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Index: main/author/src/documentation/content/xdocs/bylaws.xml
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@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
commit access from the PMC. Such reinstatement is subject to
consensus approval of active PMC members.</p>
+ <p>Significant, pervasive features are often developed in a speculative
+ branch of the repository. The PMC may grant commit rights on the
+ branch to its consistent contributors, while the initiative is active.
+ Branch committers are responsible for shepherding their feature into
+ an active release and do not cast binding votes or vetoes in the
+ project.</p>
+
<p>All Apache committers are required to have a signed Contributor
License Agreement (CLA) on file with the Apache Software
Foundation. There is a <a
@@ -220,6 +227,9 @@
Consensus approval requires 3 binding +1 votes
and no binding vetoes.</li>
+ <li> <strong>Lazy Consensus -</strong>
+ Lazy consensus requires no -1 votes ('silence gives assent').</li>
+
<li> <strong>Lazy Majority - </strong>
A lazy majority vote requires 3 binding +1
votes and more binding +1 votes than -1 votes.</li>
@@ -279,6 +289,12 @@
<p>Lazy 2/3 majority of PMC members</p></li>
+ <li> <strong>New Branch Committer</strong>
+
+ <p>When a branch committer is proposed for the PMC</p>
+
+ <p>Lazy consensus of active PMC members</p></li>
+
<li> <strong>New Committer</strong>
<p>When a new committer is proposed for the project</p>
@@ -291,6 +307,13 @@
<p>Consensus approval of active PMC members</p></li>
+ <li> <strong>Branch Committer Removal</strong>
+
+ <p>When removal of commit privileges is sought <strong>or</strong>
+ when the branch is merged to the mainline</p>
+
+ <p>Lazy 2/3 majority of active PMC members</p></li>
+
<li> <strong>Committer Removal</strong>
<p>When removal of commit privileges is sought. Note: Such
