diff --git a/projects/developer_tooling/gov4git.md b/projects/developer_tooling/gov4git.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8f5fc0ee --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/developer_tooling/gov4git.md @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ + +## Project Name + +Gov4Git + +## Category + +- developer tooling +- community management + +## Project Description + +Gov4Git is an independent, decentralized protocol for managing open source collaboration. It addresses a slew of common frictions and inefficiencies in collaborative open-source projects, by enabling communities to: + +- __prioritize issues__ in a transparent and fair community-driven manner, +- __relieve maintainers__ from being a bottleneck in triage, +- objectively __quantify individual contributions__ based on peer review mechanisms, and +- conduct __decision-making__ on contentious issues in an efficient, inclusive, open, and democratic way. + +Gov4Git is an independent system that can be deployed on any git provider. +It is also deeply integrated with GitHub, and provides a seamless user experience — suitable for non-technical users — via a desktop app. + +## Project Status + +Launched first release publically. Deployed by a few trial users. + +## Previews + +![Gov4Git integration with GitHub](./images/gov4git-github.png) + +![Gov4Git integration with GitHub](./images/gov4git-app.png) + +## Target Audience + +Gov4Git is aimed at: +- community managers +- maintainers and contributors of open-source projects +- managers of decentralized teams + +## Rough estimated user base (if applicable) + +- 4 deployments +- 100 end users + +## Github repo + +- https://github.com/gov4git/gov4git + +## Website + +- https://gov4git.org + +## Docs + +- [Overview of Gov4Git and how it integrates into a GitHub project](https://www.gov4git.org/s/DEPLOY-MANAGE-COLLABORATE-OVERVIEW.pdf) +- [Step-by-step user's guide](https://github.com/gov4git/gov4git/blob/v2/doc/DEPLOY-MANAGE-COLLABORATE-DETAILED.pdf) +- [Detailed explanation of our governance mechanism for open-source communities](https://medium.com/@gov4git/waimea-collective-management-and-compensation-for-open-source-communities-affa9b9093e9) + +## Team Info + +Gov4Git is developed by the Gov4Git Foundation. Our team includes members of the Gov4Git Foundation, collaborators from partner organizations, as well as independent volunteers. + +### Team Size + +14 + +### Team members + +- [Petar Maymounkov](https://x.com/maymounkov), Founder, Gov4Git Foundation +- Kasia Sitkiewicz, Business Development, GitHub +- Derek Worthen, UI Engineering, Microsoft Research +- Glen Weyl, Partner, Research, Microsoft Research +- Shivani Thakur, Volunteer, UX Design, independent contributor +- Theresa Merchant, Volunteer, UX Design, independent contributor +- Jason Entenmann, Partner, Management, Microsoft Research +- Shrey Jain, Partner, Research, Microsoft Research +- Tobin South, Partner, Research, MIT +- Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Volunteer, Business and Community Relations, GitHub +- Nathan Evans, Partner, Management, Microsoft Research +- Aaron Wolf, Volunteer, Customer Research, independent contributor +- Tyler Flajole, Volunteer, Community Outreach and Sales, GitHub +- Julia Metcalf, Volunteer, Advisor, Funding, independent + +## How the community can engage + +- GitHub Discussion: https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/discussions/687 +- Email:petar@gov4git.org +- Twitter: [@gov4git](https://x.com/gov4git) +- Discord: https://discord.gg/aheKQude + +## How to Contribute + +Please, start by [creating an issue in our repo](https://github.com/gov4git/gov4git/issues). diff --git a/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-app.png b/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-app.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e8438168 Binary files /dev/null and b/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-app.png differ diff --git a/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-github.png b/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-github.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6a951c41 Binary files /dev/null and b/projects/developer_tooling/images/gov4git-github.png differ