Welcome! The Aux Community is still very new, but we’re all passionate people coming together to build something amazing together. This post will give you the information you need to get started participating.
Code of Conduct
The Aux ecosystem is governed by the Contributor Covenant. Please read through it to understand the acceptable behavior within this community and what actions may be taken by moderators to resolve infractions. If something is wrong, please message the moderators.
Organization
Aux handles governance differently than Nix does. For caveats about the early bootstrapping stages, see the roadmap on aux.computer. Authority is given from a central Steering Committee which establishes the direction of the project and delegates that authority to responsible parties. The structures in the Aux governance model are:
- Committees: Bodies managing logistics for the project unrelated to technical implementation
- Special Interest Groups: Teams dedicated to specific parts of the Aux ecosystem
- Working Groups: Teams formed for Special Interest Groups to collaborate with one another
Each of these structures handles important responsibilities and together are able to keep the Aux ecosystem moving forward. Governance structures in Aux come with established project support such as forum categories and matrix channels making it clear how and where to get work done.
Committees
A Committee is made up of an elected set of members (post bootstrap) with a primary chair responsible for reaching consensus. Each Committee is created by submission of a charter to the Steering Committee which may approve the document. This charter outlines the responsibilities of the Committee, what authority it has, and how its lifecycle (member elections) are handled. This charter may only be amended with approval of the changes by the Steering Committee. A Committee may only be dissolved by the Steering Committee with a 3/4 majority vote.
Special Interest Groups
A Special Interest Group (SIG) is also made up of an elected set of members (post bootstrap) with a primary tech lead responsible for reaching consensus. Each SIG is created by submission of a charter to the Steering Committee which may approve the document. This charter may only be amended with approval of the changes by the Steering Committee. A SIG may be dissolved if all of its members have resigned and no candidates are presented for special elections. A SIG may also be dissolved by the Steering Committee with a 3/4 majority vote.
Working Groups
Working Groups (WG) are ephemeral teams which form to complete a specific deliverable and are then dissolved. These groups are intended to allow SIGs to collaborate across the project easily. A working group may be established without the consent of the Steering Committee. A simplified charter is still required to be published which outlines the deliverables and members of the WG.
Participate
During the early bootstrapping stages of Aux, units are formed with a more ad-hoc approach. The following groups and committees are in need of help:
- SIG: Core
- SIG: Python
- SIG: Haskell
- SIG: JavaScript
- SIG: Go
- SIG: Darwin
- SIG: GNOME
- SIG: KDE
- SIG: Documentation
- SIG: Security
All code for the project can be found on the GitHub Auxolotl organization.
WIP
Aux is still a work in progress. There is a long way to go as outlined by the roadmap, but we will get there together. Please be patient and let’s work together to make Aux a reality.
