# Governance
This repository is developed and maintained by **Nitro Agility S.r.l.**
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## Scope
This document governs the **PIC Protocol Rust implementation** only.
For governance of the PIC Model and PIC Specification, refer to the
[PIC Spec repository](https://github.com/pic-protocol/pic-spec).
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## Roles
### Project Owner
**Nitro Agility S.r.l.** is the owner and maintainer of this repository.
All final decisions on code inclusion, releases, and project direction
rest with Nitro Agility S.r.l.
### Maintainers
Maintainers are granted write access by Nitro Agility S.r.l. to review
and merge contributions.
A list of maintainers is kept in [MAINTAINERS.md](MAINTAINERS.md).
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## Decision-Making
All changes are proposed via pull request.
Maintainers review contributions for:
- correctness and code quality
- alignment with PIC Protocol and PIC Model invariants
- test coverage and documentation
Final decisions on inclusion rest with Nitro Agility S.r.l.
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## License
Code in this repository is licensed under the **Apache License 2.0**.
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## PIC Model Authorship
The **PIC Model** is original theoretical work created by **Nicola Gallo**.
Nothing in this repository or governance process transfers, assigns, or
alters authorship of the PIC Model.
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## References
- [PIC Specification](https://github.com/pic-protocol/pic-spec)
- [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)