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doc: add message for Ambassadors to promote #56235

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#### Project contacts

* @mhdawson

### How things get done in the Node.js project

#### Goal

Help people understand that no people are paid to answer their issues or
implement their pull requests. Things get done based on what volunteers work on
and the best way to get something fixed/changed is to submit a Pull request.

Some of the things to highlight include:

* Nobody is paid specifically to answer issues, fix bugs or implement new features.
* No company owns/supports Node.js. Most contributions are from individuals
as opposed to organizations. When an individual becomes a collaborator
the access and priviledges are granted to the indidual, their employer does
not gain any additional rights in the project.
* The governance of the project is specifically designed to prevent one or
a small number of companies from dominating the project.
* Decisions are made by the active collaborators, there is no single person
who makes a decision for the project on their own. This can slow down
decision making but most often results in better outcomes.
* The project is open and receptive to contributions. If you need something PR
in a fix or feature.
* Maintainers are people just like you, with many priorities and end goals. We
all have the same goal of moving the Node.js project forward but at the same
time we all have other responsibilities that affect how much time we have
available to do so.
* People are volunteering their time to review your PRs and answer questions in
the issues you open. Be mindfull of your asks for their time and acknowledge
the gift of their time. Too many issues/PRs in a short period of time may
overwelm maintainers leading to less progress versus more, try to pace your
issues and PRs so that you don't have too many open at the same time. The
same goes for comments in discussions, try to avoid overwelming a discussion
with too many responses, even too much useful data can overwelm a discussion
leading to lower engagement.
* While volunteers work to do the right thing for the community, the project
does not owe anybody anything and does not tolerate abusive or
demanding language in issues, discussions or PRs. A respectful dialog will
maximize the chances of the outcome you desire.
* If you depend on timely support or an SLA, contract with a company that provides
paid support and will prioritize your issues.
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Unrelated but important: We should highlight who to contact if a company has a bug and actually needs a support contract.

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@mcollina I agree, but I think we should defer adding a list of companies that will provide support in a follow on PR as I think that might be a more complicated discussion.


#### Related Links

* <https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/blob/main/TSC-Charter.md#section-3-establishment-of-the-tsc>

#### Project contacts

* @mcollina
* @mhdawson
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You can find their contact email in the [`README.md`](../../README.md#tsc-technical-steering-committee)
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