DRAFT - This is a landing page for better documenting and explaining how the many contributors to Apache projects can best communicate with the board - and vice-versa.  The board regularly communicates with hundreds of people about a wide variety of issues, and any Apache project committer may have questions or ideas to present to the board.  Historically virtually all of this has been through simple emails to the central Board list.  It's time to brainstorm ways that we can make this process easier to follow, both for our volunteer directors as well as all of our project communities.

Note: If you have a Member-private suggestion or example of better communication practices, please use the private ASFP wiki space for that:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/shY0BQ

Discussion: How Do We Communicate Now?

As an all-volunteer organization with a long history, there are a lot of things we do "because we've always done them that way".  As we scale past the point where individual volunteers can pay attention to everything on the Board list, it's interesting to see all the different things we talk about, or need to make decisions about - or, to explicitly let all of our projects know about important activities.

The board as a group uses multiple email lists to communicate, and regularly listens to and reaches out to many different people and groups.  If you've been here forever, it's obvious.  If you're newer than that, it's often confusing - or it takes extra time to clarify your request or question into the right place to get a definitive answer.

Brainstorming: How Can We Improve?

Improvements: Concrete Ideas For Better Communication