[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Document community process

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

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+# FFmpeg project
+
+## Organisation
+
+The FFmpeg project is organized through a community working on global consensus.
+
+Decisions are taken by the ensemble of active members, through voting and are aided by two committees.
+
+## General Assembly
+
+The ensemble of active members is called the General Assembly (GA).
+
+The General Assembly is sovereign and legitimate for all its decisions regarding the FFmpeg project.
+
+The General Assembly is made up of active contributors.
+
+Contributors are considered "active contributors" if they have pushed more than 20 patches in the last 36 months in the main FFmpeg repository, or if they have been voted in by the GA.
+
+Additional members are added to the General Assembly through a vote after proposal by a member of the General Assembly.
+
+## Voting
+
+Voting is done using a ranked voting system, currently running on https://vote.ffmpeg.org/ .
+
+Majority vote means more than 50% of the expressed ballots.
+
+## Technical Committee
+
+The Technical Committee (TC) is here to arbitrage and take decisions when technical conflicts occur in the project. They will consider the merits of all the positions, judge them and take a decision.
+
+The TC resolves technical conflicts but is not a technical steering committee.
+
+Decisions by the TC are binding for all the contributors.
+
+Decisions taken by the TC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote of the General Assembly, requested by one of the member of the GA.
+
+The TC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and is composed of 5 members.
+Members can be reelected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly can trigger a new election of the TC.
+
+The members of the TC can be elected from outside of the GA.
+Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
+
+The conflict resolution process is detailed in the [resolution process] document.
+
+## Community committee
+
+The Community Committee (CC) is here to arbitrage and take decisions when inter-personal conflicts occur in the project. It will decide quickly and take actions, for the sake of the project.
+
+The CC can remove privileges of offending members, including removal of commit access and temporary ban from the community.
+
+Decisions taken by the CC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote of the General Assembly. Indefinite bans from the community must be confirmed by the General Assembly, in a majority vote.
+
+The CC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and is composed of 5 members.
+Members can be reelected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly can trigger a new election of the CC.
+
+The members of the CC can be elected from outside of the GA.
+Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
+
+The CC is governed by and responsible for enforcing the Code of Conduct.
+
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