[vote] Update OpenWrt rules (accepted)

[Hauke Mehrtens]

On 10/23/25 21:40, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I propose to replace the current OpenWrt rules to the below version.
> This is an official vote. The vote should conclude on 27th November 2025.
> 
> These are the old rules: https://openwrt.org/rules
> 
> This vote follows the old rules. It needs a two third approval rate 
> among all OpenWrt project members to get accepted.
> 
> 
> Voting page: https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-10-23-rule-update
> 
> Hauke
> 
> ----------
> # Proposed OpenWrt Rules - June 2025
> 
> _**Membership**_
> 
> * The roles within the OpenWrt project are:
>    active members, inactive members, and non-members.
>    There is no core developer group or any other
>    group of specially privileged members.
> * Members may voluntarily switch between active and inactive status at
>    any time.
> * If a member appears not to be participating in project matters,
>    any active member may request that the non-participating
>    member switch to inactive status.
>    This request must be sent by email to the person concerned,
>    with the openwrt-adm mailing list in CC.
>    If the person either agrees or does not respond within 30 days,
>    they will be moved to inactive status.
> * Frequent contributors may become members after a simple approval.
>    Project members are free to propose suitable candidates.
> 
> _**Commit access**_
> 
> * Active members can request commit access to all repositories.
> * The commit credentials of inactive members can be revoked.
>    They will be restored upon their return to active status.
> 
> _**Voting**_
> 
> * All active members have the right to vote and are encouraged
>    to liberally exercise this voting right in order to
>    maintain a broad consensus on project matters.
> * To propose changes to project matters or the overall development
>    direction, a formal proposal must be sent to the openwrt-adm mailing
>    list.
>    The proposal must clearly describe the suggested changes
>    and include a specific deadline for when the voting period will end.
>    A simple approval is required.
> * All active members who participate in the new vote or voted in the
>    past 6 months before the new vote was started are considered active
>    voters.
>    If less than 3 votes occurred in the past 6 months the last 3 votes
>    are considered to determine the active voters.
> * For a simple approval, the proposal must achieve a two-thirds majority
>    among the active members who participate in the vote.
>    Additionally, it must receive approval from at least 50% of the active
>    voters, regardless of whether they participated in the vote.
> * For a change to these rules, a 75% majority among the active members
>    who participate in the vote must approve,
>    as well as 50% approval from the active voters.
> * Neutral votes are considered half-approvals.
> * Any votes and decisions will be made public on the project website.
> 
> _**Infrastructure**_
> 
> * Project infrastructure should be outsourced to FOSS community operated
>    services whenever possible in order to allow members
>    to focus on actual development efforts.
> * Any infrastructure that is operated by the project
>    itself shall be administered by at least three different people
>    to reduce the likelihood of the project getting locked out
>    due to administrators being unreachable.
> * Responsible administrators for the various services shall be
>    documented publicly.
> 
> _**Other rules**_
> 
> * The project will not offer individual email accounts
>    under its project domain for privacy and equality reasons.
> * Be nice to each other (formerly known as "Rule 12")


Hi,

Thank you for participating. I will conclude the vote now.

Total members: 42
Participants: 37
Yes: 33
No: 2
Neutral: 2
Not participating: 5

According to our old rules this vote was accepted.
A two third majority among the committers holding voting rights was needed.

See details here: https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-10-23-rule-update

I will update the wiki page with the rules: https://openwrt.org/rules

 From now on the new rules are in force.

Some people were unhappy with some of the rules or had general topics 
they wanted to change. If you want to change them, please propose a 
concrete change and either directly start a vote for it or start a 
discussion. I will not drive this. I just want to make clear that people 
should not wait for me if they want to change something in the rules.

Hauke