CNCF does not require its hosted projects to follow any specific governance model by default. Instead, CNCF specifies that graduated projects need to “[e]xplicitly define a project governance and committer process.” This varied and open governance approach has led to different projects defining what is best and optimized for their community. While there are many options for selecting leaders as part of defining governance, the ideal is to have a process that provides a fair and level play...
