Dear fellow OSS WG participants,

following up on my talk today, I’m sending here the BCP draft for further discussion.

Open-source projects SHOULD publish their contribution and credits policy and be open about how (and if) people can contribute. Open-source project maintainers SHOULD adhere to the published policy and update it when circumstances change.

To create such a policy, maintainers can use a policy guide as a starting point. Maintainers are advised to be as open and friendly as they can.

For reference, you can also replay my talk or see RIPE 87 OSS WG session.

And here are some previous relevant threads in this list: - first draft - second draft - article at LWN

And that’s probably all information you may need for context so please comment and roast this BCP draft.

Happy contributing and crediting!

Maria

– Maria Matejka (she/her) | BIRD Team Leader | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.