Hi Bengt, >> This applies to GNU at the top level, but it does not specify how >> sub-projects (referred to as "packages" in the aforementioned document) >> are governed locally. This question is mostly left unanswered as I >> understand it. >> > > You may find some clues here: > https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html#whatmeans > And links to more :) Thanks for sharing. I've read it and it does not seem to be concerned with the question of governance. At the bottom, I found this long manual which may offer more discussion: https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/ But one has to dissect it first :) Cheers! -- Pierre Neidhardt https://ambrevar.xyz/