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title: "R-Multiverse Governance"
title: "R-multiverse Governance"
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The R-Multiverse project is run in a collaborative and open way.
The R-multiverse project is run in a collaborative and open way.
Portions of this governance policy have been inspired by that of the Apache Software Foundation.

Its purpose is to formalize decision-making for the project and facilitate management by the R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC), whilst allowing for and anticipating evolution of both the project and composition of the RMC over time.
Its purpose is to formalize decision-making for the project and facilitate management by the R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC), whilst allowing for and anticipating evolution of both the project and composition of the RMC over time.

# The R-Multiverse Project
# The R-multiverse Project

The R-Multiverse project consists of the code and repositories that reside in the `r-multiverse` GitHub organization and the r-multiverse.org website.
The R-multiverse project consists of the code and repositories that reside in the [`r-multiverse`](https://github.com/r-multiverse) GitHub organization and the [r-multiverse.org](https://r-multiverse.org) website.
All repositories are public, transparent and visible for everyone, with the exception of a private repository where security and conduct-related matters are shared among administrators only.

## R-Multiverse Mission
## R-multiverse Mission

The mission of R-Multiverse is to provide a production-grade, open repository for the general R community.
The mission of R-multiverse is to provide a high-quality, open repository system for the general R community.

R-Multiverse is committed to free and equal access, and its source code is released under the open-source MIT License.
R-multiverse is committed to free and equal access, and its source code is released under the open-source MIT License.

### R-Multiverse is non-commercial but commercially-aware
### R-multiverse is non-commercial but commercially-aware

We invite third parties, including for-profit corporations, to contribute to R-Multiverse and use it for their own purposes.
We invite third parties, including for-profit corporations, to contribute to R-multiverse and use it for their own purposes.

However it is important for the longevity and community health of R-Multiverse that the community be recognised as the primary contributor to the project and that the project continues to serve all members of the community equally.
However it is important for the longevity and community health of R-multiverse that the community be recognised as the primary contributor to the project and that the project continues to serve all members of the community equally.

The RMC actively track the corporate affiliations of administrators and moderators, and strives to ensure influence around any particular aspect of the project is not overly skewed towards a single corporate entity.

### Changes to Governance

It is expected that this governance document will evolve over time as needs arise, and the process for updating this document is described in further sections below.

## R-Multiverse Stakeholders
## R-multiverse Stakeholders

We recognize four groups of individuals related to the project.

### User

A User is someone who uses R-Multiverse by downloading and installing packages from the R-Multiverse repositories.
A User is someone who uses R-multiverse by downloading and installing packages from the R-multiverse repositories.

### Contributor

A Contributor is someone who seeks to make a modification to the R-Multiverse repositories and/or the GitHub organization.
This would most commonly be by contributing a package at `r-multiverse/contributions`, where the Contributor is often the maintainer of the contributed package.
Contributions may also take the form of feedback in the form of bug reports and feature suggestions in the `r-multiverse/help` repository, or more generally by answering questions from the community in this repository.
A Contributor is someone who seeks to make a modification to the R-multiverse repositories and/or the GitHub organization.
This would most commonly be by contributing a package at [`r-multiverse/contributions`](https://github.com/r-multiverse/contributions), where the Contributor is often the maintainer of the contributed package.
Contributions may also take the form of feedback in the form of bug reports and feature suggestions in the [`r-multiverse/help`](https://github.com/r-multiverse/help) repository, or more generally by answering questions from the community in this repository.

### Moderator

A Moderator is someone who has been invited by the R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC) to take on a moderator role.
This entails certains rights and associated responsibilities which are outlined in full in the Review Policy, which may evolve over time.
A Moderator is someone who has been invited by the R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC) to take on a moderator role.
This entails certain rights and associated responsibilities which are outlined in full in the Review Policy, which may evolve over time.
A Moderator may vet contributions and decide to admit or remove contributed packages from the repositories in accordance with the Review Policy.
A Moderator may also moderate issues and discussions raised by Contributors in the `r-multiverse/help` repository or other forums on R-Multiverse.
A Moderator may also moderate issues and discussions raised by Contributors in the [`r-multiverse/help`](https://github.com/r-multiverse/help) repository or other forums on R-multiverse.

