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diff --git a/doc/source/dev/governance/governance.rst b/doc/source/dev/governance/governance.rst index 6134e1bfd..e558eb29c 100644 --- a/doc/source/dev/governance/governance.rst +++ b/doc/source/dev/governance/governance.rst @@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ The mechanism we use to accomplish this goal may be unfamiliar for those who are not experienced with the cultural norms around free/open-source software development. We provide a summary here, and highly recommend that all Contributors additionally read `Chapter 4: Social and Political -Infrastructure <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#social-infrastructure>`__ +Infrastructure <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#social-infrastructure>`_ of Karl Fogel's classic *Producing Open Source Software*, and in particular the section on `Consensus-based -Democracy <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#consensus-democracy>`__, +Democracy <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#consensus-democracy>`_, for a more detailed discussion. In this context, consensus does *not* require: @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ few days, then it's probably fine. And worst case, if a change is more controversial than expected, or a crucial critique is delayed because someone was on vacation, then it's no big deal: we apologize for misjudging the situation, `back up, and sort things -out <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#version-control-relaxation>`__. +out <http://producingoss.com/en/producingoss.html#version-control-relaxation>`_. If one does need to invoke a formal veto, then it should consist of: @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Council decision making If it becomes necessary for the Steering Council to produce a formal decision, then they will use a form of the `Apache Foundation voting -process <https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html>`__. This is a +process <https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html>`_. This is a formalized version of consensus, in which +1 votes indicate agreement, -1 votes are vetoes (and must be accompanied with a rationale, as above), and one can also vote fractionally (e.g. -0.5, +0.5) if one |