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The following page has been changed by JustinMason:
http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ProjectRoles

The comment on the change is:
expand the acronym

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* '''users''': someone that uses our software
* '''[http://www.apache.org/dev/contributors.html contributors]''': anyone can provide feedback, submit bug reports, or submit patches (WeLoveVolunteers)
* '''[http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html committers]''': a committer is simply an individual who was given write access to the codebase
- * '''[http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html PMC members]''': the PMC is responsible for managing a project
+ * '''[http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html PMC members]''': the project management committee is responsible for managing a project

= SpamAssassin specifics =

- The SpamAssassin PMC (pmc at spamassassin.apache.org), like most other PMCs, is responsible for:
+ The SpamAssassin project management committee (pmc at spamassassin.apache.org), like most other PMCs, is responsible for:

* adding new committers (and potentially removing)
* creating and destroying subprojects
@@ -25, +25 @@

so they do not fall under the PMC mantle. Of course, people who happen to be on the
PMC tend to do these, but committers could as well. Then again, a
committer who was this active and responsible for the project would
- frequently end up being a PMC member.
+ frequently end up being a project management committee member.

* proposing and cutting releases
* scheduling