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    <h1 id="what-is-the-steering-committee">What is the Steering Committee?</h1>
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    <p>
    The Torque 3D Steering Committee is the hand-picked body of community members
    who are responsible for maintaining the core version of the Torque 3D codebase.
    The first Committee was chosen by GarageGames, but new recruitments are made
    by the Committee itself when necessary.
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    The Committee's operations include evaluating pull-requests made on the engine
    repository, deciding on a roadmap for the engine's future, and of course doing
    some programming in order to make that happen!
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    The Committee's actions are governed by its Charter, which is laid out in the
    section below.
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    <h1 id="current-membership">Current Membership</h1>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Luis Anton</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Rendering and cross-platform code.</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> Porting to <a href="http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/133262">OpenGL</a>
            and <a href="http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/135114">Linux</a>.</p>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Bank</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Networking.</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> <a href="http://www.afterworld.ru/">AfterWorld MMO</a>.</p>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Daniel Buckmaster</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Gameplay code.</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> <a href="http://daniel.buckmasterfamily.id.au/walkabout/">Walkabout Navigation Toolkit</a>.</p>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Thomas Fischer</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Physics and platform coding.</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> <a href="http://www.beamng.com/content/">BeamNG physics engine</a>.</p>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Andrew Mac</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Everything!</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=223336592">Blood and Mana</a>.</p>
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            <h4 class="media-heading">Jeff Raab</h4>
            <p><b>Expertise:</b> Gameplay code.</p>
            <p><b>Known for:</b> <a href="http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/134222">Entity/component framework</a>.</p>
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    <h1 id="steering-committee-charter">Steering Committee Charter</h1>
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    <h2 id="charter-vision">1. Vision</h2>
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    We are dedicated to making the best core version of Torque 3D possible, a
    reliable foundation for others to build upon. We will ensure that Torque
    3D is a modern, user-friendly, open-source game engine suitable to the needs
    of students, hobbyists, independent game makers, and professional studios.
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    <h2 id="charter-goals">2. Goals</h2>
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        <li>To maintain the best possible ‘master’ version of Torque 3D measured
        in terms of performance, reliability, versatility, maintainability and
        scalability.</li>

        <li>To represent the goals and wishes of the engine’s user community.</li>

        <li>To actively communicate in a clear and transparent manner.</li>

        <li>To sustain the steering committee itself as a meritocratic and
        effective organisation.</li>
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    <h2 id="charter-duties-and-responsibilities">3. Duties and Responsibilities</h2>
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        <li>Create and regularly revise the engine roadmap after:
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                <li>Consultation with the community.</li>
                <li>Review of the technical merits and feasibility of proposals.</li>
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        <li>Review and act appropriately on all community contributions by:
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                <li>Providing clear and timely feedback on the status of
                submissions.</li>
                <li>Ensuring that all contributions are free from intellectual
                property encumbrances in order to maintain the integrity of the
                product.</li>
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        </li>

        <li>Performing rigorous testing of all source code contributions,
        separately and integrated with trunk code.</li>

        <li>Act in a professional manner by:
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                <li>Dealing ethically and professionally with other individuals
                and organizations.</li>
                <li>Acting in accordance with publicly-available guidelines such
                as this document.</li>
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        <li>Periodically review the charter and composition of the committee.</li>

        <li>Regularly participate in private and public discussions relating to
        the committee’s activities.</li>
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    <h2 id="charter-membership">4. Membership</h2>
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    Members of the steering committee must be willing and able to commit time
    and energy to fulfilling the committee’s mission. The total committee size
    should remain close to six members.
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    To be considered as a member of the committee, the prospective member should:
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        <li>Be available for at least 10 hours a week of work on the Torque 3D
        open source product such as programming, documentation, administration, etc.</li>

        <li>Have expert knowledge in game, game engine, or tool development,
        such as documentation, C++ engine programming, operating system platform programming, the creation and application of game art and content, etc.</li>

        <li>Agree to the Open Source Software Agreement available on the
        GarageGames web site.</li>
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    If a member is unable to serve on the committee for any reason, the vacancy
    may be filled or left empty at the discretion of the committee. If the
    committee as a whole is unable to perform its duties, it can vote to
    transfer the project to another person or entity.
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    <h2 id="charter-reports">5. Reports</h2>
    <p>
    To facilitate the committee’s operation while accounting for members in
    varied timezones, reports are the primary method of internal communication.
    At the end of the month, each committee member will summarize their activity
    into a monthly work report in a publicly available format.
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    <h2 id="charter-voting">6. Voting</h2>
    <p>
    Any actions to be undertaken by members of the committee in an official
    capacity should be voted on where there is any disagreement. Voting will
    take place in forum threads, emails, or any other appropriate method of
    communication available to all members. Each member of the committee has one
    vote. Any member who has not voted seven days after the vote is initiated
    will count as having abstained. Decisions must be approved by a two-thirds
    majority of all members (not only members who participate in the vote).
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    <h2 id="charter-removal">7. Removal</h2>
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    If a committee member is unable to fulfill their requirements, or fails to
    uphold the charter, they may be removed from the committee after having had
    a chance to respond. They may also be removed by a vote if their activities
    are deemed to no longer align with the guidelines in sections
    <a href="#charter-duties-and-responsibilities">3</a> and
    <a href="#charter-membership">4</a> above.
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    <h2 id="charter-amendments">8. Amendments</h2>
    <p>
    This charter is a living document and may be amended by the committee as
    outlined in section <a href="#charter-voting">6</a>.
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