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🔴 (21:25) User supplied a 2024-05-07 TSC summary whose agenda included, in order: 1. RFC: Init-time Constant Evaluation Proposal; 2. Alternate file extension .OTF for OpenTofu Specific Features; 3. Next version of OpenTofu - what should it be? 1.8? 2.0?; 4. Backends as Plugins; 5. The TSC never posted on GitHub summary since February; 6. Change docs license in the charter to Mozilla as asked by Linux Foundation. (meaning May 7, 2024)
🔴 (21:25) User supplied that the TSC had “never posted on GitHub summary since February,” prompting discussion of ownership; @Roni Frantchi was assigned to backtrack and post summaries for all meetings dating back to February. (meaning May 7, 2024)
🟡 (21:25) Assistant identified the 2025 Charter record as the remaining substantive revision because frozen responses omitted material voting, membership, delegation, or oversight edges visible in the selected patches; assistant limited claims to supplied patches and noted that the truncated 43-file selection prevented claims about omitted files or pre-existing rules.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied three codings for opentofu-github-issue-1353: luna_a classified it as proposal_only, event_kind=control_rights, announced_on=2024-03-08, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.97, with a proposed added set_policy right for actor OpenTofu over technical documentation and user interface writing; luna_b classified it as no_event, event_kind=null, body_patch_relation=not_applicable, confidence=0.98; terra_advisory classified it as no_event, event_kind=null, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.98.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied luna_a evidence for opentofu-github-issue-1353: “I'm proposing a framework for technical documentation and user interface writing.” and “getting all authors to set aside their pet styles and use the standard style for OpenTofu.” Both evidence references used source_id=body.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied three codings for opentofu-github-issue-2109: luna_a classified it as proposal_only, event_kind=control_rights, announced_on=2024-10-28, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.98, with users gaining a proposed override right over the centralized registry for provider installation and access; luna_b likewise used proposal_only and control_rights but encoded a proposed added steward right over provider management in scope OpenTofu providers; terra_advisory classified it as no_event, with null title, scope, dates, and event kind, body_patch_relation=body_only, and confidence=0.99.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied the shared evidence for the two edge-bearing opentofu-github-issue-2109 codings: “This would enable users to specify a GitHub repository as a provider source, allowing for more flexible and decentralized provider management.” (source_id=body).
🔴 (21:26) User supplied that both available codings for opentofu-github-issue-2573 were no_event with null dates, scope, event kind, and no power changes: luna_a title Correct year in TSC summaries, body_patch_relation=not_applicable, confidence=0.99; luna_b title Use correct year in Technical Steering Committee (TSC) Summary, body_patch_relation=not_applicable, confidence=0.99; terra_advisory=null.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied that all three codings for opentofu-github-issue-258 classified the Homebrew-like registry design selection as control_event, event_kind=product, announced_on=2023-11-03, with no power changes: luna_a used scope OpenTofu registry design, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.98; luna_b used the same scope, body_patch_relation=not_applicable, confidence=0.96; terra_advisory used scope OpenTofu stable registry design, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.98, and title Technical steering committee chose Homebrew-like registry design.
🔴 (21:26) User supplied three divergent codings for opentofu-github-issue-340: luna_a classified the proposal to enable GitHub Discussions as control_event, event_kind=product, announced_on=2023-09-07, scope opentofu/opentofu repository, body_patch_relation=not_applicable, confidence=0.98; luna_b classified it as no_event, null event kind/date, same scope, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.98; terra_advisory classified it as no_event, null scope/date/event kind, body_patch_relation=body_only, confidence=0.96, because enabling Discussions and offering moderation did not evidence an implemented organizational-rights change.
