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33 changes: 21 additions & 12 deletions GOVERNANCE.md
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Expand Up @@ -23,14 +23,11 @@ The [nodejs/node](https://github.com/nodejs/node) GitHub repository is
maintained by the CTC and additional Collaborators who are added by the
CTC on an ongoing basis.

Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are made
Collaborators and given commit-access to the project. These
individuals are identified by the CTC and their addition as
Collaborators is discussed during the weekly CTC meeting.
Individuals identified by the CTC as making significant and valuable
contributions are made Collaborators and given commit access to the project.

_Note:_ If you make a significant contribution and are not considered
for commit-access, log an issue or contact a CTC member directly and it
will be brought up in the next CTC meeting.
for commit access, log an issue or contact a CTC member directly.

Modifications of the contents of the nodejs/node repository are made on
a collaborative basis. Anybody with a GitHub account may propose a
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modification. See [Consensus Seeking Process](#consensus-seeking-process) below
for further detail on the consensus model used for governance.

Collaborators may opt to elevate significant or controversial
modifications, or modifications that have not found consensus to the
CTC for discussion by assigning the ***ctc-agenda*** tag to a pull
request or issue. The CTC should serve as the final arbiter where
required.
Collaborators may opt to elevate significant or controversial modifications to
the CTC by assigning the ***ctc-agenda*** tag to a pull request or issue. The
CTC should serve as the final arbiter where required.

For the current list of Collaborators, see the project
[README.md](./README.md#current-project-team-members).
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Any community member or contributor can ask that something be added to
the next meeting's agenda by logging a GitHub issue. Any Collaborator,
CTC member or the moderator can add the item to the agenda by adding
CTC member, or the moderator can add the item to the agenda by adding
the ***ctc-agenda*** tag to the issue.

Prior to each CTC meeting, the moderator will share the agenda with
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The moderator is responsible for summarizing the discussion of each agenda item
and sending it as a pull request after the meeting.

Due to the challenges of scheduling a global meeting with participants in
several timezones, the CTC will seek to resolve as many agenda items as possible
outside of meetings using
[the CTC issue tracker](https://github.com/nodejs/CTC/issues). The process in
the issue tracker is:

* A CTC member opens an issue explaining the proposal/issue and @-mentions
@nodejs/ctc.
* After 72 hours, if there are two or more `LGTM`s from other CTC members and no
explicit opposition from other CTC members, then the proposal is approved.
* If there are any CTC members objecting, then a conversation ensues until
either the proposal is dropped or the objecting members are persuaded. If
there is an extended impasse, a motion for a vote may be made.

## Consensus Seeking Process

The CTC follows a
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