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# Strategic Decision Making
This page includes guidelines used for important strategic decisions with respect to the code base.
For important strategic decisions with respect to the code base such as feature inclusion (new version updates) and feature changes (breaking updates) a vote must be taken by existing OEC Association members.
Only members in good standing are eligible to vote.
Voting on these decisions is based on a contribution-weighted voting system, where voting power is proportional to the member's level of contribution to the OEC Association's activities, as measured by:
* Technical contributions to Ocean Enterprise development
* In-Kind contributions for work needed to complete pre defined deliverables
* Financial contributions beyond membership dues
* Material contributions including subscriptions to online collaboration and marketing tools
Contribution-weights are reassessed on a quarterly basis based on the contribution level of the previous quarter.
The OEC Board acts as tie breaker. Contribution-weights are calculated according to the following structure:
| Support Level | Raw Vote | Weighted Vote |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 |