svn commit: r1139255 - /incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext

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Author: marcus
Date: Fri Jun 24 11:43:40 2011
New Revision: 1139255

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1139255&view=rev
Log:
Modified how to vote

Modified:
    incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext

Modified: incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext?rev=1139255&r1=1139254&r2=1139255&view=diff
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--- incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext (original)
+++ incubator/ooo/site/trunk/content/openofficeorg/ppmc-faqs.mdtext Fri Jun 24 11:43:40 2011
@@ -27,9 +27,20 @@ project and decides what to do and which
 
 First of all you have to think how you want to participate as we have different kind
 of roles user, developer, committer. The easiest way is to use what we build as user.
-If you want to improve parts of the software, or documentation, write to our mailing
-lists what should be modified and how it should be done. <br>
-([see here for more information][2])
+If you want to improve parts of the software, or documentation, write to our
+[mailing lists][2] what should be modified and how it should be done. <br>
+([see here for more information][3])
+
+### How and when to vote?
+
+Voting is done when a formal decision has to be made or due to legal reasons, e.g.,
+to vote in new members as committers. In any case avoid voting as the normal way is
+to come to a decision by discussions. The initiator is responsible for the vote,
+that means also to count the votes and present the result. Every member has 1 vote.
+<br>
+([see here for more information][4]) <br>
 
   [1]: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html
-  [2]: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/participation.html
+  [2]: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
+  [3]: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/participation.html
+  [4]: http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/docs/governance/voting.html