Whereas, it is our sense that the development of the core "open-source"
operating system software products of the Foundation should be set by
qualified members; and

Whereas, We recognize that `core' has traditionally filled this role;
and

Whereas, We desire to affirm and support the current members of `core'
in their technical leadership role; therefore,

Resolved, That a committee shall be formed to establish technical guidance
over the creation and maintenance of the core "open-source" operating
system software products of the Foundation.

Resolved, That this committee shall be a Project Management Committee
in accordance with section 6.3 of the bylaws of the Foundation, with
duties and responsibilities as determined by the Board of Directors,
and operating within limits explicitly allowed by policies adopted
through a majority vote of the full Board of Directors.

Resolved, That this committee shall refer disputes to the Executive
Committee for Technical Development only when such disputes cannot be
otherwise satisfactorily resolved.

Resolved, That this committee shall be known and referred to as the
"Operating System Development Committee."

Resolved, That it is appropriate and good to refer to this committee in
any internal correspondence as "core@NetBSD.org" or simply "core."

Resolved, That the current members of `core' shall be immediately
installed as the initial members of the committee.


These resolutions were adopted by the NetBSD Foundation Board of
Directors on during a meeting of the Board on September 23, 2003. The
following Directors voted in favor of adopting these resolutions:
Alistair Crooks, Chris Demetriou, Luke Mewburn, Scott Reynolds, and
Christos Zoulas. The following Directors voted against adopting these
resolution: none. The following Directors abstained from voting or
were not present: none.

These resolutions were amended by written consent of the NetBSD
Foundation Board of Directors on September 25, 2003, to remove a
resolution on the structure of the committee.