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In order for a Contributor to become a Committer, another Committer can nominate that Contributor to the PMC. Once a Contributor is nominated, the PMC will call a vote on the PMC mailing list and if there are at least 3 positive votes and no negative votes after three days, then the Contributor is converted into a Committer and given write access to the source code repositoryaccepted as a Committer. The Contributor should not be consulted about his/her desire to become a Committer before the vote or be informed that they are being considered, since this could create hard feelings if the vote does not pass.

Upon a positive vote result, the contributor Contributor will be emailed by the PMC to invite him/her to become a committerCommitter. If the invitation is accepted, an announcement about the new committer Committer is made to the general project developer mailing list . The contributor should not be consulted about his/her desire to become a committer before the vote or be informed that they are being considered, since this could create hard feelings if the vote does not pass. A committer and he/she is given write access to the source code repository. A Contributor will not officially become a committer Committer until the appropriate legal paperwork is submitted.

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In order to become a PMC member, another PMC member must nominate the Committer. Once the Committer is nominated, the PMC will call a vote on the PMC mailing list and if there are at least 3 positive votes and no negative votes after three days, then the Committer is converted into accepted as a PMC member. The Committer should not be consulted about his/her desire to become a PMC member before the vote or be informed that they are being considered, since this could create hard feelings if the vote does not pass.

Upon a positive vote result, the committer Committer will be emailed by the PMC to invite him/her to become a PMC member. If the invitation is accepted, an announcement about the new PMC member is made to the general project mailing list. The committer should not be consulted about his/her desire to become a a PMC member before the vote or be informed that they are being considered, since this could create hard feelings if the vote does not passdeveloper mailing list.

Exceptions

It is not strictly necessary to be a Committer first in order to become a PMC member. In some cases, the PMC may feel that an individual may offer needed management expertise to the project. Such individuals can be nominated by PMC members. Any such newly accepted PMC members will also be given Committer status.