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| <p>v0.5. Revision history is at end of document.</p> |
| <h2>Vision and Scope</h2> |
| <p>The Eclipse Edge Native working group will drive the evolution and broad adoption |
| of technologies related to Edge Computing. </p> |
| <p>The working group will:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Promote the "Eclipse Edge Native" brand and its value in the marketplace.</li> |
| <li>Provide vendor neutral marketing and other services to the Eclipse Edge Native |
| ecosystem. </li> |
| <li>Define licensing and intellectual property flows that encourage community participation, |
| protect community members, and encourage usage.</li> |
| <li>Manage the overall technical and business strategies for Edge Native projects at Eclipse, |
| including Eclipse ioFog and Fog05.</li> |
| <li>Establish and drive a funding model that enables this working group and its community to |
| operate on a sustainable basis. </li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2>Governance and Precedence</h2> |
| <p><strong>Applicable Documents</strong></p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="/org/documents/eclipse_foundation-bylaws.pdf">Eclipse |
| Bylaws</a></li> |
| <li><a href="/org/workinggroups/industry_wg_process.php">Industry |
| Working Group Process</a></li> |
| <li><a |
| href="/org/documents/eclipse_membership_agreement.pdf" |
| >Eclipse Membership Agreement</a></li> |
| <li><a href="/org/documents/Eclipse_IP_Policy.pdf">Eclipse Intellectual |
| Property Policy</a></li> |
| <li><a href="/org/documents/Eclipse_Antitrust_Policy.pdf">Eclipse |
| Anti-Trust Policy</a></li> |
| <li><a href="/projects/dev_process/development_process.php">Eclipse |
| Development Process</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>All Members must be parties to the Eclipse Foundation Membership Agreement, |
| including the requirement set forth in Section 2.2 to follow the Bylaws and then-current |
| policies of the Eclipse Foundation, including but not limited to the Intellectual Property and |
| Antitrust Policies. </p> |
| <p>In the event of any conflict between the terms set forth in this Working |
| Group's Charter and the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws, Membership Agreement, Eclipse |
| Development Process, Eclipse Industry Working Group Process, or any policies of the Eclipse |
| Foundation, the terms of the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws, Membership Agreement, process, or |
| policy shall take precedence.</p> |
| <h2>Membership</h2> |
| <p> |
| With the exception of Guest members as described below, an entity must be at least a <a |
| href="/membership/become_a_member/membershipTypes.php#solutions" |
| >Solutions Member</a> of the Eclipse Foundation, have executed the Eclipse Edge Native |
| Participation Agreement once defined, and adhere to the requirements set forth in this Charter |
| to participate. |
| </p> |
| <p>There are five classes of Eclipse Edge Native working group membership - Strategic, |
| Gold, Silver, Committer, and Guest. Each of these classes is described in detail |
| below. </p> |
| <p>The participation fees associated with each of these membership classes are |
| expected to be established by January 1, 2020. These are annual fees, and are |
| established by the Eclipse Edge Native Steering Committee, and will be updated in this charter |
| document accordingly. </p> |
| <p> |
| The fees associated with membership-at-large in the Eclipse Foundation are separate from any |
| working group membership fees, and are decided as described in the <a |
| href="/org/documents/eclipse_foundation-bylaws.pdf" |
| >Eclipse Bylaws</a> and detailed in the <a |
| href="/org/documents/eclipse_membership_agreement.pdf" |
| >Eclipse Membership Agreement</a>. |
| </p> |
| <h3>Classes of Eclipse Edge Native membership</h3> |
| <h4>Strategic members</h4> |
| <p>Strategic Members are organizations that view Edge technology as strategic to their |
| organization and are investing significant resources to sustain and shape the activities of |
| this working group.</p> |
| <p>Strategic Members of the Eclipse Edge Native working group must be at least a |
| Solutions Member of the Eclipse Foundation, and at least 2 developers participating on |
| Edge-related Eclipse Foundation projects.</p> |
| <p>Strategic Members of the Eclipse Edge Native working group are required to commit |
| to strategic membership for a three (3) year period. </p> |
| <h4>Gold members</h4> |
| <p>Gold Members are typically organizations that view Edge technology as a critical |
| part of their organization's business operations. These organizations want to support the |
| development and evolution of the Edge Computing technology ecosystem.</p> |
| <p>Gold Members of the Eclipse Edge Native working group must be at least Solutions |
| Members of the Eclipse Foundation.</p> |
| <h4>Silver members</h4> |
| <p>Silver Members are typically organizations that deliver products or services based |
| on Edge technology. These organizations want to participate in the development of the Edge |
| Computing technology ecosystem.</p> |
| <p>Silver Members of the Eclipse Edge Native working group must be at least Solutions |
| Members of the Eclipse Foundation.</p> |
| <h4>Committer members</h4> |
| <p> |
| Committer are individuals who through a process of meritocracy defined by the Eclipse |
| Development Process are able to contribute and commit code to the Eclipse Foundation projects |
| included in the scope of this working group. Committers may become members of the working |
| group by virtue of working for a member organization, or may choose to complete the |
| membership-at-large process independently if they are not, along with completing the Eclipse |
| Edge Native Participation Agreement once defined. For further explanation and details, see the |
| <a href="/membership/become_a_member/committer.php">Eclipse Committer |
| Membership</a> page. |
| </p> |
| <h4>Guest members</h4> |
| <p>Guest Members are organizations which are Associate members of the Eclipse |
