WHAT REMAINS — RC2 Revised Tarball ==================================== This file tracks content from the source sessions and the independent review that has NOT been incorporated into the specification. All review findings have been addressed in one of three ways: FIXED — The issue has been resolved in the revised files PARTIAL — Addressed but a residual gap remains DEFERRED — Acknowledged as a known gap for a future phase --- REVIEW FINDINGS STATUS ======================= S-1 Dual Charter FIXED Root CHARTER.md is now a navigation pointer. spec/oe-0000-charter.md is the sole authoritative charter. S-2 Triple-Distributed Editorial FIXED reference/editorial-principles.md is now the sole authoritative source. All other documents reference it. S-3 Laws/ and spec/ relationship FIXED All spec documents now include "Applicable Laws" section referencing laws/engineering-laws.md. S-4 Bootstrap Problem (OE-0011) PARTIAL OE-0011 now explicitly acknowledges the constitutional governance gap. The gap itself is not resolved — a future amendment is required. T-1 Observation Definition/Usage FIXED OE-0004 now distinguishes Direct Observation from Corroborated Observation. The translation examples are presented under corroborated observation with engineering confirmation evidence. T-2 Knowledge vs Understanding FIXED OE-0006 no longer redefines knowledge. Understanding is defined on its own terms. T-3 Bedrock Term Collision DEFERRED Acknowledged. "Bedrock" has a geotechnical meaning. No rename applied — the term is deeply embedded in the project's identity. Enduring Concept test (Law 5) would flag this if evaluated strictly. The project may choose to rename or to accept the collision. T-4 The Thread — Untestable Model FIXED OE-0001 now defines four testable properties of the thread: deliberate maintenance, carries understanding, measurable integrity, breaks when context is lost. OE-0010 defines thread integrity as testable by whether a practitioner can reconstruct reasoning. T-5 Evolution Term Usage PARTIAL Renamed to "disciplined, verified extension" in the definition. The document title remains "Evolution" — same collision issue as T-3. SP-1 No Operational Context Def FIXED OE-0003 now defines a minimum context record structure with 8 required fields and 3 supplementary fields, plus a completeness criterion. SP-2 Understanding-Verification Circ FIXED OE-0006 no longer uses "verified" in the definition of understanding. Understanding is "a contextualized model of reality derived from observation and survey." Verification (OE-0007) is the process applied to it. The dependency chain is now acyclic. SP-3 No Conformance Clause PARTIAL OE-0000 now defines conformance basis at a high level: "contains the minimum required fields, follows editorial principles, respects dependency integrity." Detailed conformance testing criteria deferred to Implementation Phase. SP-4 Stub Documents FIXED OE-0005 (Survey) now has a concrete 5-field structure. OE-0007 (Verification) now defines the verification loop explicitly. No forward references to undefined content. E-1 Meta-Commentary FIXED All authorial asides removed from spec documents. E-2 Rhetorical Formatting FIXED Negation lists and emphatic repetition removed from spec documents. E-3 Inconsistent Status Labels FIXED OE-0000 now defines the status lifecycle: Draft -> Proposed -> RC -> Accepted -> Deprecated. All documents set to Draft for consistency. I-1 No Implementable Artifact FIXED OE-0003 now defines a concrete context record structure. The bridge example demonstrates a populated record. This moves the standard from fully abstract to partially implementable. I-2 Empty Directories DEFERRED website/, implementations/, schemas/, tools/ remain empty. They are structural placeholders. Their content will be defined during the Implementation Phase. EG-1 Translation Evidence DEFERRED The claim that translation produces better outcomes is still asserted without empirical evidence. This is an evidence gap that requires real-world testing. EG-2 Context Preservation Evidence DEFERRED The claim that context preservation reduces re-derivation cost is asserted but not quantified. Requires empirical study. EG-3 Historical Citations PARTIAL The Antikythera example now states "comparable complexity in geared mechanisms" (more precise than "nothing of comparable complexity"). Full citations still deferred. EG-4 "Engineers Already Speak This" FIXED OE-0002 now states "Engineers across disciplines share a conceptual vocabulary" without the empirical claim. R-1 Stewardship/Inheritance FIXED Sharply distinguished: Stewardship = transmit discipline, Inheritance = receive discipline. Different failure modes (neglect vs passivity). R-2 Thread/Inheritance FIXED Sharply distinguished: Thread = the channel model, Inheritance = the act of engaging with what the channel carries. OE-0010 makes this explicit. R-3 Translation in Four Places FIXED Translation is defined in OE-0002, with authoritative rules in reference/editorial-principles.md. All other documents reference, not reproduce. P-1 Bedrock as Epistemology PARTIAL OE-0001 now defines bedrock as "reality — the physical world, the constraints of materials and physics, the behavior of systems under load" — more concrete than the previous "immutable reality." Acknowledges that understanding is always provisional. Does not address the philosophical realism objection explicitly. P-2 Thread Untestable FIXED See T-4 above. M-1 No Engineer/Engineering Def FIXED OE-0000 now defines domain of applicability with specific engineering disciplines listed. M-2 Tacit Knowledge FIXED OE-0003 now explicitly acknowledges the limitation: "The standard acknowledges this limitation and aims to preserve the explicit portion as completely as possible." M-3 Confidentiality/Security FIXED OE-0003 now acknowledges: "The standard defines the structure of context records but does not define access control mechanisms. Implementations must address confidentiality, security, and access control as required by their domain." M-4 Incorrect/Obsolete Context FIXED OE-0009 (Stewardship) now includes: "Stewardship includes the obligation to identify and flag context that has become obsolete or that was incorrect when inherited." M-5 No Versioning Scheme FIXED OE-0000 now defines versioning: independent document versioning with MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-status pattern. RC2 SESSION CONCEPTS STATUS =========================== Law of Enduring Concepts FIXED (Law 5 in engineering-laws.md) Five-Question RC2 Gate FIXED (editorial-principles.md Section 4) Self-Fading Example FIXED (editorial-principles.md Section 6) Specification-first Architecture PARTIAL (concept acknowledged in OE-0011, ROADMAP; not yet a formal directory-level concept) Compression Principle FIXED (Law 6 in engineering-laws.md) RC2 Exit Criteria FIXED (ROADMAP.md) RC2 Acceptance Criteria FIXED (ROADMAP.md) RC2 Milestone Statement DEFERRED (not incorporated into spec documents — it's process metadata, not specification content) REMAINING GAPS (Not Addressed in This Revision) ================================================ 1. Constitutional governance layer (S-4 PARTIAL) OE-0011 acknowledges the gap. No solution implemented. 2. "Bedrock" and "Evolution" term collisions (T-3, T-5 DEFERRED) Both terms have established meanings in engineering that differ from Open Engineer's usage. The Enduring Concept test (Law 5) would flag both if applied rigorously to the standard's own terms. 3. Detailed conformance testing criteria (SP-3 PARTIAL) The high-level conformance basis exists. Testable criteria for "does a context record comply?" do not. 4. Empirical evidence for core claims (EG-1, EG-2 DEFERRED) Translation producing better outcomes and context preservation reducing cost are asserted but not quantified. 5. Full historical citations (EG-3 PARTIAL) 6. Philosophical realism objection (P-1 PARTIAL) The bedrock definition is more concrete but the epistemological assumption remains unaddressed. 7. A contemporary, multi-discipline worked example All four examples are from historical contexts. A software engineering or biomedical context record example would strengthen cross-discipline applicability claims.