# Project Governance

This document outlines the governance model for the AAPP-MART project.

## Purpose

The purpose of this governance model is to ensure transparent decision-making,
clear ownership, and effective collaboration among contributors.

## Roles and Responsibilities

- **Maintainers**
  - Responsible for reviewing and merging pull requests.
  - Ensure code quality, security, and compliance.
  - Manage releases and documentation updates.

- **Contributors**
  - Submit issues, bug reports, and feature requests.
  - Provide code contributions via pull requests.
  - Participate in discussions and community support.

- **Community Members**
  - Engage in discussions.
  - Share feedback and ideas.
  - Help improve documentation and usability.

## Decision-Making Process

- Technical decisions are made by maintainers with input from contributors.
- Major changes (architecture, licensing, governance updates) require consensus
  among maintainers and approval via community discussion.
- In case of disagreement, a voting process among maintainers will be initiated.

## Release Management

- Regular releases are scheduled every **quarter**.
- Security patches and hotfixes are released as needed.
- Releases are documented in [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).

## Security and Compliance

- Compliance with open-source licenses is tracked in [NOTICE](NOTICE) and [LICENSE-3RD-PARTY.md](LICENSE-3RD-PARTY.md).

## Community Guidelines

- All contributors must follow the [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
- Respectful communication and collaboration are expected at all times.

## Amendments

This governance document may be updated through consensus among maintainers
and approval via community discussion.
