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doc: document the approval process in this repositroy (#144)
<!-- markdownlint-disable MD041 --> #### What this PR does / why we need it Because of the new license it might not be immediately clear how the approval process works for maintainers. I'm adding a MAINTAINERS.md file to clarify that process and why it's needed and which sections of the license are relecant for it. #### Which issue(s) this PR is related to <!-- Usage: `Related to #<issue number>`, or `Related to (paste link of issue)`. --> Signed-off-by: Gergely Brautigam <182850+Skarlso@users.noreply.github.com>
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# Maintainers
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## Approving spec changes
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This repository follows the [Community Specification License 1.0](./1._Community_Specification_License-v1.md) and its [Governance Policy](./5._Governance.md).
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Two things are required to merge a spec change:
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1. **Proof of contribution rights (DCO).** Every commit must be signed off (`Signed-off-by:`), per the [Contributor License Agreement / Section (d) under "In addition"](./.0_CS_Contributor_License_Agreement.md). This is enforced automatically by the DCO check.
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2. **Recorded maintainer consensus.** Per [Governance §2.1](./5._Governance.md#2-decision-making), Maintainers determine consensus in good faith and document it. A maintainer review, approval, and merge is that documented evidence.
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Consensus is a good-faith judgment, **not** a numeric vote threshold. There is no required percentage and no voting tool
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to run. For specification status transitions (Pre-Draft, Draft, Approved) see [Governance §4](./5._Governance.md#4-specification-development-process).

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