Core will consist of 9 people elected by committers. The nomination and election procedure used is described below. All core decisions must contain a summary of how the core members voted on an issue. This is required in order for committers to make an informed decision in their elections. The first order of business for each new core will be to elect a chairman, who's responsibility consists of calling for votes and publicizing the results.
Administrators are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the FreeBSD project.
Core will create a group to equitably and fairly resolve disagreements between developers. The dispute resolution procedure shall be explicitly spelled out by core. Core members may hold administrative positions, but the position itself does not convey core membership. Every year, committers elect a new core from a set of candidates. These nominees consist of the current members of core, as well as nominees chosen by the existing core.