From 695fbb8caa20c66882af04057df805c0b58f69b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 14:30:03 +0100 Subject: Add news entry about new member of Libreboot core management: Andrew Robbins --- www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md (limited to 'www/news') diff --git a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..322214c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +% Andrew Robbins joins Libreboot management team +% Leah Rowe +% 4 Jun 2017 + +On 25 April, only 40 days ago, Libreboot adopted new collective and democratic +management policies, with a flat-hierarchy leadership of 4 people. All patches +go under code review now, and major project decisions are voted on by core +members, with community input. The policy is [here](../management.md), and +formalizes de-facto standards that were already followed prior to its +publication. + +**Today, we gain our first new official project member under this new policy.** + +Andrew Robbins, IRC nick **and\_who** and notabug user +**[kragle](https://notabug.org/kragle)** has joined the Libreboot project as a +full-time maintainer. + +This means: merge rights on the Git repository (for reviewing and merging +contributions by the public), operator status on #libreboot IRC and voting +rights on all major project decisions. + +Andrew has been working on major improvements to the build system, some of +which are already merged and are critical for the next Libreboot release. +Andrew has been influential in several major policy decisions already. + +Andrew has a deep understanding of and passion for Libreboot as a whole, and +is a perfect fit for the Libreboot project. Thus, with agreement from other +members of core management, Andrew is now an official Libreboot team member. + +We very much look forward to seeing what he will do for the project! Everyone +please welcome Andrew into the Libreboot project! + +The new list of people on the core management team is as follows: + +- Alyssa Rosenzweig +- Andrew Robbins +- Leah Rowe +- Paul Kocialkowski +- Swift Geek -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 2811420ee98b7b0aa85688c2bbcb92ef2eb5519e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alyssa Rosenzweig Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:18:46 -0700 Subject: Edit news entry --- www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md | 51 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) (limited to 'www/news') diff --git a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md index 322214c3..b3fdaf4e 100644 --- a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md +++ b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md @@ -1,39 +1,36 @@ -% Andrew Robbins joins Libreboot management team -% Leah Rowe +% Welcoming Andrew Robbins +% Leah Rowe and Alyssa Rosenzweig % 4 Jun 2017 -On 25 April, only 40 days ago, Libreboot adopted new collective and democratic -management policies, with a flat-hierarchy leadership of 4 people. All patches -go under code review now, and major project decisions are voted on by core -members, with community input. The policy is [here](../management.md), and -formalizes de-facto standards that were already followed prior to its -publication. +On 25 April, Libreboot adopted new [collective governance policies], creating a +flat-hierarchy leadership of four people. As a result, all patches are +reviewed, and all major decisions are voted on by the maintainers with +community input. These policies formalise our democratic standards. -**Today, we gain our first new official project member under this new policy.** +Today, we welcome Andrew Robbins (IRC nick `and_who` and [NotABug] user +[kragle]) as our first new maintainer under the new policy. Going forward, +Andrew will gain push access to Libreboot in order to review patches, as well +as voting rights and IRC operator status. -Andrew Robbins, IRC nick **and\_who** and notabug user -**[kragle](https://notabug.org/kragle)** has joined the Libreboot project as a -full-time maintainer. +Andrew works on critical improvements to the build system, many of which have +already been merged. They are passionate about Libreboot, understanding the +project at a deep level, and they have been an active member of the community. +Thus, with unanimous agreement from the existing maintainers, Andrew has joined +the project officially. -This means: merge rights on the Git repository (for reviewing and merging -contributions by the public), operator status on #libreboot IRC and voting -rights on all major project decisions. +We look forward to Andrew's next contributions as our project continues to +grow. -Andrew has been working on major improvements to the build system, some of -which are already merged and are critical for the next Libreboot release. -Andrew has been influential in several major policy decisions already. - -Andrew has a deep understanding of and passion for Libreboot as a whole, and -is a perfect fit for the Libreboot project. Thus, with agreement from other -members of core management, Andrew is now an official Libreboot team member. - -We very much look forward to seeing what he will do for the project! Everyone -please welcome Andrew into the Libreboot project! - -The new list of people on the core management team is as follows: +The new list of maintainers is as follows: - Alyssa Rosenzweig - Andrew Robbins - Leah Rowe - Paul Kocialkowski - Swift Geek + +[collective governance policies]: ../management.md + +[NotABug]: https://notabug.org/ + +[kragle]: https://notabug.org/kragle -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 2c8a7acd8fe2081ac9acbf37addda7111268063a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alyssa Rosenzweig Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:28:24 -0700 Subject: they->he --- www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'www/news') diff --git a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md index b3fdaf4e..b99b1ae6 100644 --- a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md +++ b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ as voting rights and IRC operator status. Andrew works on critical improvements to the build system, many of which have already been merged. They are passionate about Libreboot, understanding the -project at a deep level, and they have been an active member of the community. +project at a deep level, and he has been an active member of the community. Thus, with unanimous agreement from the existing maintainers, Andrew has joined the project officially. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From c82760d6ac46f0b6a612b0b7e9d48a60ce1c958a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alyssa Rosenzweig Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:35:07 -0700 Subject: Ditto --- www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'www/news') diff --git a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md index b99b1ae6..8a963137 100644 --- a/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md +++ b/www/news/andrew-robbins-new-maintainer.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Andrew will gain push access to Libreboot in order to review patches, as well as voting rights and IRC operator status. Andrew works on critical improvements to the build system, many of which have -already been merged. They are passionate about Libreboot, understanding the +already been merged. He is passionate about Libreboot, understanding the project at a deep level, and he has been an active member of the community. Thus, with unanimous agreement from the existing maintainers, Andrew has joined the project officially. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2