Governance/ProjectProgramModels

Purpose

OWASP needs help from our community to define an OWASP Projects Program model that will meet the needs of our overall community. To do so we are engaging the community to discuss and flush out different options. We would like to have a vote on this to ensure that the community has a say in how the foundation moves forward. The new program model will take effect

The Options

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Option	1 - Flagships get majority of resources to increase quality.	2 - Develop two separate programs: Quality focused and Innovation focused	3 - Community project review centric model
Summary Description	Each individual project leader makes all decisions on sponsorship and recognition. Project leaders determine the requirements and placements of logos at their discretion Current approach This approach is the most decentralized, least regulated, and would result in the least consistency across OWASP projects	Anyone can pay to place a sponsorship logo on a project per a centralized policy.All contributors get name, email address, company (if desired), hyperlink (no logo) per leadership decision. No logos for just contributions of any sort This approach is centralized, regulated, and would result in consistency across OWASP projects	Projects list individual contributors on a dedicated acknowledgement page per project which is consistent across all project ( Name, email, company name). Financial sponsors only listed on a dedicated sponsor page on a centralized owasp webpage (e.g. no logos on projects) This approach is the most centralized, more regulated, and would result in the most consistency across OWASP projects
Can OWASP projects be directly sponsored by a company	Yes	Yes	No - however companies can sponsor the OWASP Foundation and the foundation can distribute funds to projects through items like summer of code / project reboot / etc
Are company logos placed within the OWASP project?	Yes	Yes	No
How are logos handled (placement, cost, logo size, etc) both on the wiki page and within any output/deliverable (e.g tool, documentation)	At the sole discretion of the project leader	By OWASP wide standard policy for project sponsorship. Logos would be included at a standard place for all projects.	There are no project sponsors. Instead sponsors of the OWASP foundation are on a listed dedicated sponsorship page which may include the logo.
How are company contributions acknowledged?	At the sole discretion of the project leader	The same as individual contributors. However, since an individual can list their company name a company with many volunteers to a project would see their company name listed multiple times on the project acknowledgement page.	The same as individual contributors. However, since an individual can list their company name a company with many volunteers to a project would see their company name listed multiple times on the project acknowledgement page.
How are individual contributions acknowledged	At the sole discretion of the project leader	All contributors will have their name, email address, company (if desired) listed on the contributors page for the project.	All contributors will have their name, email address, company (if desired) listed on the contributors page for the project.
Positives of this approach	Very decentralized and scalable, no impact on operations staff Project leader empowerment	Revenue generation All contributors get recognition Companies that allow employees to work on a project will show many people with @company.com contributors	Maintains focus on OWASP, less dilution of OWASP brand Centralized location for sponsorship recognition. - Wall of fame
Negatives of this approach	Lack of consistency across projects No clear engagement on how contributors get involved May be open to abuse due to lack of standards	Individuals and companies that contribute lots of time may be trumped (in recognition) by any company that donates money Corporate Logos on projects may cause vendor neutrality concerns and discourage contribution	A company would not have any branding/advertising incentives to sponsor a project that could use the funds
Any other considerations	...	...

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