Purpose

This hub gives every steward the tools, templates, and support to lead with transparency, ship high-quality outcomes, and grow a healthy FOSS H community.

Quick Start (Onboarding Kit)

  • Role Brief & Scope Template – define OKRs/KPIs, risks, stakeholders.

  • 90-Day Plan – milestones for Weeks 2/4/8/12 with review checkpoints.

  • Working Agreements – decision cadence, async norms, and definition of done.

  • Access Checklist – repos, boards (Taiga/Redmine), dashboards (Metabase/Superset), chat (Rocket.Chat/Matrix), docs (Nextcloud/ONLYOFFICE).

  • Handover Template – what to capture when you pause/rotate.

Get started: Download the Steward Onboarding Pack · Book an Office Hours slot

Core Templates

  • OKR/KPI Sheet – quarterly goals with metric owners and evidence links.

  • RFC/ADR Templates – capture decisions with context, alternatives, consequences.

  • Release Plan & Readiness Checklist – scope freeze, tests, security, comms.

  • Incident Post-mortem – blameless review, follow-ups, owner & due dates.

  • Community Event Kit – runbooks for meetups, hackdays, onboarding cohorts.

  • Mentoring Playbook – 6-week curriculum, feedback forms, graduation criteria.

  • Docs-as-Code Guide – structure, style, review workflow, “freshness” labels.

All templates live in the public /templates repo; propose improvements via PR.

Tooling & Access

  • Plan & Track: Taiga/Redmine (boards, epics, burndown).

  • Code & CI/CD: GitLab/GitHub, pipelines, reproducible builds.

  • Docs & Files: Nextcloud + ONLYOFFICE, versioned knowledge base.

  • Dashboards: Metabase/Superset (delivery, community, reliability KPIs).

  • Observability: Prometheus/Grafana (SLIs/SLOs), Sentry for error tracking.

  • Comms: Rocket.Chat/Matrix spaces, Jitsi rooms.

  • Security: Vault/Bitwarden (secrets), SBOM tooling, dependency scanners.

Request access via the Steward Access Issue template; typical turnaround <24h.

Governance & Policy

  • Code of Conduct – expectations, reporting routes, response ladder.

  • Licensing Guide (OSI/OSH) – choosing licenses, attribution, compliance.

  • SBOM & Third-Party Policy – how we track components and vulnerabilities.

  • Voting & Proposals – who votes on what, quorums, timelines, escalation.

  • Conflict-of-Interest & Disclosure – transparency requirements for stewards.

See the /governance repo; open an issue to request a policy change.

Security & Privacy Resources

  • Threat Modeling Worksheet – STRIDE/kill-chain checklists per service.

  • Hardening Guides – baseline for Linux, containers, networks, secrets.

  • Incident Response Runbook – roles, comms templates, severity classes.

  • Backup & Restore Drills – quarterly exercises, recovery-time targets.

  • Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) – data mapping, minimization, DPIA tips.

Community & Inclusion

  • Contributor Journey Map – “discover → first PR → regular → steward.”

  • Moderation Toolkit – CoC enforcement steps, decision logs, appeal flow.

  • Event Accessibility Checklist – captioning, time-zones, dietary, codesigned agendas.

  • Recognition Guide – how badges are issued (Open Badges), evidence requirements.

Learning & Development

  • Self-paced tracks (Moodle/Open edX):

    • Steward Foundations · Docs-as-Code · CI/CD & Packaging

    • Privacy & Security Basics · Community Facilitation · Product Discovery

  • Office Hours & Circles: weekly steward circle, monthly facilitation practice.

  • CFP Support: talk abstracts review, slide templates, recording tips.

  • Learning Credits: apply for micro-grants (courses, exams, conference travel).

Measurement & Reporting

  • Steward Impact Score (SIS) Spec – KPI weights, formulas, examples.

  • Quarterly Review Pack – slide deck + data pull queries.

  • Evidence Checklist – link PRs, issues, RFCs, releases, incidents, events.

  • Community Health Dashboard – contributor retention, TTM, review latency.

Submit your quarter via Steward Registry PR; cross-team peer review in ≤7 days.

Funding & Bounties

  • Micro-Bounty Board – well-scoped issues with payout rules.

  • Program Budget Requests – how to request funds for events or tools.

  • Travel & Accessibility Grants – criteria, reimbursement process.

Support Channels

  • #stewards (Rocket.Chat/Matrix) – day-to-day questions.

  • Governance Helpdesk – policy/process clarifications.

  • Security Hotline – confidential report (24/7 rotation).

  • People Ops – mentoring matches, conflict mediation, wellbeing resources.

FAQs

Can I pause my role?

Yes … use the Handover Template and inform your circle.

Are steward roles paid?

Many are funded; compensation is published per engagement.

Can external contributors use these resources?

Yes … everything is open by default.

Call to Action

  • Download the Onboarding Pack

  • Open a Steward Scope Issue (propose your role & OKRs)

  • Join the next Steward Circle

  • View Dashboards · Read the CoC · See the SIS Spec

Build in the open. Lead with care. Measure what matters.

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