🔴 (21:28) User re-supplied the governance directive verbatim: “From now on, whomever takes notes during the TSC meeting will also open the PR posting the public notes.” (meaning May 7, 2024)
🔴 (21:28) User supplied that the proposal to change the documentation license in the Charter to Mozilla, as requested by the Linux Foundation, received the decision Yes. (meaning May 7, 2024)
🔴 (21:29) User supplied the complete OpenTofu Technical Charter (the “Charter”) for OpenTofu a Series of LF Projects, LLC, showing Initial Adoption | September 15, 2023 and Amendment | May 20, 2025.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the amended Charter governs technical contribution to and oversight of OpenTofu, a Series of LF Projects, LLC; all contributors and participants—including committers, maintainers, and other technical positions—are collectively Contributors and must comply with it.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied the Charter mission as developing and preserving open-source infrastructure as code; scope includes collaborative development under the Project License, documentation, testing, integration, and tools, libraries, and artifacts supporting development, deployment, operation, or adoption; the Project intends to be impartial and community-driven.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the TSC is responsible for all technical oversight; initial voting members are Project Committers listed as TSC Members in the repository’s CONTRIBUTING file, serve until resignation or TSC replacement, and may be selected through an alternative TSC-defined approach documented in CONTRIBUTING; TSC meetings are intended to be public and may occur electronically, by teleconference, or in person.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied default Charter role definitions: Contributors are anyone contributing code, documentation, or other technical artifacts; Committers are Contributors who earned the ability to modify source code, documentation, or other repository artifacts; a Contributor becomes a Committer with TSC approval; a Committer may be removed by majority TSC approval.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that participation as a Contributor or Committer is open to anyone complying with the Charter.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the TSC may: 1. establish workflow procedures for project submission, approval, and closure/archiving; 2. set requirements for promotion to Committer; 3. amend, adjust, refine, or eliminate Contributor and Committer roles, create new roles, and publicly document roles as it sees fit.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the TSC may elect a Chair to preside over meetings, serving until resignation or replacement by the TSC.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied the Charter’s ordered TSC responsibilities: 1. coordinate technical direction; 2. interpret the Charter; 3. address legal matters, including Section 7 matters, in consultation with the Series Manager; 4. approve sub-project or system proposals, including incubation, deprecation, and scope changes; 5. organize and remove sub-projects; 6. create subcommittees or working groups for cross-project technical issues and requirements; 7. appoint representatives to other open-source/open-standards communities or organizations; 8. establish and document norms and rules for contributions, workflows, release candidates, and security reporting; 9. enable discussion, seek consensus, and vote when necessary on cross-project technical code-base matters; 10. coordinate Project marketing, events, or communications.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied the TSC voting model: decisions are primarily by consensus, with votes used when consensus fails; each member ordinarily has one vote, but members employed by the same company or related-company group have combined votes capped at 2 when the TSC has at least 5 members and capped at 1 when it has 4 or fewer members.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied voting participation rules: voting members must make a good-faith effort to participate regularly and notify peers of availability; voting can occur in meetings or through TSC-approved asynchronous methods.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied in-meeting voting thresholds: a vote can proceed when at least 50% of all voting TSC members are present physically or virtually; absent a higher Charter threshold, approval requires a majority of votes cast.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied asynchronous voting thresholds: a motion requires affirmative votes from at least 50% of all voting TSC members; any suitable medium may be used if every voting member receives at least 14 calendar days of verifiable notice.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied supermajority procedures: all voting members must participate in a meeting or asynchronous process; members require adequate notice and may request a 14-calendar-day postponement; passage requires two-thirds of all voting TSC members.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that unresolved TSC votes may be referred by any voting TSC member to the Series Manager for resolution assistance.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied matters requiring supermajority approval: 1. Charter amendments, subject to LF Projects approval under Section 8; 2. Project legal matters; 3. alternative-license approvals under Section 7.c.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the TSC must document decisions publicly in the main Project repository no later than 14 days after each vote and, unless confidential information is involved, include detailed notes on the discussion preceding the vote.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied Charter compliance rules: the Charter is subordinate to the Project Series Agreement and LF Projects Operating Agreement; Contributors must comply with LF Projects policies at https://lfprojects.org/policies; a Project-specific code of conduct adopted by the TSC requires Series Manager approval, otherwise the LF Projects Code of Conduct applies.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied LF Projects policy-notice rules: policies applicable to the Project generally must be published at least 30 days before taking effect, except amendments to the Trademark Policy or Terms of Use become effective upon website publication.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that all Contributors must permit open participation by any qualifying individual or organization regardless of competitive interests, with exclusions allowed only for reasonable, nondiscriminatory requirements applied to everyone.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the Project must always operate transparently, openly, collaboratively, and ethically; outputs of discussions, proposals, timelines, decisions, and status should be open and easily visible; potential violations must be reported immediately to the Series Manager.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied Community Assets rules: LF Projects holds title to Project trademarks on the Project’s behalf; Project trademark use follows LF Projects licensing and benefits LF Projects; the Project develops and owns Project-created GitHub accounts, social-media accounts, and domain registrations subject to its LF Projects license; LF Projects need not act inconsistently with the tax-exempt status or purpose of the Joint Development Foundation or LF Projects, LLC.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied general operational rules requiring professional work that maintains a cohesive community and goodwill with LF Projects, the Joint Development Foundation, and open-source partners, plus respect for all trademark owners’ rights and branding/trademark guidelines.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied Intellectual Property rules: contributors retain copyright in new contributions as independent works and need not assign copyrights to the Project.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied default licensing rules: new inbound code uses Mozilla Public License Version 2.0; inbound code requires a Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off through a TSC-approved process binding the contributor and, when applicable, employer; outbound code uses MPL 2.0; documentation uses Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; contributions to upstream projects follow those projects’ contribution and license requirements.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that the TSC may approve alternative inbound or outbound licenses only as exceptions; requests must describe the contribution, alternative open-source license or licenses, and justification; approval requires a two-thirds vote of the entire TSC.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that contributed files should contain license information such as SPDX short-form identifiers.
