docs: expand community membership with CNCF and governance processes (#95)

mingcheng · mingcheng · commit b80785049078 · 2025-09-22T11:50:05.000+08:00
- Add CNCF request and communication protocols
- Define governance and project goal change procedures
- Outline election process requirements for candidates
- Include announcement protocol for community awareness

Signed-off-by: mingcheng &lt;mingcheng@apache.org&gt;
diff --git a/COMMUNITY_MEMBERSHIP.md b/COMMUNITY_MEMBERSHIP.md
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
   - [How to Become a Maintainer](#how-to-become-a-maintainer)
   - [Removing Inactive Member/Approver/Maintainer](#removing-inactive-memberapprovermaintainer)
   - [Voluntary Departure](#voluntary-departure)
+- [CNCF Requests and Communications](#cncf-requests-and-communications)
+  - [CNCF-Related Decisions](#cncf-related-decisions)
+  - [Process for CNCF Requests](#process-for-cncf-requests)
+    - [Initiating CNCF Communications](#initiating-cncf-communications)
+    - [Decision Making and Approval](#decision-making-and-approval)
+- [Governance and Project Goal Changes](#governance-and-project-goal-changes)
+  - [Types of Governance Changes](#types-of-governance-changes)
+  - [Governance Change Process](#governance-change-process)
+    - [Proposal and Discussion Phase](#proposal-and-discussion-phase)
+    - [Decision and Implementation](#decision-and-implementation)
 - [Election Process](#election-process)
   - [Election Additional Remarks](#election-additional-remarks)
     - [Maximum Representation](#maximum-representation)
@@ -131,6 +141,64 @@ After the departure date, the Member(or Maintainer/Approver) and their GitHub ID
 
 Those processes ensure proper handover and recognition while providing sufficient notice to the community.
 
+## CNCF Requests and Communications
+
+As a CNCF project, Dragonfly maintains an active relationship with the Foundation.
+
+### CNCF-Related Decisions
+
+CNCF-related requests that impact the project require community involvement, including:
+
+- Project status changes (incubation, graduation)
+- Resource requests and TOC interactions
+- CNCF program participation
+- Official statements and responses
+
+### Process for CNCF Requests
+
+#### Initiating CNCF Communications
+
+1. **Proposal**: Any Maintainer creates an issue with label `cncf-request` including description, rationale, and timeline
+2. **Discussion**: 7-day minimum community discussion period
+3. **Review**: Maintainers discuss in bi-weekly meeting
+4. **Other Considerations**: Any other relevant factors or context
+
+#### Decision Making and Approval
+
+We make the decision based on our [defined roles in the document](#how-we-make-decisions).
+
+## Governance and Project Goal Changes
+
+Significant changes to governance structure or project direction require special consideration to ensure community alignment.
+
+### Types of Governance Changes
+
+This process applies to:
+
+- **Governance Document Updates**: Major revisions to governance, membership, or ladder documents
+- **Decision-Making Changes**: Modifications to voting thresholds or consensus mechanisms
+- **Role Structure Changes**: Adding/modifying community roles or responsibilities
+- **Project Goal Changes**: Updates to mission, vision, or strategic direction
+- **Repository Structure Changes**: Significant reorganization of project repositories
+- **Other Major Changes**: Any other changes with substantial community impact
+
+### Governance Change Process
+
+#### Proposal and Discussion Phase
+
+1. **Proposal**: Any Maintainer creates an issue with label `governance-change` including:
+   - Description of proposed changes
+   - Rationale and expected benefits
+   - Impact analysis and migration plan
+2. **Discussion**: Make community discussion in the issue to gather feedback
+3. **Voting**: Voting by our [defined roles in the document](#how-we-make-decisions)
+4. **Documentation**: Create a Pull Request to update governance documents to reflect changes, and mention the related issue
+5. **Announcement**: Publicly announce changes and notify in our bi-weekly community meeting
+
+#### Decision and Implementation
+
+We make the decision based on our [defined roles in the document](#how-we-make-decisions).
+
 ## Election Process
 
 The candidates in the election must explain their past contributions to the project and community, as well as their future plans, while also presenting their campaign reasons and clear intentions.
diff --git a/REPOSITORIES.md b/REPOSITORIES.md
@@ -4,59 +4,59 @@ This document lists all repositories, sorted by their scope, within [Dragonfly](
 
 You can read more about the scope and lifecycle of repositories in [REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/community/blob/main/REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md).
 
-## `Core` Scope Repositories
+## `Core` Repositories
 
 Learn more about the `Core` scope repositories in [REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md](./REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md#core).
 
