proposal: without clear agreement, the arbiter decides This is not a policy change, but rather a clarification of the existing wording. Fixes golang/go#17129 Change-Id: Ie9877b10ae3eed8ad5e5763d35e48d94c6f8f523 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/29335 Reviewed-by: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org> Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org> Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org> Reviewed-by: Jaana Burcu Dogan <jbd@google.com>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c909a14..4e92db1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ - The goal of the final discussion is to reach agreement on the next step: (1) accept or (2) decline. - The discussion is expected to be resolved in a timely manner. - - In Go development historically, a lack of agreement means decline. - - If there is disagreement about whether there is agreement, - [rsc@](mailto:rsc@golang.org) is the arbiter. + - If clear agreement cannot be reached, the arbiter + ([rsc@](mailto:rsc@golang.org)) reviews the discussion + and makes the decision to accept or decline. - The author (and/or other contributors) do the work as described by the "Implementation" section of the proposal.