Remove the "Authority" from Packaging

[pradyunsg (Pradyun Gedam)]

I’ve tried to codify how PyPA functions today, into a formal governance model, that the PyPA can look into formally adopting.

PyPA Governance - A "Status-Quo" Model

Following from the “Closing the loop on PyPA Governance / BDFRN” topic, I felt it would be best to start with a governance model that was close to our existing practices. I found a few hours today to polish up my thoughts on that and write something up – a “PyPA Status-Quo Governance Model” – https://gist.github.com/pradyunsg/e3f7de20f41dd49214954802eff35f90 A quick summary of this model: Redefines “PyPA members” as folks w/ triage or commit bit. Introduces “PyPA committers” as folks w/ co…

Other than the voting mechanics (which are borrowed from CPython’s governance model), that’s basically how the PyPA functions today AFAIK. Maybe that document addresses some of the concerns that @pitrou has?