On 2025/05/23 19:24:28 Russell Spitzer wrote:
> Hey Y'all
>
> Basically I would like to get the PMC out of the meetup approval business
...
> Please let me know what you think,
(Board hat)
A critical role of a PMC is being stewards of the project's brands/marks. So
while it's not necessary that the PMC micromanage each individual meetup, it is
important that they are *aware* of them, and are doing due dilligence to ensure
that those brands are being used appropriately.
I don't think that necessarily means that there is an approval vote for each
one. That is, indeed, too much micromanagement. But I would encurage project
members (whether PMC or not) who attend these events to be aware of the brand
policy, and point out to meetup organizers when they're being violated (which I
would expect to be very infrequent!).
That is to say, +1 in general to your proposal here, with the understanding
that the project as a whole owns the project's brands, and should be diligent
about ensuring that they are not abused.
