They are responsible for insuring that the project functions smoothly. In turn, they are accountable to committers. Core shall have a maximum size of 15 people, but may be smaller than this. Core will self-select their own membership, subject to committer approval as described below. Core decisions must contain a summary of how the core members voted on an issue.
Administrators are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the FreeBSD project.
Core members may hold administrative positions, but the position itself does not convey core membership. Core will create a Conflict Resolution administrative role, and appoint a person to fill this position. The purpose of this role is to equitably and fairly resolve disagreements between developers. Parties involved in the dispute have the option to have the matter settled by the CR administrator, or by a conflict board consisting of 3 members. The CR administrator will issue a call for volunteers to make up the resolution board.