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      request a review of the decision after 30 days and every 30 days
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      request a review of the decision after 30 days and every 30 days
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      thereafter (unless the total suspension period is less than 30
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      thereafter (unless the total suspension period is less than 30
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      days).  A committer whose privileges have been revoked entirely
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      days).  A committer whose privileges have been revoked entirely
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      may request a review after a period of 6 months have elapsed.
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      may request a review after a period of 6 months has elapsed.
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      This review policy is <emphasis>strictly informal</emphasis>
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      This review policy is <emphasis>strictly informal</emphasis>
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      and, in all cases, core reserves the right to either act on or
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      and, in all cases, core reserves the right to either act on or
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      disregard requests for review if they feel their original
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      disregard requests for review if they feel their original
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    <para>FreeBSD is a highly portable operating system intended to
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    <para>FreeBSD is a highly portable operating system intended to
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      function on many different types of hardware architectures.
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      function on many different types of hardware architectures.
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      Maintaining clean separation of Machine Dependent (MD) and Machine
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      Maintaining clean separation of Machine Dependent (MD) and Machine
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      Independent (MI) code, as well as minimizing MD code is an important
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      Independent (MI) code, as well as minimizing MD code, is an important
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      part of our strategy to remain agile with regards to current
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      part of our strategy to remain agile with regards to current
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      hardware trends.  Each new hardware architecture supported by
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      hardware trends.  Each new hardware architecture supported by
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      FreeBSD adds substantially to the cost of code maintenance,
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      FreeBSD adds substantially to the cost of code maintenance,
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	of interest in these environments, the FreeBSD Project is able
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	of interest in these environments, the FreeBSD Project is able
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	to maintain high levels of quality, stability, and performance,
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	to maintain high levels of quality, stability, and performance,
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	as well as minimize the load on various support teams on the
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	as well as minimize the load on various support teams on the
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	project, such as the ports team, documentation team, as well as
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	project, such as the ports team, documentation team,
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	security officer and release engineering teams.  Diversity in
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	security officer, and release engineering teams.  Diversity in
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	hardware support broadens the options for FreeBSD consumers by
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	hardware support broadens the options for FreeBSD consumers by
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	offering new features and usage opportunities (such as support
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	offering new features and usage opportunities (such as support
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	for 64-bit CPUs, use in embedded environments), but these
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	for 64-bit CPUs, use in embedded environments, etc.), but these
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	benefits always be carefully considered in terms of the real-world
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	benefits must always be carefully considered in terms of the real-world
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	maintenance cost associated with additional platform support.
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	maintenance cost associated with additional platform support.
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	</para>
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	</para>
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	requirements for an architecture to be in that tier,
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	requirements for an architecture to be in that tier,
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	as well as specifying the obligations of developers with
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	as well as specifying the obligations of developers with
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	regards to the platform.  In addition, a policy is defined
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	regards to the platform.  In addition, a policy is defined
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	regarding under the circumstances required to change the tier
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	regarding the circumstances required to change the tier
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	of an architecture.</para>
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	of an architecture.</para>
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    </sect2>
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    </sect2>
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	2 status as the availability of resources to continue to maintain
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	2 status as the availability of resources to continue to maintain
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	the system in a Production Quality state diminishes.</para>
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	the system in a Production Quality state diminishes.</para>
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      <para>Current Tier 2 platforms are PowerPC, and ia64.</para>
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      <para>Current Tier 2 platforms are PowerPC and ia64.</para>
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    </sect2>
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    </sect2>
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    <sect2>
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    <sect2>
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	platforms are architectures for which hardware is not or will not
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	platforms are architectures for which hardware is not or will not
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	be available to the project in the foreseeable future, for which
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	be available to the project in the foreseeable future, for which
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	there are two or fewer active developers, that can not boot to at
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	there are two or fewer active developers, that can not boot to at
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	least single-user mode on real hardware (or simulator for new
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	least single-user mode on real hardware (or a simulator for new
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	hardware platforms), or which are considered legacy systems
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	hardware platforms), or which are considered legacy systems
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	unlikely to see broad future use.  Tier 3 systems will not be
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	unlikely to see broad future use.  Tier 3 systems will not be
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	committed to the base source tree, although support for Tier 3
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	committed to the base source tree, although support for Tier 3
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    <sect2>
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      <title>Policy on Changing the Tier of an Architecture</title>
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      <title>Policy on Changing the Tier of an Architecture</title>
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      <para>Systems may only be moved from one tier to another tier by
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      <para>Systems may only be moved from one tier to another by
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	approval of the FreeBSD Core Team, which shall make that
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	approval of the FreeBSD Core Team, which shall make that
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	decision in collaboration with the Security Officer, Release
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	decision in collaboration with the Security Officer, Release
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	Engineering, and toolchain maintenance teams.</para>
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	Engineering, and toolchain maintenance teams.</para>
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	    well.</para>
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	    well.</para>
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	  <para>This information consists of one or more lines containing the
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	  <para>This information consists of one or more lines containing the
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	    the key word or phrase, a colon, tabs for formatting, and then the
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	    key word or phrase, a colon, tabs for formatting, and then the
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	    additional information.</para>
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	    additional information.</para>
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	  <para>The key words or phrases are:</para>
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	  <para>The key words or phrases are:</para>

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