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Rename Technical Board to contributors and clarify roles (#399)
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charter.md

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These extensions are published on this website through backwards-compatible [specifications]({{site.baseurl}}/irc/).
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## Technical board
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## IRCv3 Contributors
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The direction of these specifications is led by the technical board. The board consists of a broad range of IRC software and specification authors that reflect the community at large. The board will seek to make all decisions by consensus.
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The direction of these specifications is led by our contributors and the WG Chair. Our contributors consist of a broad range of IRC software and specification authors that reflects the IRC development community at large. We seek to make all decisions by consensus.
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Nominations for new members of the board will be considered once the following pre-requisites are met:
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To be listed on this page, contributors must:
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- Demonstrated support of the IRCv3 specifications
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- Approval from the existing board
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- Adherence to the [code of conduct]({{site.baseurl}}/conduct.html)
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- Demonstrate support of the IRCv3 specifications
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- Have the approval of the current contributors
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- Adhere to our [code of conduct]({{site.baseurl}}/conduct.html)
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In general, candidates who meet any of the following criteria will be given more consideration
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We're seeking representation from as many members of the IRC community as possible. If you or your project would be a good candidate for representation, please contact us!
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- Developers of widely used IRC software
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- Administrators of widely used IRC networks
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- People who have otherwise contributed materially to the specifications
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We're seeking representation from as many members of the IRC community as possible. If you or your project would be a good candidate for representation, please contact the board. The current members of the board are:
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Here's some of our current contributors:
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The chair has ultimate responsibility for moving discussions forward and will make decisions in cases where consensus isn't possible, including returning proposals to the drawing board where necessary.
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## Governance
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The WG Chair is able to move discussions forward and make decisions in cases where consensus between contributors isn't possible. They can also return proposals to the drawing board where necessary.
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The WG Chair's authority is derived from, and contingent upon, the confidence that the community of contributors places in them.
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Ownership of the resources of the IRCv3 WG are spread across several contributors, to prevent the situation where someone can unilaterally control the WG without support from the contributors.
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| Resource | Owner(s) |
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| `ircv3.net` domain | DarthGandalf |
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| `ircv3.org` domain | jwheare |
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| `#ircv3` channel | dan-, jwheare |
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| @IRCv3 Twitter account | jwheare |
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| GitHub org | DarthGandalf, jwheare |
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| ircv3-mods List | jwheare |
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| Netlify account | DarthGandalf |
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## Project resources & Contribution
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### Who runs IRCv3?
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Originally, we were setup by the Atheme group to develop extensions to the IRC client protocol. These days, the direction of the IRCv3 WG is led by the [technical board]({{site.baseurl}}/charter.html).
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Originally, we were setup by the Atheme group to develop extensions to the IRC client protocol. These days, the direction of the IRCv3 WG is led by [our contributors]({{site.baseurl}}/charter.html) and the WG Chair.
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We're just a collection of server, client, and bot/library developers that work together to produce new specifications and try to push IRC forward. Anyone's free to join, and as long as you agree with [our charter](/charter.html) we're happy to get your suggestions, ideas and feedback.
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