Re: [gentoo-project] [PATCH 6/6] glep-0039: Projects need not have a lead

[Ulrich Mueller]

>>>>> On Sun, 27 Nov 2022, Robin H Johnson wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 07:20:32PM +0100, Ulrich Müller wrote:
>> -   *  It may have one or many leads, and the leads are
>> -      selected by the members of the project.  This selection must
>> -      occur at least once every 12 months, and may occur at any
>> -      time.
>> +   *  It should have at least one lead, and the leads are selected by
>> +      the members of the project.  This selection must occur at least
>> +      once every 12 months, and may occur at any time.

> The subject line buries the lede here ;-).

> If the GLEPs are trying to follow RFC 2119 language semantics.

> "SHOULD" is "recommended"
> "MAY" is "truly optional"

I don't think they do. The last item in the list says:

"... any single person *may* not be a proxy for more than one council
member at any given meeting." (my emphasis)

Obviously this isn't an optional "MAY" but a requirement. (And IMHO the
meaning is clear, so no need to reword it.)

> How about this, again in line with RFC 2119 (formatted for ease of discussion):
> ==
> It is recommended that projects have at least one lead.
> It is recommended that leads are selected by members of the project.

This would imply that leads could also be selected by somebody else?

> Lead selection may occur at any time.
> Lead selection is required to occur least once every 12 months.
> ==

Not sure. I have tried to do minimal changes, i.e. clarify things where
it's necessary, but leave the rest of the wording alone.

How about this then:

| * It is recommended that a project has at least one lead.  The leads
|   are selected by the members of the project.  This selection must
|   occur at least once every 12 months, and may occur at any time.

Ulrich