TuGraph-family
We might need new community governance rules
Welcome to the Apache Foundation, but I noticed that our community governance rules have not been updated.
I was thinking that perhaps I could help you establish and implement new community governance rules based on my previous experience with the foundation's projects, which could be beneficial for the geaflow project.
Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm in the Apache GeaFlow project! As emphasized by the Apache Software Foundation's guiding principle of "Community Over Code," a well-structured governance framework is critical to the long-term healthy development of open-source projects. We warmly welcome you to share governance best practices from your experience with other ASF projects.
In the past, projects were encouraged to create their own bylaws, but this practice has largely fallen out of favour. Most now follow the default guidelines described in various places on the ASF website. What is still valuable to document are the project’s specific expectations for becoming a committer or PMC member, as these can vary widely — from simple criteria like “just ask” or “make three commits” to more stringent requirements such as “work full-time on the project for a year.” Creating on-boarding documentation to help new contributors can also be helpful.
Hi there, Justin. Thank you for replying, and it's wonderful to have you here. A few weeks ago, we took a group photo at the Community Over Code Asia 2025 in Beijing. :-)
I might need to amend my knowledge in response to your advice that creating our own charter would not be a popular idea. I also developed my own procedures in the early phases of the Apache Answer project.
Our ultimate goal should be consistent: to improve the project's wellbeing by community governance. With my background, I could contribute to this initiative, and I expect that you will continue to keep a watch on it.
I see nothing wrong with creating a document that clearly articulates that the project follows ASF governance, I would just be careful in not trying to create a set of bylaws like some older ASF projects have done.