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FLOSSING - Free Libre Open Source Software in Government

Terms of Reference

The purpose of this terms of reference document is to describe the Free Libre Open Source Software in Government Community of Practice (hereafter the 'CoP') mandate, responsibilities, and operational details.

Mandate

To establish and execute a GC-wide network with the goal of enabling the awareness, discovery and creation of Open Source across the Government of Canada, including but not limited to Departments, Agencies, Provincial, Municipal, Crown Corporations and the public as a whole.

Responsibilities and Duties

The following are the primary responsibilities of the CoP:

1. Create awareness across the GC pertaining to the current Open Source activities underway to fulfill the 'Use Open Standards and Solutions' section of the GC Digital Standards.
2. Provide a forum to share ideas, current challenges, best practices, and lesson learned at the GC pertaining to all types of Open Source Software, and Working in the Open.
3. Identify and launch working groups on specific GC initiatives to mature the Open Source landscape.
4. Provide forum for industry leaders to share trends and best practices in Open Source.

Working Group Operation

Frequency and Duration

The CoP are to meet once a month. Meetings are expected to run an hour and a half, though they may end early, based on consensus of the group in any given week. Meetings as to serve as a medium for information sharing, collaboration and awareness-raising and will be held in an Open Space style.

Location

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Quorum and Decision Making

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Membership

Make-up

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Responsibility

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Members

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Authority

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Glossary of Acronyms and Terms

Provides all acronyms in full and defines all terms required to understand the Terms of Reference properly.

Acronym	In Full
FLOSSING	Free Libre Open Source Software in Government
EARB	Enterprise Architecture Review Board
Term	Definition
Free Libre Open Source Software in Government Community of Practice	Non-hierarchical open inter-departmental Community of Practice that are delivery focused and centrally coordinated by TBS