| Foundation who have been invited for one year, renewable, by the Steering Committee to |
| participate in particular aspects of the activities of the Working Group. Typical guests |
| include JUGs, R&D partners, universities, academic research centers, etc. Guests may be |
| invited to participate in committee meetings at the invitation of the respective committee, |
| but under no circumstances do Guest members have voting rights. Guest members are required to |
| execute the Eclipse Edge Native Participation Agreement once defined.</p> |
| <h3>Membership Summary</h3> |
| <table class="table table-bordered"> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> </td> |
| <td> |
| Strategic Member |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Gold Member |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Silver Member |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Committer Member |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Guest Member |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| Member of the Steering Committee |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Appointed |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| N/A |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| Member of the Marketing Committee |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Appointed |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Elected |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Invitation Only |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| <p>All matters related to Membership in the Eclipse Foundation and this Eclipse Edge Native |
| working group will be governed by the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws, Membership Agreement and |
| Eclipse Working Group Process. These matters include, without limitation, delinquency, payment |
| of dues, termination, resignation, reinstatement, and assignment.</p> |
| <p>Members who resign, or otherwise terminate their membership in the working group, |
| lose their rights to access and use any private assets and data of the working group after the |
| effective date of the termination.</p> |
| <h2>Governance</h2> |
| <p>This Eclipse Edge Native working group is designed as:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>a member driven organization,</li> |
| <li>a means to foster a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem of components and service providers,</li> |
| <li>a means to organize the community of each project or component so that users and |
| developers define the roadmap collaboratively.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>In order to implement these principles, the following governance bodies have been |
| defined (each a "Body"):</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>The Steering Committee</li> |
| <li>The Marketing and Brand Committee</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h3>Steering Committee</h3> |
| <h4>Powers and Duties</h4> |
| <p>Steering Committee members are required to:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Define and manage the strategy of the working group.</li> |
| <li>Define and manage which Eclipse Foundation projects are included within the scope of this |
| working group. </li> |
| <li>Define and manage a process for projects outside of the Eclipse Foundation to be included |
| in the Eclipse Edge platform.</li> |
| <li>Define and manage the roadmaps.</li> |
| <li>Review and approve this charter.</li> |
| <li>Review and approve the participation agreement.</li> |
| <li>Review and approve the trademark and branding policy.</li> |
| <li>Define the budget and fees for all classes of working group membership each year.</li> |
| <li>Invite Guest members to participate in the working group.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h4>Composition</h4> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Each Strategic Member of the working group has a seat on the Steering Committee.</li> |
| <li>At least two seats are allocated to Gold Members. Gold Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| <li>At least one seat is allocated to Silver Members. Silver Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| <li>At least one seat is allocated to Committer Members. Committer Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h4>Meeting Management</h4> |
| <p>The Steering Committee meets at least twice a year.</p> |
| <h3>Marketing and Brand Committee</h3> |
| <h4>Powers and Duties</h4> |
| <p>The Marketing and Brand Committee members are required to:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Define the trademark and branding policy to be used by all Eclipse Edge Native-related |
| projects and programs, and refer it for approval by the Steering Committee.</li> |
| <li>Ensure the consistency of logo usage and other marketing materials</li> |
| <li>Define and implement marketing and communication activities for the working group</li> |
| <li>Define and implement developer outreach programs</li> |
| <li>Provide requirements to the Eclipse Foundation for conferences and events related to |
| Eclipse Edge Native</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h4>Composition</h4> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Each Strategic Member of the working group has a seat on the Marketing Committee.</li> |
| <li>At least two seats are allocated to Gold Members. Gold Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| <li>At least one seat is allocated to Silver Members. Silver Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| <li>At least one seat is allocated to Committer Members. Committer Member seats are allocated |
| following the Eclipse "Single Transferable Vote", as defined in the Eclipse |
| Bylaws.</li> |
| <li>Guest members that have been invited by the Eclipse Edge Native Steering Committee as |
| observers. Guest members have no voting rights.</li> |
| <li>Any additional individuals as designated from time to time by the Executive Director.</li> |
| <li>The Committee elects a chair who reports to the Steering Committee. This chair is elected |
