated, Leaders will have two weeks to discuss the nomination and raise any issues
- At the end of the two week discussion period, a private vote will be held
- A simple majority vote will approve the candidate as an Ambassador
- The Steering Group will serve as arbiter in case of a tie vote or other issues that may arise
- Ambassadors will serve a three year term, with the possibility for renewal
- If the need arises, ambassadors can be removed from the Leadership Group via a motion from a member of the Leadership Group followed by a vote
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