Hi, My recommendation would be to not to call them bylaws.
Justin > On 12 Jul 2024, at 1:30 am, Jack Ye <yezhao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Update: > > Based on the conversations on the incubator list > (https://lists.apache.org/thread/5ojxny76fr7n1y0hs2rxhr55g1fgcsln), I have > updated the document title from "guidelines" back to "bylaws". Thanks for > pointing this out Carl! > > I have also updated the document with a few suggested edits from some people, > please let me know what everyone thinks! > > -Jack > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 8:30 PM Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com > <mailto:jus...@classsoftware.com>> wrote: >> HI, >> >> For some historical context, it used to be that the board / Incubator asked >> projects to have a set of bylaws when they graduated. This fell out of >> favour more than ten years ago, and projects were expected to follow >> documented policy. Before this, things were not as well documented, so we >> asked for bylines. Once we had better documentation it was seen that bylaws >> were a duplicate of existing policy and no longer required. There was, >> however, some confusion around policy, so those short Incubator guidelines >> were adopted. Also, remember that most of our policies are, in fact, >> guidelines and document one way or what has been found to work well. That >> doesn't mean it’s the best fit for a particular project, and if you want to >> do something different for a good reason that still fits in with how ASF >> projects are governed, you can. >> >> Kind Regards, >> Justin
