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+# FFmpeg project
+
+## Organisation
+
+The FFmpeg project is organized through a community working on global consensus.
+
+Decisions are taken by the ensemble of active members, through voting and
+are aided by two committees.
+
+## General Assembly
+
+The ensemble of active members is called the General Assembly (GA).
+
+The General Assembly is sovereign and legitimate for all its decisions
+regarding the FFmpeg project.
+
+The General Assembly is made up of active contributors.
+
+Contributors are considered "active contributors" if they have pushed more
+than 20 patches in the last 36 months in the main FFmpeg repository, or
+if they have been voted in by the GA.
+
+Additional members are added to the General Assembly through a vote after
+proposal by a member of the General Assembly.
+They are part of the GA for two years, after which they need a confirmation by
+the GA.
+
+## Voting
+
+Voting is done using a ranked voting system, currently running on https://vote.ffmpeg.org/ .
+
+Majority vote means more than 50% of the expressed ballots.
+
+## Technical Committee
+
+The Technical Committee (TC) is here to arbitrate and make decisions when
+technical conflicts occur in the project.
+They will consider the merits of all the positions, judge them and make a
+decision.
+
+The TC resolves technical conflicts but is not a technical steering committee.
+
+Decisions by the TC are binding for all the contributors.
+
+Decisions made by the TC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote
+of the General Assembly, requested by one of the member of the GA.
+
+The TC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and
+is composed of 5 members.
+Members can be re-elected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly
+can trigger a new election of the TC.
+
+The members of the TC can be elected from outside of the GA.
+Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
+
+The conflict resolution process is detailed in the [resolution process] document.
+
+## Community committee
+
+The Community Committee (CC) is here to arbitrage and make decisions when
+inter-personal conflicts occur in the project. It will decide quickly and
+take actions, for the sake of the project.
+
+The CC can remove privileges of offending members, including removal of
+commit access and temporary ban from the community.
+
+Decisions made by the CC can be re-opened after 1 year or by a majority vote
+of the General Assembly. Indefinite bans from the community must be confirmed
+by the General Assembly, in a majority vote.
+
+The CC is elected by the General Assembly for a duration of 1 year, and is
+composed of 5 members.
+Members can be re-elected if they wish. A majority vote in the General Assembly
+can trigger a new election of the CC.
+
+The members of the CC can be elected from outside of the GA.
+Candidates for election can either be suggested or self-nominated.
+
+The CC is governed by and responsible for enforcing the Code of Conduct.