Project Charter

Definitions

1. A document describing a project's purpose, scope, principles, or governance expectations. In open-source and organizational culture, a project charter helps clarify what the project exists to do and how decisions are meant to be made.

   In plain English: A document defining a project's purpose, scope, and basic governance.

   Example: "The new maintainers wrote a project charter so contributors would understand the goals, scope limits, and governance rules before debating every roadmap question from scratch."

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