Occasionally a consensus may need to be reached regarding a course of action for the project. The preferred mechanism is through discussion leading to a consensus of opinion.
However, that may not always be possible, or in some cases, more clarity may be required during meetings, larger decisions need to be made or small disagreements will occur. In these cases, the DSpace VIVO Committers will attempt to come to a consensus by bringing the topic to a vote. Currently, the following voting procedures are in place, as decided unanimously by the DSpace Committers in the Spring of 2009.established in late 2015:
The VIVO The DSpace Committers follow the Apache Voting Process.
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Similar to the Apache Voting Process, only Committers have "binding" votes. Others are free to vote to express their opinions, but those votes are considered advisory in nature.
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