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Project Governance 🏛️

Governance Committee RFC Process

Overview 📋

This document outlines the governance model for the TheraBot project. Our governance model is designed to be:

  • 🎯 Transparent: Clear decision-making processes
  • 🤝 Inclusive: Open to all contributors
  • 🔄 Evolving: Adaptable to project needs
  • ⚖️ Fair: Equal opportunity for participation

Project Leadership 👥

Steering Committee

Technical Committee

  • Architecture decisions
  • Technical standards
  • Code quality
  • Security policies

Community Committee

  • Community guidelines
  • User feedback
  • Documentation
  • Support channels

Ethics Committee

  • Privacy standards
  • Ethical AI usage
  • Mental health guidelines
  • User safety

Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Project Lead

    • Strategic direction
    • Final decision authority
    • Community leadership
    • Project representation

  2. Core Team Members

    • Code review
    • Architecture decisions
    • Feature planning
    • Mentorship

  3. Maintainers

    • Code maintenance
    • Issue triage
    • PR review
    • Documentation

  4. Contributors

    • Bug fixes
    • Feature implementation
    • Documentation
    • Testing

Decision Making Process 🔄

1. RFC Process

RFC Lifecycle

  1. Draft

    • Create RFC document
    • Initial discussion
    • Refinement

  2. Review

    • Community feedback
    • Technical review
    • Impact assessment

  3. Final Comment

    • Last call for feedback
    • Address concerns
    • Prepare implementation

  4. Implementation

    • Development work
    • Testing
    • Documentation
    • Deployment

2. Issue Resolution

Priority Response Time Resolution Time Escalation Path
Critical 2 hours 24 hours Project Lead
High 24 hours 72 hours Core Team
Medium 48 hours 1 week Maintainers
Low 1 week 2 weeks Contributors

3. Voting Process

For major decisions:

  • 👍 +1: Approve
  • 🤔 0: Neutral
  • 👎 -1: Disapprove (with reason)

Decisions require:

  • Minimum 3 core team votes
  • No outstanding -1 votes
  • 72-hour voting period

Code of Ethics 🤝

Core Principles

  1. User Privacy

    • Data minimization
    • Transparent processing
    • Secure storage
    • User control

  2. Mental Health

    • Professional guidelines
    • Crisis protocols
    • Support referrals
    • User safety

  3. AI Ethics

    • Bias prevention
    • Transparency
    • Human oversight
    • Continuous evaluation

Communication Channels 📢

Official Channels

Meeting Schedule

  • Core Team: Weekly
  • Community: Bi-weekly
  • All Hands: Monthly
  • Ethics Review: Quarterly

Policy Updates 📜

Amendment Process

  1. Proposal

    • Submit RFC
    • Community discussion
    • Impact assessment

  2. Review

    • Committee evaluation
    • Public feedback
    • Legal review

  3. Implementation

    • Documentation update
    • Community notification
    • Training/education

Conflict Resolution ⚖️

  1. Discussion

    • Open dialogue
    • Fact gathering
    • Solution proposals

  2. Mediation

    • Neutral mediator
    • Structured process
    • Documentation

  3. Resolution

    • Clear decision
    • Action items
    • Follow-up

Recognition Program 🏆

Contributor Levels

Level Requirements Benefits
Bronze 5+ PRs Name in README
Silver 20+ PRs Project swag
Gold 50+ PRs Conference invite
Platinum 100+ PRs Committee eligibility

Resources 📚

📝 Document History
Version Date Changes
2.1 2024-01-15 Added ethics committee
2.0 2023-12-01 Major governance update
1.0 2023-09-15 Initial governance model

Last updated: 2024-01-15