Project Governance

Overview

OpenTraceLab is an open-source project that welcomes contributions from the community. This document outlines how the project is governed and how decisions are made.

Project Structure

OpenTraceLab consists of three main components: - OpenTraceCapture - Logic analyzer capture engine - OpenTraceView - Signal visualization interface - OpenTraceDecode - Protocol decoders

Decision Making

Maintainers

Project maintainers have commit access and are responsible for: - Reviewing and merging pull requests - Managing releases and versioning - Maintaining project infrastructure - Enforcing the Code of Conduct

Contributors

All community members are welcome to: - Submit bug reports and feature requests - Contribute code via pull requests - Improve documentation - Participate in discussions

Contribution Process

1. Issues - Report bugs or request features via GitHub Issues
2. Pull Requests - Submit code changes for review
3. Review - Maintainers review and provide feedback
4. Merge - Approved changes are merged by maintainers

Communication

• GitHub Issues - Bug reports and feature requests
• GitHub Discussions - General community discussion
• Pull Requests - Code review and technical discussion

Licensing

• Code: GNU General Public License v3.0
• Documentation: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

Changes to Governance

This governance model may evolve as the project grows. Changes will be discussed openly with the community before implementation.