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- It decides on the bestowal and removal of Committer status. The status of all Committers is reviewed at least annually.
- Resolving any issues of contention or importance (technical or otherwise) that are referred to it by the Committers. Voting, in the rare cases it is necessary, is done by seeking 3 a simple majority of yes votes and 0 no votes on an issue, and then discussion on any objecting votes to attempt to reach consensus.
- Approving software releases, although the PMC may delegate this authority to a component owner.
- Maintaining a Project Roadmap with the agreement of the Consortium Board.
- Providing notice of acceptance to the Consortium Board and/or Operator, when desired, of the work product of a contracted person or firm, Committer or otherwise, if that work is intended for incorporation into the project code base. The author of a contribution, if a PMC member, is required to recuse from such consideration.
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