From e1ba54764b04200a9225e924a56a745090bd2f9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "F. Rifat Hasan" Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:03 +0600 Subject: [PATCH] Replace hyphen with asterisk in leadership-and-governance.md --- _articles/bn/leadership-and-governance.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/_articles/bn/leadership-and-governance.md b/_articles/bn/leadership-and-governance.md index 8d891c6e27..37a7ae2e9e 100644 --- a/_articles/bn/leadership-and-governance.md +++ b/_articles/bn/leadership-and-governance.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Many projects follow a similar structure for contributor roles and recognition. What these roles actually mean, though, is entirely up to you. Here are a few types of roles you may recognize: -- **Maintainer** -- **Contributor** -- **Committer** +* **Maintainer** +* **Contributor** +* **Committer** **For some projects, "maintainers"** are the only people in a project with commit access. In other projects, they're simply the people who are listed in the README as maintainers. @@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ If your project is on GitHub, you can use [protected branches](https://help.gith There are three common governance structures associated with open source projects. -- **BDFL:** BDFL stands for "Benevolent Dictator for Life". Under this structure, one person (usually the initial author of the project) has final say on all major project decisions. [Python](https://github.com/python) is a classic example. Smaller projects are probably BDFL by default, because there are only one or two maintainers. A project that originated at a company might also fall into the BDFL category. +* **BDFL:** BDFL stands for "Benevolent Dictator for Life". Under this structure, one person (usually the initial author of the project) has final say on all major project decisions. [Python](https://github.com/python) is a classic example. Smaller projects are probably BDFL by default, because there are only one or two maintainers. A project that originated at a company might also fall into the BDFL category. -- **Meritocracy:** **(Note: the term "meritocracy" carries negative connotations for some communities and has a [complex social and political history](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Meritocracy).)** Under a meritocracy, active project contributors (those who demonstrate "merit") are given a formal decision making role. Decisions are usually made based on pure voting consensus. The meritocracy concept was pioneered by the [Apache Foundation](https://www.apache.org/); [all Apache projects](https://www.apache.org/index.html#projects-list) are meritocracies. Contributions can only be made by individuals representing themselves, not by a company. +* **Meritocracy:** **(Note: the term "meritocracy" carries negative connotations for some communities and has a [complex social and political history](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Meritocracy).)** Under a meritocracy, active project contributors (those who demonstrate "merit") are given a formal decision making role. Decisions are usually made based on pure voting consensus. The meritocracy concept was pioneered by the [Apache Foundation](https://www.apache.org/); [all Apache projects](https://www.apache.org/index.html#projects-list) are meritocracies. Contributions can only be made by individuals representing themselves, not by a company. -- **Liberal contribution:** Under a liberal contribution model, the people who do the most work are recognized as most influential, but this is based on current work and not historic contributions. Major project decisions are made based on a consensus seeking process (discuss major grievances) rather than pure vote, and strive to include as many community perspectives as possible. Popular examples of projects that use a liberal contribution model include [Node.js](https://foundation.nodejs.org/) and [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/). +* **Liberal contribution:** Under a liberal contribution model, the people who do the most work are recognized as most influential, but this is based on current work and not historic contributions. Major project decisions are made based on a consensus seeking process (discuss major grievances) rather than pure vote, and strive to include as many community perspectives as possible. Popular examples of projects that use a liberal contribution model include [Node.js](https://foundation.nodejs.org/) and [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/). Which one should you use? It's up to you! Every model has advantages and trade-offs. And although they may seem quite different at first, all three models have more in common than they seem. If you're interested in adopting one of these models, check out these templates: -- [BDFL model template](http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/benevolentdictatorgovernancemodel) -- [Meritocracy model template](http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/meritocraticgovernancemodel) -- [Node.js's liberal contribution policy](https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/healthy-open-source-967fa8be7951) +* [BDFL model template](http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/benevolentdictatorgovernancemodel) +* [Meritocracy model template](http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/meritocraticgovernancemodel) +* [Node.js's liberal contribution policy](https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/healthy-open-source-967fa8be7951) ## Do I need governance docs when I launch my project?