diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 499c961..f77f7e4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ The JS Foundation Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is the technical governing body of the JS Foundation. The goals of this technical structure are to: 1. **Separate the business aspects from the technical aspects of the -Foundation.** +Foundation.** The Executive Director, Board of Directors and others under their direction focus on fundraising and strategic goals for the Foundation. The goal here is to create a project-oriented structure to provide help and mentorship to projects. -2. **Establish a set of best practices for sustaining open source projects.** +2. **Establish a set of best practices for sustaining open source projects.** This organization should create sample policies that provide guide rails and suggestions. Projects know their communities best and can tailor these practices to ensure their projects are sustainable. -3. **Separate policy review from writing code and running a project.** +3. **Separate policy review from writing code and running a project.** There will often be overlap in the people reviewing policies and those writing code or running a project. A separate process within the organization structure that focuses on policy review lets them take a step back and review the project’s overall health. 4. **Have an independent group acting as an advocate for the project -community.** +community.** From the inside of a single project, it is often difficult to see opportunities for collaboration or know when the project has run into problems that could be solved by outside assistance. A group with a wider perspective can help. -5. **Tailor involvement with the Foundation to fit project needs.** +5. **Tailor involvement with the Foundation to fit project needs.** Some projects have chosen the Foundation primarily to hold mature code bases that need few changes. Others are looking for help in managing growing code and communities. These projects have different needs and the Foundation wants to @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ from giving technical advice to Projects. Instead, the purpose of mentorship is to encourage and improve a Project's ability to be participatory, transparent, and effective. Mentors are there to help Projects adopt and iterate on policies and processes that achieve these goals and eventually allow them to graduate the -mentorship phase. +mentorship phase... ### [Working Groups][] @@ -189,4 +189,4 @@ Foundation TAC was inspired by the [Node.js Foundation TSC repository]: https://github.org/nodejs/TSC/ [architect]: https://arc.codes [HospitalRun]: http://hospitalrun.io -[WebdriverIO]: http://webdriver.io \ No newline at end of file +[WebdriverIO]: http://webdriver.io