Technical Steering Committee

Definitions

1. A formal governing body in a project or foundation that makes or approves technical direction decisions, often abbreviated TSC. It is commonly used in larger open source projects to distribute authority beyond a single maintainer or vendor.

   In plain English: A formal group responsible for major technical decisions in a project.

   Example: "The migration proposal needed approval from the Technical Steering Committee because it changed the project’s support guarantees."

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