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Define "affiliation" within the context of the TC

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Signed-off-by: Goutham Pacha Ravi <gouthampravi@gmail.com>
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@@ -264,10 +264,15 @@ available, directly-elected TC seat.
TC diversity requirement
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No more than half of the TC Members shall be Affiliated as defined in the
`Foundation bylaws <https://openinfra.dev/legal/bylaws>`__. A violation of
the diversity requirement may be temporarily waived until the next TC election
by a vote of two thirds of the TC Members.
The Technical Committee in its oversight role of the OpenStack Community must
be free of bias or partiality. It must adhere to its loyalty to the OpenStack
community and strive towards its sustenance and growth.
To ensure that we remain impartial, no more than half of the TC Members shall
be Affiliated to a single organization. An individual is considered affiliated
to an organization if they are either tasked with contributing to OpenStack by
the organization or compensated for their involvement with the project,
or both.
If election or vacancy in the TC seats results in a violation of the Technical
Committee affiliation diversity requirement, the candidate with the next
@@ -277,11 +282,21 @@ Technical Committee Member instead of the member whose admission to the
Technical Committee would cause a violation of the affiliation diversity
requirement.
If there are not enough candidates to meet the diversity requirement, the
TC should pass a special resolution to approve alternative solutions, such
To this effect, candidates **MUST** declare their affiliation within their
Foundation profiles and within their election candidacies.
A violation of the diversity requirement may be temporarily waived until the
next TC election by a vote of two thirds of the TC Members. If there are not
enough candidates to meet the diversity requirement, the TC should pass a
special resolution to approve alternative solutions, such
as waiving the diversity requirement, reducing the number of TC seats, or
holding a special election.
Final determinations of affiliation in edge cases shall be made by the
Technical Committee through a formal vote, recusing any members directly
affected by the ruling. When necessary, further guidance
may be requested from the OpenInfra Foundation staff or board.
Number of seats to elect
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