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## Becoming a Repository Maintainer

Repository Maintainers currently consist entirely of Microsoft employees.
Repository Maintainers currently consist mostly of Microsoft employees.
It is expected that over time, regular trusted contributors to the PowerShell repository will be made Repository Maintainers.
Eligibility is heavily dependent on the level of contribution and expertise: individuals who contribute in meaningful ways to the project will be recognized accordingly.
Eligibility is heavily dependent on the level of contribution and expertise: individuals who contribute consistently in meaningful ways to the project will be recognized accordingly.

At any point in time, a Repository Maintainers can nominate a strong community member to become a Repository Maintainer.
Nominations should be submitted in the form of [RFCs][RFC-repo] detailing why that individual is qualified and how they will contribute.
After the RFC has been discussed, a unanimous vote by the PowerShell Committee will be required for the new Repository Maintainer to be confirmed.
At any point in time, the existing Repository Maintainers can unanimously nominate a strong community member to become a Repository Maintainer.
Nominations are brought to the PowerShell Committee to understand the reasons and justification.
A simple majority of the PowerShell Committee is required to veto the nomination.
Once a nominee has been approved, a PR will be submitted by a current Maintainer to update this document to add the nominee's name to
the [Current Repository Maintainers](#Current-Repository-Maintainers) with justification as the description of the PR to serve as the public announcement.

[RFC-repo]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC
[ci-system]: ../testing-guidelines/testing-guidelines.md#ci-system
[issue-management]: issue-management.md
[CONTRIBUTING]: ../../.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
[CONTRIBUTING]: ../../.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

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