TSC - Revision history

Chuckwolber: Add from TSC guidance sent by Richard Purdie. Moved intent to own section in order to isolated ongoing operational tasks. Created a separate contact section at the bottom so it shows up in the table of contents. Added a section on challenges and achievements (information also provided by Richard Purdie).

2025-03-08T05:17:18Z

Add from TSC guidance sent by Richard Purdie. Moved intent to own section in order to isolated ongoing operational tasks. Created a separate contact section at the bottom so it shows up in the table of contents. Added a section on challenges and achievements (information also provided by Richard Purdie).

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	The TSC does not overlap with the OpenEmbedded TSC which is a similar entity with responsibility for the OpenEmbedded Architecture and the OpenEmbedded hosted repositories and infrastructure.		The TSC does not overlap with the OpenEmbedded TSC which is a similar entity with responsibility for the OpenEmbedded Architecture and the OpenEmbedded hosted repositories and infrastructure.

	The YP TSC has a two year term limits. ~~Term Started:~~ May ~~2021~~		The YP TSC has a two year term limits. The next election is May of 2025.

	=Members=		=Members=
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	* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected		* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected

	The TSC can ~~be contacted~~ on ~~address tsc@lists~~.~~yoctoproject.org~~.		=Intent=

			In addition to regular operational tasks, the TSC is intended to be an entity of last resort. It is expected that the community will reach consensus and/or individual maintainers will make decisions in the best interests of the users and overall project. The TSC will therefore only act if these processes have failed and a decision is needed.

			Anyone is free to approach any TSC member with any issue or concern. In turn the matter will be referred to the TSC members for discussion. The TSC members will usually try and continue public discussion as much as is practical. However, any final TSC discussions will be closed session with the aim of quickly reaching a decision, which will then be made public.

			Bear in mind that the TSC is not an engineering organisation, and therefore it can only pass on recommendations to the community or governing board. Individual TSC members are also free to make contributions to the project with these things in mind.

	=Operation=		=Operation=

	The TSC ~~is intended~~ to ~~be an entity~~ of ~~last resort, its expected the community will reach consensus decisions and/or individual maintainers will reach solutions in the best interests of the users and overall~~ project~~. The TSC will therefore only act if these processes have failed and a decision is needed.~~		The TSC meets weekly to discuss a number of topics related to ensuring project success, including the following:

	Anyone is free to approach any TSC member with any issue or concern who will refer it to the TSC members for discussion. The TSC members will usually try and continue public discussion as much as is practical, ~~any final TSC discussion for a decision will however be by closed session with~~ the ~~aim of quickly reaching decisions which will then be made public.~~

	~~The TSC will periodically (at least~~ monthly~~) discuss~~ the project ~~health~~ and ~~direction~~, ~~aiming~~ to ~~ensure its future success~~. ~~The TSC is not an engineering organisation so can only pass on recommendations to~~ the ~~community or governing board in~~ this ~~matter although indvidual TSC members may make contributions~~ to ~~the project with these things in mind~~.		* Final approval of releases after they come out of QA
			* Preparing a summary slide for the monthly YP members meeting covering technical aspects of the project.
			* Review and approval of Yocto Project Compatible applications.
			* Review and approval for git repos, mailing lists, and autobuilder testing of layers.
			* Managing YP contracted technical work, such as:
			** Technical Writing
			** Build/Integration Work
			** Long Term Support (LTS)
			* Review of escalated LTS policy questions.
			* Prepare/propose technical work topics to the project membership. Examples include:
			** Sovereign Tech Fund
			** Layer Index
			** Security Work
			* Maintain the criteria for the YP Compatible programme.
			* Writing and maintaining YP technical "policy".
			* Handle any code of conduct issues
			** Note: OE has delegated this to YP to ensure clear lines of responsibility.
			* Develop guidance on YP infrastructure planning/issues.

	~~The TSC will make the final go/nogo decisions on releases, based on the release criteria, testing results and any other information available to them.~~		=Recent Achievements=

			* Planning and overseeing the Sovereign Tech Fund work.
			* Developed plans to refresh and relaunch Yocto Project Compatible v3
			* Guide the migration of the infrastructure to the new Valkyrie setup.
			* Ensured smooth/reliable/respected LTS releases.

	= Processes =		=Processes=
	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#New_Releases_process, LTS / Stable processes]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#New_Releases_process, LTS / Stable processes]

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	[[TSC Election Process]]		[[TSC Election Process]]

	== ~~Docs ==~~		=Challenges=
			An incomplete list of challenges facing the TSC and the Yocto Project as a whole.

			* How do we improve and standardise the OE setup?
			* How do we scale maintainership and avoid single points of knowledge failure?
			* How do we embrace new ideas about communication and submission processes?
			* Can we attract new maintainers and retain them?

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]

			=Contact=
			The TSC can be contacted on address tsc@lists.yoctoproject.org.

Armin Kuster: /* Members */

2023-05-30T19:20:44Z

Members

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	* Khem Raj (Comcast) - YP Membership Elected		* Khem Raj (Comcast) - YP Membership Elected
	* Ross Burton (Arm) - YP Membership Elected		* Ross Burton (Arm) - YP Membership Elected
	* ~~Armin Kuster~~ - OE Elected		* Mark Hatle - OE Elected
	* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected		* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected

Neal Caidin at 16:10, 6 April 2023

2023-04-06T16:10:06Z

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	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]

	[~~https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC_election_process,~~ TSC Election Process]		[[TSC Election Process]]

	== Docs ==		== Docs ==

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]

Neal Caidin at 16:05, 6 April 2023

2023-04-06T16:05:51Z

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	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]

			[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC_election_process, TSC Election Process]

	== Docs ==		== Docs ==

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]

Armin Kuster: /* Docs */

2021-06-13T18:48:20Z

Docs

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	== Docs ==		== Docs ==

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions, Future Direction]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions Future Direction]

Rpurdie at 16:28, 9 June 2021

2021-06-09T16:28:34Z

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	* Armin Kuster - OE Elected		* Armin Kuster - OE Elected
	* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected		* Denys Dmytriyenko - OE Elected

			The TSC can be contacted on address tsc@lists.yoctoproject.org.

	=Operation=		=Operation=

Neal Caidin: /* Yocto Project Technical Steering Committee */

2021-06-09T14:55:38Z

Yocto Project Technical Steering Committee

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	The TSC does not overlap with the OpenEmbedded TSC which is a similar entity with responsibility for the OpenEmbedded Architecture and the OpenEmbedded hosted repositories and infrastructure.		The TSC does not overlap with the OpenEmbedded TSC which is a similar entity with responsibility for the OpenEmbedded Architecture and the OpenEmbedded hosted repositories and infrastructure.

	The YP TSC has a two year term limits. Term Started: May ~~2019~~		The YP TSC has a two year term limits. Term Started: May 2021

	=Members=		=Members=

Armin Kuster: /* Processes */

2020-12-01T16:57:05Z

Processes

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	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]

			== Docs ==

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions, Future Direction]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions, Future Direction]

Armin Kuster: /* Processes */

2020-12-01T16:56:07Z

Processes

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	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]

			[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Future_Directions, Future Direction]

Armin Kuster: /* Processes */

2020-10-19T02:46:45Z

Processes

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	= Processes =		= Processes =
	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#New_Releases_process, LTS / Stable processes]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#New_Releases_process, LTS / Stable processes]

			[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Git_hosting_application#git_hosting_form, Git hosting application form]

	[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]		[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/AB_layer_application#AB_app_form, AB layer application form]