The CodePlex Foundation: First Impressions (and Recommendations)

“The CodePlex site also makes clear that the Bylaws you can find
there are just a starter set, stating, “Our governance documents
are deliberately sparse, because we expect them to change.”

“That’s good to hear, because I’ve reviewed all of the material
at the CodePlex site, and I think that quite a bit of the
governance structure will need to change before CodePlex can expect
to attract broad participation.

“Over the past 22 years, I’ve helped structure scores of open,
consensus based consortia and foundations, and represented over 100
in all (disclosure: they include the Linux Foundation; a full list
can be found here). In this blog entry, I’ll show where I think the
legal and governance structure of CodePlex has wandered off the
open path, and offer specific recommendations for how the structure
could be changed to give people (other than Microsoft business
partners) confidence that CodePlex will be an organization worth
joining.”

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