Decision-Making Processes, Contribution, and Participation within the TYPO3 Community 

This policy outlines the difference between groups, as well as describing the decision-making, empowerment, and disbanding processes.

Types of Participation 

Teams 

Teams are responsible for a specific part of the community, either indefinitely or for a longer period.

Committees 

Committees are established by the TYPO3 Association Board as defined in the TYPO3 Association’s bylaws.

Team Leader Group 

Every Team and Committee sends the Leader (or a representative) to the Team Leader Group. The Group is appointed by the Board of the TYPO3 Association and a representative of the Board chairs the group.

Initiatives 

An initiative comprises people with a shared interest in making long-term improvements to a specific area of TYPO3, including strategic plans, goals, and progress monitoring. An Initiative is instanced by Team, Committee, or the TYPO3 Association.

It’s important that initiatives maintain focus on achieving their defined goals. Once the goals are met, the initiative is dissolved.

Examples of initiatives:

  • Migrating all Forge issues to GitHub.
  • Migrating content from wiki.typo3.org to docs.typo3.org.

Decision-Making Processes Within the TYPO3 Community 

Decisions should be made within the groups (teams, Committees, Initiatives) themselves.

Each decision should align with the TYPO3 project's common roadmap.

If a decision influences the work of several teams, the Team Leader Group should be consulted. This is especially important if new services are being introduced, existing services are being discontinued, or if there are issues with the TYPO3 project's external presentation.

If the Team Leader Group is not able to reach a decision, the Association Board must be brought into the discussion.

Every decision should reflect TYPO3's values. The benefits of changes should always be determined.

Every decision must be based on the facts, the pros and cons, and the intention to improve the situation. (“What is improved by choosing this particular direction?”)