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- The intent is for the TSC to find a path to consensus within the TSC and community.
- TSC meetings shall require a quorum (defined in the Anuket Project Charter) to make any decision. If a TSC meeting fails to meet the quorum requirement, discussions may proceed, however there shall be no voting or decisions made.
- Decisions by the TSC are made after a review of the opinions, virtual discussions/debate, options identified, consensus sought, and, if necessary, a vote of the TSC members taken.
- Simple TSC issues may be resolved by a short discussion and simple majority vote of the TSC members in attendance.
- TSC discussions associated with simple issues may be over email or at a meeting of the TSC.
- TSC decisions at meetings satisfying the quorum requirements shall pass with a majority vote of the TSC members present, except if the decision affects the Anuket Charter, Anuket Technical Steering Committee Operations and Procedures or Anuket Project Operations and Procedures clauses that have a different voting criterion specified within the respective documents.
- TSC decisions may be made by an electronic vote without a meeting and require a majority vote of all members of the TSC.
- During an electronic vote, if any two (2) TSC members request a meeting to discuss the decision, the electronic vote in process shall end without effect, and a new vote may be initiated after the meeting to discuss the decision has completed.
- Major TSC issues may only be resolved at a TSC meeting except that the voting shall be electronically.
- Major issues are of a fundamental nature or those with wide ranging impact on the community or operation of the Project or operation of the TSC.
- Any two (2) TSC members may ask that an issue be classified as a major issue.
- The TSC may form a sub-committee to recommend options that may or may not be accepted by the TSC.
- Decisions can only be made by a two-thirds (2/3rd) vote of the entire TSC members conducted electronically ten (10) business days after the TSC makes a recommendation.
- Changes to the Charter are subject to the Charter clauses 7.c and 8.
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- In the event of a TSC member resignation:
- an election for the position is held within 30 days of notification to resign. The conditions of the election are the same as for any TSC election.
- If the said position was of that of a TSC co-chair, then the TSC co-chair position will undergo re-election after the successful appointment or election of the new TSC member.
- When the next General TSC election is held, any seat filled by a Replacement of a TSC Member (per above) will also be included in the general TSC election.
TSC Member election mechanics
- The nominations period shall be open for two (2) weeks
- The TSC member elections shall be conducted electronically by LFN staff among the Active Community Members
- At least two-thirds of the Active Community Members are required to have voted for a valid election
- The elections are held by using electronic voting tool based on the Condorcet method
TSC Member and Position Holder term
The TSC is elected for an one (1) year term. TSC members elected later (e.g. as a replacement) will end their TSC membership when the term of the TSC ends.
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- In order to maintain the objective that the TSC should consist of active contributors, a proxy must be an active contributor. An exception may be made if approved by the TSC.
A proxy may only be designated by a TSC member.
- A TSC member may not be a proxy for another TSC member.
- A proxy for one TSC member may not also serve as the proxy for another TSC member, concurrently. In addition, proxies may not designate another proxy.
- The proxy is not subject to the limitations on organizational membership of TSC members, i.e. a proxy may belong to an organization which is already presented by a regular TSC member.
- A TSC member must notify the TSC of a proxy designation by sending email to the TSC mailing list, or by announcing a proxy in a regular TSC meeting and having the designation recorded in the minutes. The notification shall consist of the full name, proxy duration, email-id and id(s) for the contribution tools used by Anuket Project.
- A person may not self-nominate, either at a TSC meeting or email, that they are the proxy for a certain TSC member.
- In general, a proxy should not serve for more than 6 consecutive meetings, unless approved by the TSC. In addition, a TSC member may not designate a proxy for more than 25% of the meetings in a TSC term (typically 1 year), unless approved by the TSC.
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- Any changes to the membership shall maintain the 7 to 15 ratio of the minimum number of Telco Operator members to the total number of TSC members.
- Only one (1) member per company/organisation
- If more than two (2) TSC members would be from the same group of Related Companies, either at the time of election or from a later job change or changes to company ownership, they will jointly decide on the one (1) individual to be the member
2.4. TSC Co-Chair
The TSC will elect from amongst the TSC voting members two (2) co-chairs, each for a term of one (1) year according to the Anuket Technical Charter. A TSC co-chair serves until the end of the TSC-s term, their resignation or replacement by the TSC.
The TSC shall hold elections to elect the TSC Co-Chairs annually, 4 weeks after the TSC elections or whenever a vacancy occurs. There are no limits on the number of terms a TSC Co-Chair may serve.
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- Organising and presiding over TSC meetings
- Serve as the Anuket representative to the Technical Advisory Committee (“TAC”) of the LF Networking Fund of The Linux Foundation (“LFN”)
- Serve as the primary communication contact between the Project and the LFN
- Provide inputs on Anuket resource requirements to the TAC
2.4.2. TSC Co-Chair Candidates
- Candidates for TSC Co-Chair must be TSC Members.
- TSC Co-Chair candidatess can be nominated only by TSC Members.
- Nominations must be acceptedAcceptance of a nomination, or self-nomination (anyone may nominate, anyone may be nominated)
2.4.3. TSC Co-Chair Election Mechanics
- Only TSC Members are eligible to vote for TSC Co-Chairs. Responsibilities of the TSC.
3. TSC Responsibilities
Subject to the Technical Charter, the TSC is responsible for:
- Defining Anuket release vehicles (such as a Coordinated Release) that align with the Project’s mission,
- Fostering cross-project collaboration,
- Serving as Anukets’s primary technical liaison body with other consortiums and groups,
- Developing an architecture,
- Setting simultaneous release dates,
- Defining release quality standards,
- Defining technical best practices and community norms (including the establishment and maintenance of a Development Process),
- Monitoring technical progress,
- Mediating technical conflicts between Committers and PTLs,
- Organizing inter-project collaboration,
- Coordinating technical community engagement with the end-user community.
Only TSC members can vote on TSC decisions, sutch as electing TSC co-chairs.
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- The nominations period shall be open for two (2) weeks
- The newly elected or the current TSC members are the "TSC Co-chair Electors" for annual or vacancy elections respectively
- The TSC Co-chair elections shall be conducted electronically by LFN staff among the TSC Chair Electors
- At least two-thirds of the TSC Chair Electors are required to have voted for a valid election
- The elections are held by using electronic voting tool based on the Condorcet method
3. Amendments
Amendments to this Anuket TSC Operations and Procedures document can only be made by a two-thirds (2/3rd) vote of the entire TSC members.
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