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* Remove expected target size
* Clarify that TSC member is not limited to core project maintainers
* Clarify that the TSC Chairperson is permitted to select delegates to run
  regular meetings.
* Clarify that the TSC may invite observers to meetings.
* Add an attendance rule for TSC membership.
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## Section 4. Establishment of the TSC.

TSC memberships are not time-limited. There is no fixed size of the TSC.
However, the expected target is between 6 and 12, to ensure adequate
coverage of important areas of expertise, balanced with the ability to
make decisions efficiently.
TSC memberships are not time-limited. There is no maximum size of the TSC.
The size is expected to vary in order to ensure adequate coverage of important
areas of expertise, balanced with the ability to make decisions efficiently.
The TSC must have at least three members.

There is no specific set of requirements or qualifications for TSC
membership beyond these rules. The TSC may add additional members to the
TSC by a standard TSC motion and vote. A TSC member may be removed from
the TSC by voluntary resignation, or by a standard TSC motion.
TSC by a standard TSC motion and vote. A TSC member may be removed from the
TSC by voluntary resignation, by a standard TSC motion, or in accordance to the
attendance rules described below.

Changes to TSC membership should be posted in the agenda, and may be
suggested as any other agenda item.
Changes to TSC membership should be posted in the agenda, and may be suggested
as any other agenda item.

No more than one-fourth of the TSC members may be affiliated with the
same employer. If removal or resignation of a TSC member, or a change of
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must be immediately remedied by the resignation or removal of one or more
TSC members affiliated with the over-represented employer(s).

The TSC members shall consist of Maintainers from Core Projects as
defined in the project lifecycle document and Section 7.
The TSC membership shall include (but is not limited to) Maintainers from Core
Projects as defined in the project lifecycle document and Section 7. The TSC
may, at its discretion, invite new members to join the TSC who are not
considered to be Maintainers from Core Projects.

The TSC may, at its discretion, invite any number of non-voting observers to
participate in TSC meetings.

The TSC shall meet regularly using tools that enable participation by the
community (e.g. weekly on a Google Hangout On Air, or through any other
appropriate means selected by the TSC). The meeting shall be directed by
the TSC Chairperson. Minutes or an appropriate recording shall be taken
and made available to the community through accessible public postings.
the TSC Chairperson. Responsibility for directing individual meetings may be
delegated by the TSC Chairperson to any other TSC member. Minutes or an
appropriate recording shall be taken and made available to the community
through accessible public postings.

In the case where an individual TSC member attends fewer than 20% of the
regularly scheduled meetings held within a six month period, and does not
proactively communicate with the TSC their intention not to attend those
meetings, the member shall be asked to consider voluntarily resigning their
membership. Should a member fail to attend 100% of the meetings within a one
year period, the member shall be automatically removed from the TSC. In such
cases, the member may ask to continue as an invited observer to TSC meetings.

## Section 5. Responsibilities of the TSC.

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