From ad013d4d6ff1fb5f672e34bc6745a9cd3db59dcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Beahan Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:07:46 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] [RFC] Add ECS team's role in finding a sponsor (#1664) * Clarify that ECS team can help community users identify an internal sponsor * also list under ECS team responsibilities --- rfcs/PROCESS.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/rfcs/PROCESS.md b/rfcs/PROCESS.md index 088512cc9..1f14c32cc 100644 --- a/rfcs/PROCESS.md +++ b/rfcs/PROCESS.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Each RFC is represented as a markdown document following a prescribed template t If proposing new fields or changing existing fields, the RFC should also have a corresponding folder (named after the RFC number) in [rfcs/text/](./text/). The folder should contain the proposed schema changes as standalone YAML files or extended example mappings and larger source documents. -Generally speaking, the ECS team will help steward the process, but the work of researching and iterating on aspects of an RFC will be owned by that RFC's contributor. If an RFC is being contributed by a community member, then someone at Elastic will need to act as a sponsor of the change to act as a long term owner after completion of the process. If it's not obvious who such a sponsor might be, then the ECS committee will assign a sponsor. +Generally speaking, the ECS team will help steward the process, but the work of researching and iterating on aspects of an RFC will be owned by that RFC's contributor. If an RFC is being contributed by a community member, then someone at Elastic will need to act as a sponsor of the change to act as a long term owner after completion of the process. The ECS team can help community users with identifying an internal sponsor. If it's not obvious who such a sponsor might be, then the ECS committee will assign a sponsor. ## Key questions we seek to answer through RFC process @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The **ECS team**: * curates the overall RFC process, including closing stalled or abandoned RFCs * reports on the status of open RFCs * acts on behalf of the committee for some but not all PRs +* helps community users identify a sponsor at Elastic The **contributor**: * takes responsibility for doing all necessary legwork to move their RFC forward including but not limited to responding to feedback, identifying and bringing in subject matter experts, and researching the scope of impact