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Mui-Org Governance

Material-UI is an open source project that depends on contributions from the community.

Overview

Mui-Org houses projects related to Material-UI, a set of React components that implement Google's Material Design specification. Our mission is to create a customizable Material Design implementation for anyone to use. We value an open, collaborative, and diverse community where anyone can join in discussions, learn from one another, and contribute to the project. This document describes how we govern ourselves, how decisions are made, and how someone could engage with the project.

Roles & Responsibilities

Users

Users are members of the community that are using Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects. Anyone can be a user and we encourage users to participate in the community as much as possible in the following ways.

Contributors

Contributors are members of the community who contribute to Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects in concrete ways. Anyone can be a contributor. In addition to their participation as a user, they also contribute in the following ways.

Committers

Committers are members of the community who are committed to the development, success, and mission of Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects. New committers are nominated and voted on by existing committers. Under rare circumstances, the Core Team can vote to revoke a committer's privilege. In addition to their participation as a contributor, committers have the following privileges.

  • Access to a private Gitter room to talk about issues and coordinate development.
  • Ability to label, close, and manage Github issues.
  • Ability to close and merge pull requests.
  • Ability to submit expenses that are approved by the Core Team.
  • Ability to receive payment for work done on Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects.
  • Nominate and vote on new committers and Core Team members.

Core Team

Core Team members are individuals that are invested in the success of Mui-Org. Their administrative responsibilities ensure the sustainability and smooth running of Mui-Org. New Core Team members are nominated and voted on by existing committers. Under rare circumstances, a Core Team member can be removed by a two thirds majority vote by the Core Team. Two people from the same company cannot exist on the Core Team.

At the end of each quarter, the Core Team may issue payments to one or more committers. The amount issued will be determined by a formula that's transparent to all committers and voted on by the Core Team. The formula can change at the end of the quarter, but not mid-quarter unless unanimously agreed upon by the Core Team and all committers with whom any payment may be owed. These payments are aimed to increase the sustainability of our organization by supporting committers.

In addition to their participation as a committer, Core Team members have the following privileges.

  • Ability to publish a release.
  • Access to Material-UI's Twitter and Medium account.
  • Owner access to mui-org on GitHub.
  • Admin access to various tools and services (npm, CircleCi, BrowserStack, Spectrum).
  • Admin access to all financial accounts.
  • Vote on the removal of committers and Core Team members.
  • Vote on decisions when consensus cannot be reached by the community.
  • Vote on approval of expenses and payments on OpenCollective. Core Team members cannot vote to approve their own expenses or payments.
  • Vote on changes to project governance.

Core Team Chair

The Core Team Chair is a single individual that's a coordinator and facilitator of the Core Team. The Chair ensures that all governance processes are followed and has the casting vote in case of a tie within the Core Team. The Core Team Chair is voted for by the Core Team and can serve as Chair until they step down or removed by a two thirds majority vote by the Core Team.

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