### Administrator

An Administrator is a member of the R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC).
Administrators have write access to all code repositories under the `r-multiverse` GitHub organization and maintain the infrastructure for the project.
An Administrator is a member of the R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC).
Administrators have write access to all code repositories under the [`r-multiverse`](https://github.com/r-multiverse) GitHub organization and maintain the infrastructure for the project.
They have the right to create Proposals, cast votes on all Proposals on community-related decisions, the right to appoint Moderators, and the right to change the composition of the RMC itself.
The RMC as a whole is the entity that controls the project, and is responsible for the continued shaping of this governance document and other policies, including the Review Policy and Code of Conduct.

## Project Management and Collaboration

The R-Multiverse project is managed through a collaborative, consensus-based approach.
The R-multiverse project is managed through a collaborative, consensus-based approach.

### Communication

Communication is always done publicly via GitHub, and all decisions related to the project are made in public.

An exception exists for confidential security and conduct-related matters, for which there is a private GitHub repository accessible by administrators only.
The use of this private repository ensures that even confidential conversations remain accountable and auditable.
The use of this private repository ensures that even confidential conversations remain accountable and open to audit.

Private mailing lists are not used by the project.

### R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC)
### R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC)

The R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC) is responsible for the active management of the R-Multiverse project.
The R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC) is responsible for the active management of the R-multiverse project.
The main role of the RMC is to further the long-term development and health of the community as a whole, and to ensure that balanced and broad-based user engagement and contributor participation takes place.

As part of this, the RMC is the sole proposer and approver of changes to this governance document and all policies regarding operation of the `r-multiverse` GitHub repositories.
As part of this, the RMC has the sole authority to propose and approve changes to this governance document and all policies regarding operation of the R-multiverse GitHub repositories.

The RMC collectively appoint and delegate authority to moderators to perform a limited subset of duties.

The RMC is responsible for protecting the R-Multiverse name, brand and reputation, and for enforcing adherence to this document.
The RMC is responsible for protecting the R-multiverse name, brand and reputation, and for enforcing adherence to this document.

Where this is jeopardised through the actions of an Administrator, Moderator or Contributor, the RMC will have the authority to immediately remove that person from their capacity in that role, not requiring the usual one month notice period for enacting Proposals.

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### Proposals

All changes to this governance document, or to a policy document such as the Code of Conduct or Review Policy that governs how the repositories operate will be posted for comment at the `r-multiverse/help` repository as a Proposal.
All changes to this governance document, or to a policy document such as the Code of Conduct or Review Policy that governs how the repositories operate will be posted for comment at the [`r-multiverse/help`](https://github.com/r-multiverse/help) repository as a Proposal.
All members of the community are invited to participate, and Proposals may be withdrawn or revised by their initial proposer as a result.
Revisions likely to be regarded as material shall be proposed as a new Proposal, with reference to the preceding discussion.

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### Voting Process

Decision-making is by consensus of the RMC as far as possible.
All policy changes, including changes to this document, shall be posted publicly to the `r-multiverse/help` repository as a Proposal.
All policy changes, including changes to this document, shall be posted publicly to the [`r-multiverse/help`](https://github.com/r-multiverse/help) repository as a Proposal.
If there is no dissent by another administrator, the Proposal comes into effect one calendar month after it is posted.

If there is dissent by an administrator, they should post a reasoned reply within the one calendar month notice period.
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## Project Leadership

### R-Multiverse Management Committee (RMC)
### R-multiverse Management Committee (RMC)

The current composition of the RMC is as follows.

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## Language

This document may appear in other languages on the R-Multiverse website or elsewehere.
This document may appear in other languages on the R-multiverse website or elsewhere.
In case of any discrepancy, the English version shall prevail.
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## Roles

* Administrators build the team, develop the infrastructure, and write the policies that govern R-multiverse.
* Moderators review [package contributions](contributors.md) according to the [package review policy](review.md).
* Moderators review [package contributions](contributors.md) according to the [package review policy](review.md),
and they moderate issues and discussions raised in the [r-multiverse/help](https://github.com/r-multiverse/help) repository
and other forums on R-multiverse.

## Support

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We would like to thank the [R Consortium](https://www.r-consortium.org) for their support in the development of R-multiverse.
R-multiverse originated from the R Consortium [Repositories Working Group](https://github.com/RConsortium/r-repositories-wg),
and it was supported by [R Consortium](https://r-consortium.org) ISC grant 24-ISC-1-05.
We would like to thank the [R Consortium](https://www.r-consortium.org) for this support in the development of R-multiverse.
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