Re: The GNU Toolchain Infrastructure Project

[Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>]

Hi Carlos,

On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 03:59:32PM -0400, Carlos O'Donell via Overseers wrote:
> During the Sourceware / Infrastructure BoF sessions at GNU Cauldron, the GNU
> Toolchain community in collaboration with the Linux Foundation and OpenSSF,
> announced the GNU Toolchain Infrastructure project (GTI).

It would be really nice if there were representatives of the Linux
Foundation and OpenSSF on this list to discuss the details.

I saw Mike Dolan, SVP and GM of Projects of the Linux Foundation
comment on lwn: https://lwn.net/Articles/909726/

So I did respond there on how I hoped we could move forward with this:
https://lwn.net/Articles/909752/

And I saw that Zoë Kooyman, Executive Director of the Free Software
Foundation also replied to him: https://lwn.net/Articles/909765/

But it might be more efficient if we all just discussed directly with
each other on the overseers list.

I liked what Zoë said about transparency as to all the proposed
arrangements. It would be good if the actual proposed legal agreements
between LF, OpenSSF, sponsors and GTI [TAC] members were published.

Specifically so we can determine how various guarantees have been
made. For example the guarantee to only use the money to support Free
Software. To see what sponsors have been promised for their
donations. How this new governance structure exactly works. And how
GNU Toolchain leadership has been defined for purposes of determining
when/how assets can be transferred into some other financial
arrangement if we don't really like this arrangement after all.

Thanks,

Mark