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For this reason this document defines two sets of exit criteria. The first one is made of requirements expected to be met by all projects before moving to Active. The second set lists examples of additional requirements typically defined at the onset of the project as goals to be met to exit incubation. There are expected to be documented in the Proposal for a Hyperledger Improvement Project (HIP). Because not all projects have the same goals, the importance of each criteria and the exact definition of this second set of criteria may vary from one project to another. Ultimately the TSC is responsible for determining whether a project deserves to move to Active or not and this decision does not need to be solely based on these exit criteria. The purpose of these exit criteria is to help the TSC in its decision process by informing its members of key aspects of the project.
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