[vote] Update OpenWrt rules

[Rich Brown]

Thank you, Hauke, for pushing this across the finish line.

I wholeheartedly agree.

- richb-hanover


> On Oct 23, 2025, at 15:40, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke at hauke-m.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I propose to replace the current OpenWrt rules to the below version.
> This is an official vote. The vote should conclude on 27th November 2025.
> 
> These are the old rules: https://openwrt.org/rules
> 
> This vote follows the old rules. It needs a two third approval rate among all OpenWrt project members to get accepted.
> 
> 
> Voting page: https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-10-23-rule-update
> 
> Hauke
> 
> ----------
> # Proposed OpenWrt Rules - June 2025
> 
> _**Membership**_
> 
> * The roles within the OpenWrt project are:
>  active members, inactive members, and non-members.
>  There is no core developer group or any other
>  group of specially privileged members.
> * Members may voluntarily switch between active and inactive status at
>  any time.
> * If a member appears not to be participating in project matters,
>  any active member may request that the non-participating
>  member switch to inactive status.
>  This request must be sent by email to the person concerned,
>  with the openwrt-adm mailing list in CC.
>  If the person either agrees or does not respond within 30 days,
>  they will be moved to inactive status.
> * Frequent contributors may become members after a simple approval.
>  Project members are free to propose suitable candidates.
> 
> _**Commit access**_
> 
> * Active members can request commit access to all repositories.
> * The commit credentials of inactive members can be revoked.
>  They will be restored upon their return to active status.
> 
> _**Voting**_
> 
> * All active members have the right to vote and are encouraged
>  to liberally exercise this voting right in order to
>  maintain a broad consensus on project matters.
> * To propose changes to project matters or the overall development
>  direction, a formal proposal must be sent to the openwrt-adm mailing
>  list.
>  The proposal must clearly describe the suggested changes
>  and include a specific deadline for when the voting period will end.
>  A simple approval is required.
> * All active members who participate in the new vote or voted in the
>  past 6 months before the new vote was started are considered active
>  voters.
>  If less than 3 votes occurred in the past 6 months the last 3 votes
>  are considered to determine the active voters.
> * For a simple approval, the proposal must achieve a two-thirds majority
>  among the active members who participate in the vote.
>  Additionally, it must receive approval from at least 50% of the active
>  voters, regardless of whether they participated in the vote.
> * For a change to these rules, a 75% majority among the active members
>  who participate in the vote must approve,
>  as well as 50% approval from the active voters.
> * Neutral votes are considered half-approvals.
> * Any votes and decisions will be made public on the project website.
> 
> _**Infrastructure**_
> 
> * Project infrastructure should be outsourced to FOSS community operated
>  services whenever possible in order to allow members
>  to focus on actual development efforts.
> * Any infrastructure that is operated by the project
>  itself shall be administered by at least three different people
>  to reduce the likelihood of the project getting locked out
>  due to administrators being unreachable.
> * Responsible administrators for the various services shall be
>  documented publicly.
> 
> _**Other rules**_
> 
> * The project will not offer individual email accounts
>  under its project domain for privacy and equality reasons.
> * Be nice to each other (formerly known as "Rule 12")
> 
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