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Update some outdated material. Provide some minor fixes. Wrap to 80 characters. PR-URL: #7719 Reviewed-By: Rod Vagg <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Julien Gilli <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Ali Ijaz Sheikh <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Evan Lucas <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Сковорода Никита Андреевич <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Trevor Norris <[email protected]>
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## Core Technical Committee
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The Node.js project is jointly governed by a Core Technical Committee (CTC)
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which is responsible for high-level guidance of the project.
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The Node.js project is governed by a Core Technical Committee (CTC) which is
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responsible for high-level guidance of the project.
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The CTC has final authority over this project including:
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Initial membership invitations to the CTC were given to individuals who
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had been active contributors to Node.js, and who have significant
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experience with the management of the Node.js project. Membership is
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expected to evolve over time according to the needs of the project.
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For the current list of CTC members, see the project
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[README.md](./README.md#current-project-team-members).
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by an existing Collaborator, an additional Collaborator is required
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for sign-off. Consensus should be sought if additional Collaborators
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participate and there is disagreement around a particular
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modification. See [Consensus Seeking Process](#consensus-seeking-process) below for further detail
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on the consensus model used for governance.
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modification. See [Consensus Seeking Process](#consensus-seeking-process) below
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for further detail on the consensus model used for governance.
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Collaborators may opt to elevate significant or controversial
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modifications, or modifications that have not found consensus to the
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## CTC Meetings
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The CTC meets weekly on a Google Hangout On Air. The meeting is run by
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a designated moderator approved by the CTC. Each meeting should be
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published to YouTube.
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The CTC meets weekly in a voice conference call. The meeting is run by a
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designated moderator approved by the CTC. Each meeting is streamed on YouTube.
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Items are added to the CTC agenda which are considered contentious or
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Any community member or contributor can ask that something be added to
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the next meeting's agenda by logging a GitHub Issue. Any Collaborator,
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the next meeting's agenda by logging a GitHub issue. Any Collaborator,
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CTC member or the moderator can add the item to the agenda by adding
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the ***ctc-agenda*** tag to the issue.
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Prior to each CTC meeting, the moderator will share the Agenda with
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members of the CTC. CTC members can add any items they like to the
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agenda at the beginning of each meeting. The moderator and the CTC
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cannot veto or remove items.
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Prior to each CTC meeting, the moderator will share the agenda with
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members of the CTC. CTC members can also add items to the agenda at the
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beginning of each meeting. The moderator and the CTC cannot veto or remove
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The CTC may invite persons or representatives from certain projects to
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participate in a non-voting capacity.
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The moderator is responsible for summarizing the discussion of each
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agenda item and sending it as a pull request after the meeting.
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The moderator is responsible for summarizing the discussion of each agenda item
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and sending it as a pull request after the meeting.
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## Consensus Seeking Process
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The CTC follows a
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[Consensus Seeking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus-seeking_decision-making)
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When an agenda item has appeared to reach a consensus, the moderator
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will ask "Does anyone object?" as a final call for dissent from the
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consensus.
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When an agenda item has appeared to reach a consensus, the moderator will ask
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"Does anyone object?" as a final call for dissent from the consensus.
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If an agenda item cannot reach a consensus, a CTC member can call for
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either a closing vote or a vote to table the issue to the next
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meeting. The call for a vote must be approved by a majority of the CTC
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or else the discussion will continue. Simple majority wins.
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If an agenda item cannot reach a consensus, a CTC member can call for either a
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closing vote or a vote to table the issue to the next meeting. The call for a
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vote must be approved by a simple majority of the CTC or else the discussion
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will continue.

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