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Blink API OWNERS Requirements

Requirements for API owners

### <td>Chromium contributor in good standing, with a commitment to <a
href="/blink">Blink’s mission</a>: To improve the open web through technical
innovation and good citizenship</td>

### <td>Internalized the principles and emulated them. \[Evidence: links
to their own Intents with discussion threads highlighting how things
like interop, compat were tackled\]</td>

The person's organizational affiliations must be compatible

    with API owners service as regards <a
    href="/developers/contributing-code/external-contributor-checklist">CLA
    status</a></td>

Commitment of 1-2 hours per week to review intents, in addition to

the API owners meetings

Demonstrated understanding of the Blink Launch Process [Evidence:

Shipped APIs following this process]

Demonstrated knowledge and ability to review Web Platform features.

[Evidence example: Input/guidance on 10+ blink intent threads over the past 6 months]

Optional, but desirable qualifications

### <td>Mentored other teams through the API process. \[Evidence: Mentorship
feedback/notes, links to threads they chimed in on, that were not their own
intents\]</td>

### <td>Contributed to improving the API process. \[Evidence: Process
improvement proposals, process documentation\]</td>

### <td>Experience navigating disagreements/contention. \[Evidence: Examples
of such discussions on any public forums, not necessarily Blink
intents\]</td>

Becoming an API Owner

Candidates that meet the qualifications can be nominated by

    a current API owners to the rest of the API owners group.</td>

A candidate may also self-nominate via communication to

    blink-api-owners@chromium.org (a mailing list with only the API
    owners subscribed to it), or to one or more of the API owners.</td>

The nomination should include an explanation as to why the

    candidate meets the criteria above, including links to evidence to
    that effect.</td>

A nominee will be appointed to be an API owners once the

    nomination gets 3 LGTMs and no objections.</td>

Once the nomination is approved, an email will be sent to

    the blink-dev mailing list announcing it. If it is rejected, a
    private email with explanation will be sent to the nominee.</td>

Consideration of nominations will happen in a timely

    manner.</td>