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 # Governance
 
-The Kata Containers project is governed according to the [“four opens"](https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/opens.html), which are open source, open design, open development and open community. Technical decisions will be made by technical contributors and a representative Architecture Committee. The community is committed to diversity, openness, encouraging new contributors and leaders to rise up.
+The Kata Containers project is governed according to the [“four opens"](https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/opens.html), which are open source, open design, open development, and open community. Technical decisions are made by technical contributors and a representative Architecture Committee. The community is committed to diversity, openness, and encouraging new contributors and leaders to rise up.
 
 ## Developers