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+title: Governance
+author: The GNU Assembly
+---
+
+# Governance
+
+The GNU Assembly is moving toward a governance model founded on
+adherence to the [GNU Social Contract](/en/documents/social-contract)
+and our [code of conduct](/en/documents/code-of-conduct).
+
+Governance comes up when specific decisions have to be made about the
+GNU Assembly as a whole, such as defining the level of coherence of GNU
+packages and handling possible funding and legal matters.
+
+We are in the early stages of formulating a governance model.  At this
+time we look at examples such as the GNOME Foundation and Debian.  Our
+goals are to allow for transparent decision-making, to achieve broad
+involvement of Assembly participants in decision-making, and a healthy
+turnover of [responsibilities](/en/documents/roles).