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Introducing the Rust Leadership Council — The Rust Programming Language Blog

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Key
rust-leadership-council-2023
Issued
2023-6-20
Type
post-weblog
Publisher
The Rust Programming Language Blog
Raw CSL JSON
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  "type": "post-weblog",
  "title": "Introducing the Rust Leadership Council",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2023,
        6,
        20
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Claims

  1. In June 2023, RFC 3392 was merged, forming the Leadership Council as the new top-level governance body of the Rust Project, marking the end of both the Core Team and the interim Leadership Chat.
    "As of today, RFC 3392 has been merged, forming the new top level governance body of the Rust Project: the Leadership Council. The creation of this Council marks the end of both the Core Team and the interim Leadership Chat."
    Quote language: en
  2. The announcement acknowledged shortcomings in Rust's prior governance and expressed intent to build on successes and improve upon failures, leading to greater transparency and accountability.
    "We do recognize that the governance of the Rust Project has had its shortcomings. We hope to build on the successes and improve upon the failures to ultimately lead to greater transparency and accountability."
    Quote language: en
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