# Membership Model?

**URL:** https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/membership-model/1112
**Category:** Open Source Design meta
**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/membership-model/1112 "2019-06-09T15:53:25Z")
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### Author: ![jan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jan/32/8_2.png) [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/membership-model/1112/7 "2019-08-07T18:31:13Z")

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> [@jdittrich](#):
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> - I do not mind the core group growing, but we should have transparent rules how one becomes are “core” member.
> - I do not mind hierarchy as long as it follows a clearly defined process and rights and duties.
> - I think it is essential to define what “core” entails, particularly access to domains, site… These are often single points of failure for small to mid size volunteer groups, so we might want to have “due processes” for dealing with them.

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> [@belenbarrospena](#):
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> So, in my book, that should be the criteria to join the core group: you should have done something of some significance with us (or with a subset of us), and through that we have come to know that your way of working is compatible with the group’s way of working.

This is what is defined already in this thread: [Open Source Design core team](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/open-source-design-core-team/888) – or not? 🙂

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