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-| Name                                                       | Description                                                                                   |
-| :--------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [dragonfly](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly)     | The core repository of Dragonfly.                                                             |
-| [nydus](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/nydus)             | Nydus is a Dragonfly sub-project, providing fast, secure and easy access to container images. |
-| [helm-charts](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helm-charts) | The Helm charts for deploying Dragonfly.                                                      |
-| [client](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/client)           | The Dragonfly client, providing a command-line interface for Dragonfly.                       |
-| [api](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/api)                 | Canonical location of the Dragonfly API definition files.                                     |
-| [d7y.io](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/d7y.io)           | The official site for Dragonfly, built with Docusaurus.                                       |
+| Name                                                               | Description                                                                               |
+| :----------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [.github](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/.github)                 | The default community organization-level files for Dragonfly.                             |
+| [api](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/api)                         | Canonical location of the Dragonfly API definition files.                                 |
+| [client](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/client)                   | The Dragonfly client, providing a command-line interface for Dragonfly.                   |
+| [community](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/community)             | The Dragonfly community repository, providing resources and information for contributors. |
+| [console](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/console)                 | Dragonfly Console                                                                         |
+| [d7y.io](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/d7y.io)                   | The official site for Dragonfly, built with Docusaurus.                                   |
+| [design](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/design)                   | Dragonfly Design Documents                                                                |
+| [dragonfly](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly)             | The core repository of Dragonfly.                                                         |
+| [helm-charts](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helm-charts)         | The Helm charts for deploying Dragonfly.                                                  |
+| [nydus](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/nydus)                     | Nydus providing fast, secure and easy access to container images.                         |
+| [perf-tests](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/perf-tests)           | Performance tests and benchmarks                                                          |
+| [vortex-protocol](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/vortex-protocol) | A P2P file transfer protocol                                                              |
+
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-## `Ecosystem` Scope Repositories
+## `Ecosystem` Repositories
 
 Learn more about the `Ecosystem` scope repositories in [REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md](./REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md#ecosystem).
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
-| Name                                                                                     | Description                                                                               |
-| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [community](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/community)                                   | The Dragonfly community repository, providing resources and information for contributors. |
-| [.github](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/.github)                                       | The default community organization-level files for Dragonfly.                             |
-| [console](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/console)                                       | Dragonfly Console                                                                         |
-| [design](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/design)                                         | Dragonfly Design Documents                                                                |
-| [perf-tests](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/perf-tests)                                 | Performance tests and benchmarks                                                          |
-| [vortex-protocol](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/vortex-protocol)                       | A P2P file transfer protocol                                                              |
-| [dragonfly-injector](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-injector)                 | A Dragonfly mutating webhook server that implements toolkits injection                    |
-| [machinery](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/machinery)                                   | Machinery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing.   |
-| [helmfile](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helmfile)                                     | Dragonfly Helmfile                                                                        |
-| [monitoring](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/monitoring)                                 | Monitoring support for dragonfly                                                          |
-| [dragonfly-repository-agent](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-repository-agent) | The Triton repository agent that downloads model via dragonfly.                           |
-| [image-service-website](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/image-service-website)           | The website of Nydus project.                                                             |
-| [killercoda-scenarios](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/killercoda-scenarios)             | Killercoda Scenarios for Dragonfly                                                        |
-| [dragonfly-endpoint](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-endpoint)                 | The TorchServe endpoint that downloads model via dragonfly.                               |
-
+| Name                                                                                     | Description                                                                             |
+| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [dragonfly-endpoint](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-endpoint)                 | The TorchServe endpoint that downloads model via dragonfly.                             |
+| [dragonfly-injector](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-injector)                 | A Dragonfly mutating webhook server that implements toolkits injection                  |
+| [dragonfly-repository-agent](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-repository-agent) | The Triton repository agent that downloads model via dragonfly.                         |
+| [helmfile](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helmfile)                                     | Dragonfly Helmfile                                                                      |
+| [image-service-website](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/image-service-website)           | The website of Nydus project.                                                           |
+| [killercoda-scenarios](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/killercoda-scenarios)             | Killercoda Scenarios for Dragonfly                                                      |
+| [machinery](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/machinery)                                   | Machinery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. |
+| [monitoring](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/monitoring)                                 | Monitoring support for dragonfly                                                        |
 
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-## `Historical` Scope Repositories
+## `Historical` Repositories
 
 Learn more about the `Historical` scope repositories in [REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md](./REPOSITORY-GUIDELINES.md#historical).
 
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 | Name                                                                     | Description                                                                                    |
 | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | [dragonfly-archived](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-archived) | Legacy repository, which has been archived and is read-only.                                   |
-| [website](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/website)                       | All website material of Dragonfly                                                              |
 | [dragonfly-examples](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-examples) | The examples of using Dragonfly                                                                |
+| [dragonfly-scripts](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-scripts)   | dragonfly scripts for CI                                                                       |
+| [helm-chart](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helm-chart)                 | The legacy Helm chart for deploying Dragonfly.                                                 |
 | [katacoda-scenarios](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/katacoda-scenarios) | Katacoda Scenarios for Dragonfly                                                               |
 | [linter](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/linter)                         | linter is a very useful container image used for linter in all open source golang repositories |
-| [helm-chart](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/helm-chart)                 | The legacy Helm chart for deploying Dragonfly.                                                 |
-| [dragonfly-scripts](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly-scripts)   | dragonfly scripts for CI                                                                       |
+| [website](https://github.com/dragonflyoss/website)                       | All website material of Dragonfly                                                              |
 
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