| among the members of the Committee. They will serve from April 1 to March 31 of each |
| calendar year, or until their successor is elected and qualified, or as otherwise provided |
| for in this Charter.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h4>Meeting Management</h4> |
| <p>Marketing Committee meets at least once per quarter.</p> |
| <h3>Common Dispositions</h3> |
| <p>The dispositions below apply to all governance bodies for this working group, |
| unless otherwise specified. For all matters related to membership action, including without |
| limitation: meetings, quorum, voting, electronic voting action without meeting, vacancy, |
| resignation or removal, the terms set forth in Section 6 of the Eclipse Foundation Bylaws |
| apply.</p> |
| <h4>Good Standing</h4> |
| <p>A representative shall be deemed to be in Good Standing, and thus eligible to vote |
| on issues coming before the Body they participate in, if the representative has attended (in |
| person or telephonically) a minimum of three (3) of the last four (4) Body meetings (if there |
| have been at least four meetings). Appointed representatives on the Body may be replaced by |
| the Member organization they are representing at any time by providing written notice to the |
| Steering Committee. In the event a Body member is unavailable to attend or participate in a |
| meeting of the Body, they may send a representative and may vote by proxy, which shall be |
| included in determining whether the representative is in Good Standing. As per the Eclipse |
| Foundation Bylaws, a representative shall be immediately removed from the Body upon the |
| termination of the membership of such representative's Member organization.</p> |
| <h4>Voting</h4> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Super Majority</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p>For actions (i) amending the terms of the working group's Participation |
| Agreement; (ii) approving or changing the name of the working group; and (iii) approving |
| changes to annual Member contribution requirements; any such actions must be approved by no |
| less than two-thirds (2/3) of the representatives in Good Standing represented at a committee |
| meeting at which a quorum is present.</p> |
| <h4>Term and Dates of elections</h4> |
| <p>This section only applies to the Steering Committee and the Marketing Committee.</p> |
| <p>All representatives shall hold office until their respective successors are |
| appointed or elected, as applicable. There shall be no prohibition on re-election or |
| re-designation of any representative following the completion of that representative's |
| term of office.</p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Strategic Members</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p>Strategic Members Representatives shall serve in such capacity on committees until |
| the earlier of their removal by their respective appointing Member organization or as |
| otherwise provided for in this Charter.</p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Elected representatives</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p>Elected representatives shall each serve one-year terms and shall be elected to |
| serve from April 1 to March 31 of each calendar year, or until their respective successors are |
| elected and qualified, or as otherwise provided for in this Charter. Procedures governing |
| elections of Representatives may be established pursuant to resolutions of the Steering |
| Committee provided that such resolutions are not inconsistent with any provision of this |
| Charter.</p> |
| <h4>Meetings Management</h4> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Place of meetings</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p>All meetings may be held at any place that has been designated from time-to-time by |
| resolution of the corresponding Body. All meetings may be held remotely using phone calls, |
| video calls or any other means as designated from time-to-time by resolution of the |
| corresponding Body.</p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Regular meetings</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| No Body meeting will be deemed to have been validly held unless a notice of same has been |
| provided to each of the representatives in Good Standing at least thirty (30) calendar days |
| prior to such meeting, which notice will identify all potential actions to be undertaken by |
| the Body at the Body meeting. No representative will be intentionally excluded from Body |
| meetings and all representatives shall receive notice of the meeting as specified above; |
| however, Body meetings need not be delayed or rescheduled merely because one or more of the |
| representatives cannot attend or participate so long as at least a quorum of the Body is |
| represented at the Body meeting. Electronic voting shall be permitted in conjunction with any |
| and all meetings of the Body the subject matter of which requires a vote of the Body to be |
| delayed until each such representative in attendance thereat has conferred with his or her |
| respective Member organization as set forth in Section Voting above. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Actions</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p>The Body may undertake an action only if it was identified in a Body Meeting notice |
| or otherwise identified in a notice of special meeting.</p> |
| <h4>Invitations</h4> |
| <p>The Body may invite any member to any of its meetings. These invited attendees have |
| no right of vote.</p> |
| <p>Charter Version History</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>v0.5 Errata Adjustments (remove incorrect Voting URL), etc.</li> |
| <li>v0.4 Ratified by Edge Native Steering Committee January 2020</li> |
| <li>v0.3 update December, 2019 (Rename to Edge Native)</li> |
| <li>v0.2 update March 29, 2019</li> |
| <li>v0.1 created December 17, 2018</li> |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| </div> |