Principia / DevOps / leadership and governance

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 06:04:35PM +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> Right now, this is all embryonic, so I don't want to create a large group.
> But I do want us to signal (a) that this is part of Ubuntu, and (b) who to
> go to for resolution of technical and social issues related to Principia
> and Ensemble. So I think we should create a Principia Council, with a
> chair, appointed by the CC.
> 
> I think the focus needed here is different to the leadership that the TB
> currently provides - this work will be very cloud and devops specific, and
> we'll want a team which reflects that. It will also be very day-to-day,
> this is a fast-moving area, and it needs more hands-on guidance than the
> TB can provide directly. I would be happy for this group to be accountable
> to the TB on technical matters, though I think this group should also be
> able to grant Ubuntu membership to contributors which is a function the CC
> delegates.

I can understand wanting to establish a new team which deals with this
specific area.  It might be premature, given there is not yet a demand, but
I'm not against it.

However, it seems more appropriate for the TB to delegate and appoint such a
team, rather than the CC, given this is technical work which is ultimately a
part of Ubuntu.

-- 
 - mdz