- 5. If the Technical Committee and the Project Leader agree they may
+ 5. A Developer is not eligible to be (re)appointed to the Technical
+ Committee if they have been a member within the previous 12 months.
+ 6. If the Technical Committee and the Project Leader agree they may
remove or replace an existing member of the Technical Committee.
+ 7. Term limit:
+ 1. Membership of the Technical Committee is automatically
+ reviewed on the 1st of January of each year. At this time, the
+ terms of members who were appointed at least four and a half
+ years (54 months) ago automatically expire. Expiry occurs in
+ order of seniority, most senior members first, and is limited
+ to at most 2 members per year.
+ 2. A member of the Technical Committee is said to be more senior
+ than another if they were appointed earlier, or were appointed
+ at the same time and have been a member of the Debian Project
+ longer. In the event that a member has been appointed more
+ than once, only the most recent appointment is relevant.