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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Before pushing your changes, please make sure the tests and the linters pass:
 
 * make fmt
 * make test
-* make test.functionals
+* make functional
 
 _Please note, make functional will create local network resources
 (bridges, namespaces, ...)_
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ Remember that contributions are always welcome!
 
 https://github.com/skydive-project/skydive/issues
 
+Core contributors:
+------------------
+
+* Sylvain Baubeau (lebauce)
+* Nicolas Planel (nplanel)
+* Sylvain Afchain (safchain)
+* Aidan Shribman (hunchback)
+* Masco Kaliyamoorthy (masco)
+* Jean-Philippe Braun (eonpatapon)
+
 Contact
 -------
 
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+# Skydive Project Governance
+
+## Core contributors
+
+Skydive core contributors maintain the [skydive-project/skydive](https://github.com/skydive-project/skydive) GitHub repository.
+Their privileges include but are not limited to:
+
+* Commit access to the [skydive-project/skydive](https://github.com/skydive-project/skydive) repository
+* Access to the Skydive continuous integration (CI) jobs
+
+Both cores and none-core contributors may propose changes to the Skydive
+source code. The mechanism to propose such a change is a GitHub pull request.
+core contributors are responsible for reviewing and merging pull requests.
+
+Collaborator pull request must be approved before it can been merged.
+Approving a pull request indicates that the Core contributor accepts responsibility for the change.
+Approval must be from a Collaborator who is not the author of the change.
+Approval must be post successful CI/CD checks.
+
+Current list of Core contributors is maintained in
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/skydive-project/skydive/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+## Core contributor Activities
+
+* Helping users and novice contributors
+* Contributing code and documentation changes that improve the project
+* Reviewing and commenting on issues and pull requests
+* Participation in working groups
+* Merging pull requests
+* Maintaining the CI
+
+## Core contributor Nominations
+
+Existing Core contributors can nominate someone to become a Core contributor. Nominees
+should have significant and valuable contributions across the Skydive
+organization.
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