Commitment to Open Communication Channels
The OSMF board has made a commitment on behalf of the Foundation that essential communications will always be accessible through an open, preferably self-hosted platform. They may be published on proprietary channels as well, but only in addition to an open channel.
For the purpose of this commitment, essential communications include:
- Publications or consultations by the board, working groups (WGs), committees or other Foundation bodies.
- Communications mandated by OSMF policies/guidelines/frameworks and similar documents.
- Anything related to how the OSMF is governed, such as Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and elections.
By open platforms, we mean those that are accessible through open-source software and open protocols, and do not require an account at a third-party service to access. (Read-only public access is sufficient for one-way publications, but not two-way communications.)