This repository holds a set of documents that govern the work of the Cloud Foundry Foundation (CFF), both the foundation itself and the technical communities that it supports.

There are two categories of governace included: foundation and technical community.

Foundation Governance

Changes to these policies and agreements require a vote of the CFF Governing Board.

• CFF Charter - (Status: ACTIVE) - The charter for the CFF, included in the participation agreement that every member signs

• Foundation Governance - (Status: ACTIVE) - Top level policies of the Cloud Foundry Foundation

• Code of Conduct - (Status: ACTIVE) - Code of Conduct governing all participation in the Cloud Foundry community

Technical Community Governance

Changes to these documents require a vote (or consensus) of the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC).

• Principles - (Status: INFORMATIONAL) - Core principles that inform the technical governance of the Cloud Foundry community

• Roles - (Status: ACTIVE) - Description of the various technical community roles and the responsibilities, requirements, privileges and scope of each role

• Technical Oversight Committee - (Status: ACTIVE) - Technical governance structure and process

• Change Plan - (Status: DONE) - Plan for how to get from the community's current policies and practices to a new desired state

The evolution of the Cloud Foundry Technical Community Governance is explained in this talk.

Working Groups

(Status: ACTIVE)

The technical community's activities are structured into working groups by the TOC. For a listing of the active working groups, see WORKING-GROUPS.md.