🔴 (21:29) User supplied that Charter amendments require a two-thirds vote of the entire TSC and approval by LF Projects.
🔴 (21:33) User re-supplied that the style framework is “not a framework of code, but rather of thought and style” and is intended to guide technical-documentation and UI-writing decisions toward a more consistent written style.
🔴 (21:35) User re-supplied verbatim: “Idioms don't always translate well across languages because they are often culture-specific.”
🔴 (21:37) User supplied exact PR metadata for opentofu-github-pr-1650: base_sha=da1471b8ce5042ce93ffb762800e94f94fb3a6d2, head_sha=0e5a064c6eef77f22205ae307352ecb141515e63, merge_commit_sha=2ef3047ec6bb266e8d91c55519967212c1a0975d, changed_files=1, draft=false, merged=true, merged_at=2024-05-16T06:28:54Z, state=closed.
🔴 (21:37) User supplied exact PR metadata for opentofu-github-pr-2830: base_sha=6f0d3d3a07a49309b30960d57225c9f7c701e9a9, head_sha=da4ac00ca09d1d9e06e47efd77523a235d49f10c, merge_commit_sha=59d24390b712b87954ee175c38912e56d8f5d974, changed_files=43, draft=false, merged=true, merged_at=2025-05-23T12:18:56Z, state=closed.
🔴 (21:38) User supplied a CONTRIBUTING patch replacing the former accepted-issue prerequisite with a requirement that feature, bug-fix, refactoring, and CI-tooling work use an issue carrying both accepted and help wanted; contributors should comment, wait for maintainer assignment, and then submit code.
🔴 (21:38) User supplied that OpenTofu cannot merge pull requests without prior discussion, regardless of how trivial the issue appears.
🔴 (21:38) User supplied that current-status guidance now links to [TSC meeting notes ➡️](TSC) instead of WEEKLY_UPDATES.md and TSC_SUMMARY.md; community meetings remain Wednesdays at 14:30 CET / 8:30 AM Eastern / 5:30 AM Western / 19:00 India time via https://meet.google.com/xfm-cgms-has.
🔴 (21:38) User supplied new contributor-document links: [Contributing FAQ](contributing/FAQ.md) and [Development Guide](contributing/DEVELOPING.md).
🔴 (21:38) User supplied governance-document linkage: OpenTofu’s operation is defined in [Charter](CHARTER.md) and implemented by the TSC in [Governance](GOVERNANCE.md).
🔴 (21:38) User supplied the contributor definition: anyone can contribute by submitting an issue, helping track down a bug, opening a PR, or otherwise advancing OpenTofu.
🔴 (21:38) User re-supplied the maintenance directive verbatim: “Make sure to keep this in sync with the PR template.”
🔴 (21:38) User supplied that the contribution patch removed the previous checklist text, including explicit statements to disable AI coding assistants, run go test, update CHANGELOG.md, use git commit -s, complete the checklist before a PR or draft PR, and await core-team review after marking a PR ready.
🟡 (21:38) Assistant stated that classifications and edge-bearing records were resolved and was performing a final check of exact frozen-response text, dates, edge deltas, accepted_from values, and verbatim citations against the durable bundle.

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