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# FFmpeg project
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## Organisation
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The FFmpeg project is organized through a community working on global consensus.
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Decisions are taken by the ensemble of active members, through voting and
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are aided by two committees.
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## General Assembly
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The ensemble of active members is called the General Assembly (GA).
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The General Assembly is sovereign and legitimate for all its decisions
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regarding the FFmpeg project.
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The General Assembly is made up of active contributors.
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Contributors are considered "active contributors" if they have pushed more
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than 20 patches in the last 36 months in the main FFmpeg repository, or
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if they have been voted in by the GA.
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Additional members are added to the General Assembly through a vote after
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proposal by a member of the General Assembly.
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They are part of the GA for two years, after which they need a confirmation by
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the GA.
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## Voting
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Voting is done using a ranked voting system, currently running on https://vote.ffmpeg.org/ .
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Majority vote means more than 50% of the expressed ballots.
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## Technical Committee
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The Technical Committee (TC) is here to arbitrate and make decisions when
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technical conflicts occur in the project.
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They will consider the merits of all the positions, judge them and make a
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decision.
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The TC resolves technical conflicts but is not a technical steering committee.
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Decisions by the TC are binding for all the contributors.
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Decisions made by the TC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote
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of the General Assembly, requested by one of the member of the GA.
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The TC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and
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is composed of 5 members.
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Members can be re-elected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly
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can trigger a new election of the TC.
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The members of the TC can be elected from outside of the GA.
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Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
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2021-03-10 22:40:22 +02:00
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The conflict resolution process is detailed in the [resolution process](resolution_process.md) document.
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## Community committee
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The Community Committee (CC) is here to arbitrage and make decisions when
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inter-personal conflicts occur in the project. It will decide quickly and
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take actions, for the sake of the project.
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The CC can remove privileges of offending members, including removal of
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commit access and temporary ban from the community.
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Decisions made by the CC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote
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of the General Assembly. Indefinite bans from the community must be confirmed
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by the General Assembly, in a majority vote.
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The CC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and is
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composed of 5 members.
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Members can be re-elected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly
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can trigger a new election of the CC.
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The members of the CC can be elected from outside of the GA.
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Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
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The CC is governed by and responsible for enforcing the Code of Conduct.
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