[comdev-site] branch master updated: Clarify who can propose a new committer or PMC member

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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/master by this push:
     new eef259c  Clarify who can propose a new committer or PMC member
     new 34ee00f  Merge pull request #86 from rbowen/master
eef259c is described below

commit eef259cf74cbdb9f225e99821852d9f8ff09b124
Author: Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 6 14:02:56 2023 -0500

    Clarify who can propose a new committer or PMC member
---
 source/newcommitter.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/source/newcommitter.md b/source/newcommitter.md
index b8fb69e..f062fe9 100644
--- a/source/newcommitter.md
+++ b/source/newcommitter.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ later in this document.
 <a name="NewCommitter-Summary"></a>
 ### Summary
 
-1. Discuss the proposed committer/PMC member. If positive, call a vote (templates/committerVote.txt)
+1. Discuss the proposed committer or PMC member. If the discussion seems to be going positively, call a vote (templates/committerVote.txt)
 1. Close the vote (templates/closeVote.txt)
 1. If the result is positive, invite the new committer (templates/committerInvite.txt)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ If the committer uses GitHub, they are responsible for linking it to their ASF a
 <a name="NewCommitter-Discussion"></a>
 ### Discussion
 
-We do the discussion and vote on the `private@` mailing list to enable a frank discussion.
+We do the discussion and vote on the `private@` mailing list to enable a frank
+discussion. Any PMC member may propose a potential committer or PMC
+member. This is **not** the sole responsibility or right of the PMC
+chair.
 
 We invite people to join as committers/PMC members, not github ids. It is
 fine to refer to the candidate's github id for context, but the person should