(see list of active working groups in the Open edX Community)
A working group is a team dedicated to a project or projects that fit under an easily definable umbrella. Perhaps they're designed to create and/or facilitate a particular feature set in Open edX. Or they're an authoritative body giving the community structure and a process for decision making.
Open edX working groups are based on the model established by CentOS Special Interest Groups or SIGs. While CentOS SIGs are tailored to create separate package repositories for the CentOS Linux distribution, Open edX Working Groups are defined more loosely and with a different set of goals, depending on the initiative. What follows is a description of the WG proposal and incubation process, modified from the CentOS project.
Creating a new WG requires participation and/or permission from someone in a leadership position in the Open edX community. Right now, that's a limited group that includes John Mark Walker (Deactivated), Ned Batchelder (Deactivated), Nimisha Asthagiri (Deactivated), and Braden MacDonald. Later this year, we will formalize a leadership group in the form of a board of governors (TBD). In order to be officially sanctioned in the Open edX community, a WG must meet some requirements:
List the WG on the Working Groups page in the wiki
The Open edX leader involved in the WG will either approve or circulate among other leaders for approval.
WG founders should stay in close contact with their leadership liaison through this process to work out any questions arising from the proposal.