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  <h1>openETCS Principles<br>Open Source. Open Source Rules of Engagement.</h1>
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    openETCS is delivered as Open Source Software under the EUPL. The project in conducted in conformance with the following "Open Source rules of engagement":
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	<li><b>Openess</b> - openETCS is open to everybody; We provide the same
		opportunity to all. Everyone can participate under the same rules; there
		are no rules to exclude any potential contributors which include, of
		course, direct competitors in the marketplace.</li>
	<li><b>Transparency</b> - Project discussions, minutes, deliberations,
		project plans, plans for new features, and other artifacts are open,
		public, and easily accessible.</li>
	<li><b>Meritocracy</b> - openETCS is a meritocracy. The more you
		contribute the more responsibility you will earn. Leadership roles
		in openETCS are also merit-based and earned by peer acclaim.</li>
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 All subprojects of openETCS are governed by the <a href="https://github.com/openETCS/ecosystem/wiki/openETCS-Development-Process">openETCS Development Process</a>, which has been inherited from the proven <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/projects/dev_process/development_process_2011.php">Eclipse Development Process</a>.
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 It is important to note that all projects have a lifecycle going from pre-proposal to proposal, incubation and maturity. All project phases except the pre-proposal phase are public! If you plan to submit a project proposal please have a look at the <a href="https://github.com/openETCS/ecosystem/wiki/Project-Proposal-Guidelines">Project Proposal Guidelines</a> and / or contact the ecosystem project <a href="mailto:ep@openetcs.org">the ecosystem project</a> or the <a href="mailto:mentoring-board@openetcs.org">openETCS Mentoring Board</a>.
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