>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3367191. --> Reported by: [gábor hojtsy](https://www.drupal.org/user/4166) Related to !3 >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>At the core committer offsite a few weeks ago, we discussed this in the core committer team including Dries in person as well. Dries expressed that (1) he did not use the BDFL title anywhere, he uses "project lead' and (2) that the existing responsibility structures where he is defined as a decision maker are supposed to serve more as a guideline to where to turn when a tie need to be broken, not that he would need to block all of those decisions.</p> <p>In <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link drupalorg-gitlab-link-wrapper"><a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/3059388" class="drupalorg-gitlab-link">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/governance/-/work_items/3059388</a></span> we updated the language, now we should update the decision paths to speed up decision making.</p> <h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p>Update the tasks that the Project Lead and the core committer team are responsible for.</p> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <p>Review<br> Add a follow up to review this change in 6 months.</p> <h4>Followups made</h4> <ul> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3404570" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#3404570: Make core committers responsible for appointing new core committers and topic maintainers</a></span></li> <li> #32 - deciding which issues to prioritize for a specific release and Review the definition/responsibilities/tasks for each role <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-8"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3389475" title="Status: Needs review">#3389475: Update the definition/responsibilities/tasks for each role to current practice</a></span></li> <li> Explaining what is meant by "the full core committers must agree"<span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3389468" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#3389468: Document how the core committers reach agreement on core policy issues</a></span></li> <li> Any gaps - such as removing someone from a role <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-1"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3389471" title="Status: Active">#3389471: Document how a decision is made to remove someone from a role</a></span></li> <li> Project Lead is solely responsible for adding initiative coordinators, <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-1"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3389481" title="Status: Active">#3389481: Adding inititative coordinators should not rely on Project Lead</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-8"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3382029" title="Status: Needs review">#3382029: Add skills and time committment to roles</a></span></li> <li> <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3382027" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#3382027: BEFM and FEFM are not in drupal-core.md</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-1"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/governance/issues/3391592" title="Status: Active">#3391592: Define goverance changes that the core committers are responsibile for</a></span></li> </ul> <h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-release-notes">Release notes snippet</h3>