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OpenStack Governance
======================
The OpenStack project is governed by three separate governance bodies,
formally defined in the `OpenStack Foundation bylaws`_.
The OpenStack project is governed by two separate governance bodies,
formally defined in the `OpenStack Foundation bylaws`_. The bylaws define
a third body, the User Committee, which was previously run distinctly from
the Technical Committee, but those effectively
`merged <https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/user-committee-charter.html>`_
into a single elected governance body in August, 2020.
Board of Directors
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Technical Committee
-------------------
The `OpenStack Technical Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/tc/>`_ has
oversight over technical matters in the OpenStack open source project. Its
membership is directly elected by the contributors to the upstream project. Find
more information about the `Technical Committee <http://governance.openstack.org/tc/>`_,
including its charter, current membership, reference documents and past resolutions.
User Committee
--------------
The `OpenStack User Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/uc/>`_
represents the downstream users of the OpenStack software. Its membership is
directly elected by users involved in the OpenStack community. Find more
information about the `User Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/uc/>`_.
The `OpenStack Technical Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/tc/>`_
is the governing body of the OpenStack open source project. It is directly
elected by all the contributors to the project, and has oversight on all
technical matters. This includes developers, operators and end users of
the software. Find more information about the
`Technical Committee <http://governance.openstack.org/tc/>`_, including its
charter, current membership, reference documents and past resolutions.
SIGs
----
The `SIGs (Special Interest Groups) <https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/>`_
are a form of working group in OpenStack that is not directly tied to a
specific governance body. SIGs activities center around a topic or practice
that spans all the community (developers, operators, end users...), by
forming a guild of people with a shared interest. Find more information about
`SIGs <https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/>`_.
are working groups that are not directly responsible for the production of
a specific piece of OpenStack software. SIGs activities center around a topic
or practice that spans all the community (developers, operators, end users...),
by forming a guild of people with a shared interest. Find more information
about `SIGs <https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/>`_.
Elections
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Find more information about community-organized PTL and Technical
Committee `elections <https://governance.openstack.org/election/>`_.
Ideas
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the project team instead.
.. _`OpenStack Foundation bylaws`: http://www.openstack.org/legal/bylaws-of-the-openstack-foundation/