Governance¶
Openwater is governed by a Technical Steering Committee (TSC).
Technical Steering Committee¶
Composition¶
- 3 Openwater representatives
- 3 academic representatives
- 3 community-elected members
Responsibilities¶
- Strategic technical direction
- Approve major architectural changes
- Manage RFC process
- Community guidelines and policies
Decision Making¶
Major decisions follow the RFC (Request for Comments) process:
- Submit RFC document
- 2-week community comment period
- TSC review and discussion
- Simple majority vote for approval
Elections¶
Community representatives elected annually by contributors with 5+ merged PRs.