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| Most decisions happen in pull requests. | ||
| A pull request needs the approval of at least one maintainer other than the author, passing CI and documentation for any user-facing change. | ||
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| Bigger changes (new major features, architectural changes, changes to the public API or the configuration syntax, deprecations, release planning) are discussed in a GitHub issue first, in the development meetings or on Slack. |
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| Bigger changes (new major features, architectural changes, changes to the public API or the configuration syntax, deprecations, release planning) are discussed in a GitHub issue first, in the development meetings or on Slack. | |
| Bigger changes (such as new major features, architectural changes, changes to the public API or the configuration syntax, deprecations, release planning) are discussed in a GitHub issue first, in the development meetings or on Slack. |
| We decide by consensus. | ||
| If we cannot agree, the leadership team votes and a simple majority wins. | ||
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| Changes to this document, to the license, or removing a maintainer need a 2/3 vote of the leadership team. |
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| Changes to this document, to the license, or removing a maintainer need a 2/3 vote of the leadership team. | |
| Changes to this document needs a 2/3 vote of the leadership team. |
| - Eirini Koutsaniti ([@ekouts](https://github.com/ekouts)), CSCS | ||
| - Guilherme Peretti-Pezzi ([@gppezzi](https://github.com/gppezzi)), CSCS | ||
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| Members are added by a majority vote of the leadership team and removed by a 2/3 vote. |
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| Members are added by a majority vote of the leadership team and removed by a 2/3 vote. | |
| Members are added by an absolute majority vote of the leadership team and removed by a 2/3 absolute majority. | |
| The member to be removed is notified about the reasons and given the opportunity to respond. |
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| Members are added by a majority vote of the leadership team and removed by a 2/3 vote. | ||
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| A "majority" means more than half of the current leadership team members, regardless of how many participate in the vote. A 2/3 vote is calculated the same way — two thirds of the current team, not just those who vote. |
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| A "majority" means more than half of the current leadership team members, regardless of how many participate in the vote. A 2/3 vote is calculated the same way — two thirds of the current team, not just those who vote. | |
| An "absolute majority" means more than half of the current leadership team members, regardless of how many participate in the vote. |
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| A member who has been inactive for more than 6 months may be removed by a 2/3 vote. Before the vote, the member is notified and given an opportunity to respond. | ||
| A member who has been inactive for more than 6 months can be removed by vote. |
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| A member who has been inactive for more than 6 months may be removed by a 2/3 vote. Before the vote, the member is notified and given an opportunity to respond. | |
| A member who has been inactive for more than 6 months can be removed by vote. |
| The current list is in [MAINTAINERS.md](MAINTAINERS.md). | ||
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| Any maintainer can propose a contributor as a new maintainer. | ||
| The leadership team decides. |
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| The leadership team decides. | |
| The leadership team decides on an absolute majority basis. |
| We look for a track record of good contributions, a good understanding of the code base and constructive participation in reviews and discussions. | ||
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| Maintainers can step down at any time. | ||
| A maintainer who has been inactive for more than a year may be removed by the leadership team. Before a vote, the maintainer is notified and given an opportunity to respond. The leadership team decides by majority vote. |
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| A maintainer who has been inactive for more than a year may be removed by the leadership team. Before a vote, the maintainer is notified and given an opportunity to respond. The leadership team decides by majority vote. | |
| Maintainers can also be removed by the leadership team with an absolute majority vote. | |
| The maintainer to be removed is notified about the reasons and given the opportunity to respond. |
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