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Project Governance

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 == Issue Reporting ==
-Issue reporting is handled exclusively through the [https://gitlab.coherent-logic.com/jpw/freem FreeM GitLab] repository
+Issue reporting is handled exclusively through the [https://bugs.coherent-logic.com/ Coherent Logic MantisBT] tool.
 When reporting issues, please provide as much detail as possible. Leave the assignee field blank, unless you intend to assign yourself, and a FreeM core team member will assign the issue to the appropriate developer.

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 Internal project governance is handled in the ''project-policy'' channel of the FreeM Community Discord server.
-Serena Willis (serena@coherent-logic.com) is the project lead. In Serena’s absence, any member of the "Core Team" from the FreeM Community Discord server is authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or redirect such matters to Serena per their own judgment.
+Serena Willis (snw@coherent-logic.com) is the project lead. In Serena’s absence, any member of the "Core Team" from the FreeM Community Discord server is authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or redirect such matters to Serena per their own judgment.
 == Relationship to Coherent Logic Development LLC ==

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 == Platform Support Policy ==
-See [Port Tiers] for more information.
+See [[Port Tiers]] for more information.
 == Issue Reporting ==

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	However, once a 1.0.0 release is reached, we will make every effort to avoid breaking API changes wherever possible, above and beyond the requirements enforced by semantic versioning.		However, once a 1.0.0 release is reached, we will make every effort to avoid breaking API changes wherever possible, above and beyond the requirements enforced by semantic versioning.
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		+	== Platform Support Policy ==
		+	See [Port Tiers] for more information.

	== Issue Reporting ==		== Issue Reporting ==

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 == Copyright and License ==
-This document is Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Serena Willis
+This document is Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 Serena Willis
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
 == Mission Statement ==

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	If you have write access to the FreeM git repository, please do your development in your own branch, and create a pull request for your changes. Unless you are a core developer, you may not commit directly to the main branch.		If you have write access to the FreeM git repository, please do your development in your own branch, and create a pull request for your changes. Unless you are a core developer, you may not commit directly to the main branch.
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	== Code of Conduct ==		== Code of Conduct ==

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	FreeM contributors will also receive full credit for their contributions in the FreeM manual and on the FreeM website.		FreeM contributors will also receive full credit for their contributions in the FreeM manual and on the FreeM website.
−	~~Versioning and the Software Contract~~

	== Semantic Versioning ==		== Semantic Versioning ==

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 == Copyright and License ==
-This document is Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2023 John P. Willis
+This document is Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Serena Willis
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
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 To provide a highly portable, feature-rich, free software implementation of the M programming language, focused on extensibility and easy application development on client, desktop, single-board, and older server devices.
 Identity
 FreeM is a free software implementation of the M programming language and database. This is woven into the foundational motivations of our core developers, and the observance of this identity is to be considered a foundational rule of the project.
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 Internal project governance is handled in the ''project-policy'' channel of the FreeM Community Discord server.
-John P. Willis (jpw@coherent-logic.com) is the project lead. In John’s absence, any member of the ``Core Team'' from the FreeM Community Discord server is authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or redirect such matters to John per their own judgment.
+Serena Willis (serena@coherent-logic.com) is the project lead. In Serena’s absence, any member of the ``Core Team'' from the FreeM Community Discord server is authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or redirect such matters to Serena per their own judgment.
 == Relationship to Coherent Logic Development LLC ==
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 However, once a 1.0.0 release is reached, we will make every effort to avoid breaking API changes wherever possible, above and beyond the requirements enforced by semantic versioning.
 Issue Reporting
 Issue reporting is handled exclusively through the [https://gitlab.coherent-logic.com/jpw/freem FreeM GitLab] repository

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 In FreeM Project documentation, Linux refers solely to a POSIX-compliant kernel written by Linus Torvalds. Operating systems built around this kernel will be referred to as ''GNU/Linux'' or ''GNU+Linux''.
 Mailing Lists
 The ''freem-dev'' mailing list (freem-dev@mailman.chivanet.org) is a venue for discussions among those contributing to FreeM itself. Commit messages are automatically sent there.
 The ''freem-users'' mailing list (freem-users@mailman.chivanet.org) is a venue for those using FreeM to develop M programs and applications.
 Project Governance
 Internal project governance is handled in the ''project-policy'' channel of the FreeM Community Discord server.