[ogb-discuss] follow-up to 8/20 OGB meeting

[Alan Burlison]

Jim Walker wrote:

> This is a suggestion to simplify website administration and to
> align better with the proposed constitution. If your team wants
> to have four access roles instead of three than fine.

There are 12 roles at present, and after the updates there will be 13. 
It is the combination of (collective type, relationship name) that is 
distinct, not the relationship name itself, i.e. 'Leader' in a Project 
is distinct from 'Leader' in a User Group.  The full list after the 
update will be:


Collective Type  Relationship      Self Assign  Manager
-------------------------------------------------------

Administrators   Administrator     false        true

Electorate       Contributor       false        false
Electorate	 Core Contributor  false	false
Electorate	 Facilitator	   false	false

Community Group  Participant       true         false
Community Group  Affiliate         false        false
Community Group  Leader            false        true

Project          Participant       true         false
Project          Developer         false        false
Project          Leader            false        true

User Group       Participant       true         false
User Group       Affiliate         false        false
User Group       Leader            false        true


In addition there are the following relationships between collective 
types, these will not be changing:


 From Collective Type  Relationship        To Collective Type Cardinality
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electorate            represents          Community Group    1:1
Community Group       sponsors            Project            1:N
Community Group       is associated with  Project            N:N


So it is permissible for someone to be a Leader in a Community Group 
without being a Core Contributor in the associated Electorate, and 
conversely it is permissible for someone to be a Core Contributor in a 
Community Electorate without them being a Leader in the associated 
Community.  This is in fact already the case, the main change we will be 
making is to use the names 'Contributor' and 'Core Contributor' in the 
Electorates and to use 'Affiliate' and 'Leader' in the Community Groups.

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Alan Burlison
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