@bhaugen I read this article today about governing software project, hope it may help the discussion - imo it contains great insights
https://nadiaeghbal.com/foundations
To expand on the idea a bit, we now have no formal organization beyond a website and some gitlab repos.
The vocabulary is being improved by @lynnfoster and me and other people working through use cases with user and implementer groups, and in some cases, by collaborations with other vocabulary maintainers (eg http://www.datafoodconsortium.org/ ).
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So we think all of those people, spread out across most of the continents on the planet, are stakeholders and should have a say in the evolution of the vocabulary.
We try to make that happen informally, and will continue to do so.
And if any formalization happens, all of those people will be involved in the conversation and decisions.
@bernini thanks, love Nadia Eghbal!