From acc592573ef33c7e51e89cc994665eb76a0da52c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 11:35:32 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Draft defintion of steering committee Resolve #572 by defining what the steering committee is, how it operates, and how people join it. --- _pages/community.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 159fc4d..87fe194 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ FamilySearch has consolidated on one page the companies and websites committed t If you are associated with an application and want to add it to this listing or change its existing entry in this listing, send an email to . +## Steering Committee + +The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discuss issues and pull requests on the GEDCOM repositories. + +Most of the work of developing and refining the standard are done between those meetings, +either by individuals or project teams. +That work consists of identifying issues, proposing alternatives, and writing those up as pull requests. +The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team and individual work. + +When the current steering committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, +they invite that person to join the steering committee. + ## Project Teams If you would like additional information or request to participate in one or more of the following Project Teams, send an email to putting "Project Team: team name(s)" in the subject. From 80345b9d7ec66a459d46b2a614d13f16ea83485d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 11:40:46 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/9] Update _pages/community.md --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 87fe194..5b85680 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ If you are associated with an application and want to add it to this listing or The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discuss issues and pull requests on the GEDCOM repositories. -Most of the work of developing and refining the standard are done between those meetings, +Most of the work of developing and refining the standard is done between those meetings, either by individuals or project teams. That work consists of identifying issues, proposing alternatives, and writing those up as pull requests. The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team and individual work. From 583c7afbea008249ca8fef1ed0e10d391c81783c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 11:41:50 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/9] Update _pages/community.md --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 5b85680..5817e91 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discu Most of the work of developing and refining the standard is done between those meetings, either by individuals or project teams. -That work consists of identifying issues, proposing alternatives, and writing those up as pull requests. +That work consists of identifying issues, proposing changes, and converting those change proposals into pull requests. The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team and individual work. When the current steering committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, From 7c07f6f0d7393aa95d0eca404896a749bfd34909 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 16:02:40 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 4/9] Update _pages/community.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 5817e91..c158c4f 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ FamilySearch has consolidated on one page the companies and websites committed t If you are associated with an application and want to add it to this listing or change its existing entry in this listing, send an email to . -## Steering Committee +## GEDCOM Steering Committee The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discuss issues and pull requests on the GEDCOM repositories. From b2a5f4aabc74b0f3b16cc28e042350d60706ee0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 16:02:51 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 5/9] Update _pages/community.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index c158c4f..3759428 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discu Most of the work of developing and refining the standard is done between those meetings, either by individuals or project teams. That work consists of identifying issues, proposing changes, and converting those change proposals into pull requests. -The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team and individual work. +The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team or individual work. When the current steering committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, they invite that person to join the steering committee. From 4d7b756fe40c1c4d0dc45e4021dbedcbd53955e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 16:02:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 6/9] Update _pages/community.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 3759428..c747e32 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ either by individuals or project teams. That work consists of identifying issues, proposing changes, and converting those change proposals into pull requests. The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team or individual work. -When the current steering committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, +When the current GEDCOM Steering Committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, they invite that person to join the steering committee. ## Project Teams From 9e8d51718de1d139cc3865e23a8c4a2037ac3a3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 16:03:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 7/9] Update _pages/community.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- _pages/community.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index c747e32..7bd990c 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull req When the current GEDCOM Steering Committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, they invite that person to join the steering committee. -## Project Teams +### Project Teams + +The GEDCOM Steering Committee also organizes Project Teams for more complex projects. If you would like additional information or request to participate in one or more of the following Project Teams, send an email to putting "Project Team: team name(s)" in the subject. From d90b655eaee6ba3c777962dec330ccdf784c24a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:59:02 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Update _pages/community.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- _pages/community.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index 7bd990c..d0e462b 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If you are associated with an application and want to add it to this listing or ## GEDCOM Steering Committee -The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discuss issues and pull requests on the GEDCOM repositories. +The GEDCOM standard is overseen by a steering committee who meet weekly to discuss issues and pull requests on the GEDCOM repositories. Most of the work of developing and refining the standard is done between those meetings, either by individuals or project teams. From 96ff798179404624149adbef6e46b4faf3ec792e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:21:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 9/9] initial formation of comimttee --- _pages/community.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/_pages/community.md b/_pages/community.md index d0e462b..09fac83 100644 --- a/_pages/community.md +++ b/_pages/community.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ either by individuals or project teams. That work consists of identifying issues, proposing changes, and converting those change proposals into pull requests. The weekly steering committee meetings primarily discuss the issues and pull requests resulting from that project team or individual work. +The GEDCOM Steering Committee was initially formed by FamilySearch from volunteers representing several companies and groups. When the current GEDCOM Steering Committee notices that someone not on the committee is making consistent helpful contributions spanning several areas of the specification over an extended time, they invite that person to join the steering committee.