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+# Mui-Org Governance
+
+## Overview
+
+Mui-Org houses projects related to [Material-UI](http://www.material-ui.com/), a set of [React](https://reactjs.org/) components
+that implement [Google's Material Design](https://material.io/guidelines/material-design/introduction.html)
+specification. Our mission is to create a customizable Material Design implementation
+for anyone to use. We value an open, collaborative, and diverse community where anyone can join in
+discussions, learn from one another, and contribute to the project. This document describes how
+we govern ourselves, how decisions are made, and how someone could engage with the project.
+
+## Roles & Responsibilities
+
+### Users
+
+Users are members of the community that are using Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects. Anyone
+can be a user and we encourage users to participate in the community as much as possible in the
+following ways.
+- Evangelize Material-UI by [linking to our website](http://www.material-ui.com/),
+[following us on twitter](https://twitter.com/i/notifications), or just talking about us with your
+friends.
+- Tell us what we're doing well or where we can improve.
+- Give us moral support. A "Thank You" always brightens our day!
+- [Support us on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/material-ui).
+
+### Contributors
+
+Contributors are members of the community who contribute to Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects
+in concrete ways. Anyone can be a contributor. In addition to their participation as a user, they
+also contribute in the following ways.
+- Support new users by answering questions on
+[StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/material-ui) and
+[Gitter](https://gitter.im/mui-org/material-ui).
+- Reviewing and commenting on [existing pull requests](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/pulls)
+and [issues](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/issues).
+- Reporting bugs or missing features by [creating an issue](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/issues/new).
+- Fixing bugs, adding features, and
+[improving our documentation](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/tree/v1-beta/docs) by
+[submitting a pull request](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/pulls).
+
+### Committers
+
+Committers are members of the community who are committed to the development, success, and mission
+of Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects. New committers are nominated and voted on by existing
+committers. Under rare circumstances, the Core Team can vote to revoke a committer's privilege. In
+addition to their participation as a contributor, committers have the following privileges.
+- Access to a private Gitter room to talk about issues and coordinate development.
+- Ability to label, close, and manage [Github issues](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/issues).
+- Ability to [close and merge pull requests](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed).
+- Ability to [submit expenses](https://opencollective.com/material-ui/expenses/new) that are
+approved by the Core Team.
+- Ability to receive payment for work done on Material-UI or one of Mui-Org's projects.
+- Nominate and vote on new committers and Core Team members.
+
+### Core Team
+
+Core Team members are individuals that are invested in the success of Mui-Org. Their
+administrative responsibilities ensure the sustainability and smooth running of Mui-Org. New
+Core Team members are nominated and voted on by existing committers. Under rare circumstances, a
+Core Team member can be removed by a two thirds majority vote by the Core Team. Two people
+from the same company cannot exist on the Core Team.
+
+At the end of each quarter, the Core Team may issue payments to one or more committers. The amount
+issued will be determined by a formula that's transparent to all committers and voted on by the
+Core Team. The formula can change at the end of the quarter, but not mid-quarter unless unanimously
+agreed upon by the Core Team and all committers with whom any payment may be owed. These payments
+are aimed to [increase the sustainability of our organization](https://medium.com/call-em-all/material-ui-the-move-to-a-sustainable-open-source-project-5261d07b5067) by supporting committers.
+
+In addition to their participation as a committer, Core Team members have the following privileges.
+- Ability to [publish a release](https://github.com/mui-org/material-ui/releases).
+- Access to Material-UI's [Twitter](https://twitter.com/i/notifications) and Medium account.
+- Owner access to [mui-org on GitHub](https://github.com/mui-org).
+- Admin access to various tools and services ([npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/material-ui),
+[CircleCi](https://circleci.com/gh/mui-org/material-ui),
+[BrowserStack](https://www.browserstack.com/), [Gitter](https://gitter.im/mui-org/material-ui)).
+- Admin access to all financial accounts.
+- Vote on the removal of committers and Core Team members.
+- Vote on decisions when consensus cannot be reached by the community.
+- Vote on approval of expenses and payments on [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/material-ui).
+Core Team members cannot vote to approve their own expenses or payments.
+- Vote on changes to project governance.
+
+### Core Team Chair
+
+The Core Team Chair is a single individual that's a coordinator and facilitator of the Core Team.
+The Chair ensures that all governance processes are followed and has the casting vote in case of a
+tie within the Core Team. The Core Team Chair is voted for by the Core Team and can serve as Chair
+until they step down or removed by a two thirds majority vote by the Core Team.
+
+## Resources
+
+- Governance Models - [http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/governancemodels](http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/governancemodels)
+- Sustain OSS Report - [https://sustainoss.org/assets/pdf/SustainOSS-west-2017-report.pdf](https://sustainoss.org/assets/pdf/SustainOSS-west-2017-report.pdf)
+- Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commons - [http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons#sthash.dqF8J3Bs.dpbs](http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/elinor-ostroms-8-principles-managing-commmons#sthash.dqF8J3Bs.dpbs)