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The criteria for acceptance of a SEP is lazy majority.

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Process

Here is the process for making a SEP:
1. Create a page which is a child of this one. Take the next available SEP number and give your proposal a descriptive heading. e.g. "SEP 73: Samza Standalone with ZK Coordination". If you don't have the necessary permissions for creating a new page, please ask on the development mailing list (dev@samza.apache.org).
2. Fill in the sections as described above
3. Start a [DISCUSS] thread on the Apache mailing list. Please ensure that the subject of the thread is of the format [DISCUSS] SEP-{your SEP number} {your SEP heading} The discussion should happen on the mailing list and *not* on the wiki since the wiki comment system doesn't work well for larger discussions. In the process of the discussion you may update the proposal. You should let people know the changes you are making.
4. Once the proposal is finalized call a [VOTE] to have the proposal adopted. These proposals are more serious than code changes and more serious even than release votes. The criteria for acceptance is lazy majority.
5. **Please** update the SEP wiki page, and the index below, to reflect the current stage of the SEP after a vote. This acts as the permanent record indicating the result of the SEP (e.g., Accepted or Rejected). Also report the result of the SEP vote to the voting thread on the mailing list so the conclusion is clear.####

SEP Number

*Next SEP Number:* 1 1

Use this number as the identifier for your FLIP and increment this value.####

SEP Index

| SEP | Status | Link to Discussion Thread |
|:---:|:------:|:--------------------------|
| 1 | DISCUSS | Link |

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