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     <p>The concept of "Lazy Consensus" is very important in our project. Lazy
 Consensus means that when you are convinced that you know what the community
 would like to see happen you can simply assume that you already have consensus
 and get on with the work. You don't have to insist people discuss and/or
 approve your plan, and you certainly don't need to call a vote to get approval.
 You just assume you have the community's support unless someone says otherwise.</p>
 <p>We have a time machine (Subversion), this means that as long as you commit
 (or submit patches) early and often the community has plenty of opportunity
 to indicate disapproval. If you believe the community will support your action
 you can operate on lazy consensus as long as you are prepared to roll back
 any work should a valid objection is raised.</p>
 <h2 id="avoiding-unnecessary-discussion">Avoiding Unnecessary Discussion<a class="headerlink" href="#avoiding-unnecessary-discussion" title="Permalink">&para;</a></h2>
 <p>The key thing about lazy consensus is that it's easier for people to agree,
 by doing nothing, than it is to object, which requires an
 alternative to be proposed. This has two effects, firstly people are less
 likely to object for the sake of it and secondly it cuts down on the amount
 of unnecessary mail traffic and discussion.</p>
 <p>Lazy consensus means we can avoid waiting for a community based decision
 before proceeding. However, it does require everyone who cares for the health
 of the project to watch what is happening, as it is happening. Objecting too
 far down the road will cause upset, but objecting (or asking for clarification
 of intent) early is likely to be greeted with relief that someone is watching
 and cares.</p>
 <h2 id="stating-lazy-consensus">Stating Lazy Consensus<a class="headerlink" href="#stating-lazy-consensus" title="Permalink">&para;</a></h2>
 <p>Sometimes a member of the community will believe a specific action is the correct
 one for the community but are not sure enough to proceed with the work under the
 lazy consensus model. In these circumstances they can state Lazy Consensus is in
 operation.</p>
 <p>What this means is that they make a proposal and state that they will start
 implementing it in 72 hours unless someone objects. 72 hours is chosen because
 it accounts for different timezones and non-apache commitments. If the 72 hours are
 touching a weekend it would be wise to extend the timeframe a bit. This will ensure
 that people can participate in the proposal even when they were offline over the
 weekend.</p>
 <p>In this approach the original proposal is not insisting that there is a discussion
 around their proposal, nor are they requesting that the community explicitly
 supports their actions. However, this differs from assuming lazy consensus
 since it allows space and time to <a href="/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html">express support or objections</a> and corrections to
 the proposal before work begins.</p>
 <h2 id="silence-is-consent">Silence is consent<a class="headerlink" href="#silence-is-consent" title="Permalink">&para;</a></h2>
 <p>People may choose to indicate their support for the actions taken with a +1
 mail - quick and easy to read and reassuring for the implementer. However,
 remember, in a lazy consensus world silence is the equivalent to support. This
 can take some time to get used to.</p>

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	<p>The concept of "Lazy Consensus" is very important in our project. Lazy
	Consensus means that when you are convinced that you know what the community
	would like to see happen you can simply assume that you already have consensus
	and get on with the work. You don't have to insist people discuss and/or
	approve your plan, and you certainly don't need to call a vote to get approval.
	You just assume you have the community's support unless someone says otherwise.</p>
	<p>We have a time machine (Subversion), this means that as long as you commit
	(or submit patches) early and often the community has plenty of opportunity
	to indicate disapproval. If you believe the community will support your action
	you can operate on lazy consensus as long as you are prepared to roll back
	any work should a valid objection is raised.</p>
	<h2 id="avoiding-unnecessary-discussion">Avoiding Unnecessary Discussion<a class="headerlink" href="#avoiding-unnecessary-discussion" title="Permalink">¶</a></h2>
	<p>The key thing about lazy consensus is that it's easier for people to agree,
	by doing nothing, than it is to object, which requires an
	alternative to be proposed. This has two effects, firstly people are less
	likely to object for the sake of it and secondly it cuts down on the amount
	of unnecessary mail traffic and discussion.</p>
	<p>Lazy consensus means we can avoid waiting for a community based decision
	before proceeding. However, it does require everyone who cares for the health
	of the project to watch what is happening, as it is happening. Objecting too
	far down the road will cause upset, but objecting (or asking for clarification
	of intent) early is likely to be greeted with relief that someone is watching
	and cares.</p>
	<h2 id="stating-lazy-consensus">Stating Lazy Consensus<a class="headerlink" href="#stating-lazy-consensus" title="Permalink">¶</a></h2>
	<p>Sometimes a member of the community will believe a specific action is the correct
	one for the community but are not sure enough to proceed with the work under the
	lazy consensus model. In these circumstances they can state Lazy Consensus is in
	operation.</p>
	<p>What this means is that they make a proposal and state that they will start
	implementing it in 72 hours unless someone objects. 72 hours is chosen because
	it accounts for different timezones and non-apache commitments. If the 72 hours are
	touching a weekend it would be wise to extend the timeframe a bit. This will ensure
	that people can participate in the proposal even when they were offline over the
	weekend.</p>
	<p>In this approach the original proposal is not insisting that there is a discussion
	around their proposal, nor are they requesting that the community explicitly
	supports their actions. However, this differs from assuming lazy consensus
	since it allows space and time to <a href="/docs/governance/consensusBuilding.html">express support or objections</a> and corrections to
	the proposal before work begins.</p>
	<h2 id="silence-is-consent">Silence is consent<a class="headerlink" href="#silence-is-consent" title="Permalink">¶</a></h2>
	<p>People may choose to indicate their support for the actions taken with a +1
	mail - quick and easy to read and reassuring for the implementer. However,
	remember, in a lazy consensus world silence is the equivalent to support. This
	can take some time to get used to.</p>

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