openengineer/rfc/rfc-0000.md

RFC-0000: Purpose

Status: Proposed Phase: The Bedrock Phase

Abstract

This RFC establishes the purpose of the RFC process within Open Engineer and the framework by which all subsequent RFCs are evaluated.

Motivation

Before any individual RFC is accepted, the project must agree on what an RFC is for and what it must accomplish.

Proposal

The purpose of an RFC is to propose, justify, and specify a change to the standard. Every RFC must pass the editorial gate defined in reference/editorial-principles.md, which includes the four-question framework (Section 3).

Scope

This RFC defines the meta-framework for all subsequent RFCs. It is the root of the RFC tree.