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Initially the TSC will make all decisions about Releases of the project. This may be amended by vote to include Project Committers as the project grows. However, to be able to measurable, the project must demonstrate a history of following the Release Process. The purpose of the Release Process is to assure openness and maximum opportunity for participation. The idea is to have a simple, clear, public declaration of what a project intends to do and when, and what was actually done in a release cycle. Towards that end, a project following the ‘Release Process’ should have a Release Plan published at the beginning of its release cycle by its committersCommitters, after review by the TSC, and a Release Review just prior to the project release.
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