<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
is	O
run	O
by	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
committers	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
developers	O
who	O
have	O
direct	O
commit	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
master	O
Git	B-Application
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Core	I-Application
Team	I-Application
exists	O
to	O
provide	O
direction	O
and	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
setting	O
goals	O
for	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
and	O
to	O
provide	O
mediation	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
disputes	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
takes	O
the	O
final	O
decision	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
disagreement	O
between	O
individuals	O
and	O
teams	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Core	O
Team	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
selecting	O
individuals	O
for	O
other	O
teams	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
ongoing	O
maintenance	O
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Security	O
Officer	O
,	O
the	O
Release	O
Engineering	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Port	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
Core	O
Team	O
also	O
vote	O
on	O
nominations	O
for	O
new	O
committers	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Core	I-Application
Team	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
were	O
a	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Core	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
body	O
in	O
the	O
NetBSD	B-Device
Project	I-Device
called	O
the	O
Core	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Core	I-Application
Team	I-Application
began	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
group	O
of	O
programmers	O
,	O
mainly	O
consisting	O
of	O
those	O
that	O
initiated	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
grew	O
,	O
so	O
did	O
the	O
Core	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
over	O
200	O
active	O
committers	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
Core	O
Team	O
had	O
expanded	O
to	O
18	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
general	O
vote	O
by	O
active	O
committers	B-General_Concept
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
these	O
bylaws	O
passed	O
by	O
117	O
votes	O
to	O
5	O
against	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Core	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
now	O
an	O
elected	O
body	O
comprising	O
nine	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
pool	O
of	O
project	O
developers	O
with	O
rights	O
to	O
directly	O
change	O
the	O
Project	O
repositories	O
(	O
committers	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Committers	B-General_Concept
are	O
entitled	O
to	O
vote	O
in	O
Core	O
elections	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
made	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
change	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Project	O
's	O
repositories	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
12	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bylaws	O
may	O
be	O
changed	O
by	O
a	O
2/3	O
majority	O
of	O
committers	B-General_Concept
if	O
at	O
least	O
50%	O
of	O
active	O
committers	B-General_Concept
participate	O
in	O
the	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Core	O
Team	O
Secretary	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
writing	O
and	O
distributing	O
monthly	O
status	O
reports	O
to	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
developer	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
committers	B-General_Concept
who	O
wish	O
to	O
run	O
for	O
election	O
announce	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
four	O
weeks	O
that	O
follow	O
the	O
application	O
period	O
,	O
active	O
committers	B-General_Concept
vote	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
nine	O
candidates	O
.	O
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