openSUSE governance proposal advances

Date:
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:46:31 +0000

Description:
Douglas DeMaio has announced that Jeff Mahoney's new governance
proposal for openSUSE, which was published in January ,
is moving forward. The new structure would have three governance
bodies: a new technical steering committee (TSC), a community and
marketing committee (CMC), as well as the existing openSUSE
board. The discussions during the meeting proposed that the Technical
Steering Committee should begin with five members with a chair elected
by the committee. The group would establish clear processes for
reviewing and approving technical changes, drawing inspiration from
Fedora's FESCo model. Decisions for the TSC would use a voting system
of +1 to approve, 0 for neutral, or -1 to block. A proposal passes
without objection. A -1 vote would require a dedicated meeting, where
a majority of attendees would decide the outcome. Objections must
include a clear, documented rationale. Discussions related to the Community and Marketing Committee would
focus on outreach, advocacy, and community growth. It could also serve
as an initial escalation point for disputes. If consensus cannot be
reached at that level, matters would advance to the Board. [...] No timeline for final adoption was announced. Project
contributors will continue discussions through the GitLab repository
and future community meetings.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1059511/


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