The Council, thus passed a motion (see ) in late April 2022 to request the module owner system to formally acknowledge that the Council, which already is represented by a module, is hierarchically above all other Thunderbird modules and thus can act as top-level module owner for all matters within the Thunderbird project. Many reviews were done by that one person, often even overriding sub-module owners, and not always well-reasoned, which caused conflicts and frustration to them, up to the point where they felt they can no longer effectively do their job.This complicated the resolution of conflicts between said module owner and multiple other contributors. So far, the current module owner of the Thunderbird module claimed absolute authority over most Thunderbird code, including all sub-modules, and even parts that are outside the Thunderbird module as defined. The seven councilors, elected by the Thunderbird community’s active contributors, and currently serving on the Thunderbird Council, currently listed as "Module" on the Thunderbird module owners page, would like to request your permission to change the Thunderbird Project module decision making hierarchy.
The suggested change, explained in more detail below, is to formally acknowledge that fact. In order to clarify this situation, we are proposing that you appoint the Thunderbird council to serve as the top-level module owner for Thunderbird. However, the council is not the top level Thunderbird Module Owner (current owner: Magnus Melin) for Thunderbird, creating the potential that the council is not able to deliver on its responsibilities or exercise its authority. It formally oversees the software development process and provides overall product strategy on behalf of the community and acting as arbitrator when necessary. Formed in 2014, the elected Thunderbird council is the governing body of the Thunderbird project. Please let me/us know if you have questions.Ĭurrently, there is a misalignment between the de facto Thunderbird governance model and the Module Ownership system.
I have also attached a PDF version to address potential em-mail formatting issues. Please find below a comprehensive description in support of our request for the Thunderbird Project Module Owner change request.
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