| | 1 | == BOINC Management, Working Groups, and Governance == |
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| | 3 | = BOINC Project Governance = |
| | 4 | BOINC is a community-based open-source project. Anyone can contribute to BOINC, and there are many [wiki:ContributePage ways to contribute]. People who consistently contribute are able to participate in the project's decision-making processes. |
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| | 6 | BOINC's governance structure is described [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc-policy/blob/master/Governance.md here]. |
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| | 8 | = BOINC Project Management Committee = |
| | 9 | Project decisions are generally made by community consensus. To manage this process, and to resolve conflicts when they occur, there is a '''Project Management Committee''' (PMC) consisting of community members who have consistently contributed to the project. The PMC has a Wiki page here [BoincPmcPage] with additional information, including the Agendas and Minutes of their meetings and related documents. |
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| | 11 | = BOINC Projects Call = |
| | 12 | The '''BOINC Projects Call''' (BPC) is a quarterly open public !TeamSpeak Conference Call, organized by the PMC. The BPC is intended for (a) the owners, managers, developers, administrators and operators of BOINC-based volunteer distributed computing projects and (b) the developers and maintainers of BOINC software and infrastructure. The BPC has a Wiki page here [BoincProjectsCall] with information about joining the Call, Agendas, Minutes, and related documents. |
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| | 14 | = BOINC Contributors Call = |
| | 15 | The '''BOINC Contributors Call''' (BCC) will be a regular Teamspeak call for BOINC Contributors. Further details can be found here [BoincContributersCall]. |