From e6b766f030c718648fd6c2db48bd579efadbf4ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Wilkes <jon.w.wilkes@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:10:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add governance model to README.md

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 README.md | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8c536380..3068a9d3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -406,6 +406,16 @@ that case, but I haven't tested doing it like that. Sorry. Get a better OS...)
 It is a bad idea to break this Code of Conduct *even if* no one complains
 about your behavior.
 
+### Project Governance
+
+* the three maintainers listed at the top of this document are the ones in
+  charge of this project
+* unanimous decisions are preferred
+* 2 out of 3 can break a disagreement
+* there will only ever be three maintainers of this project at any given time.
+  If you'd like to temporarily step in as one of the three,
+  send an inquiry to the list and we cany discuss it
+
 ### Contributor Guide
 
 Contributing is easy:
-- 
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