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Governance
This document describes the governance model for the Semantica project.
Project Structure
Semantica is an open-source project maintained by Hawksight AI with community contributions.
Roles
Maintainers
Maintainers are responsible for:
- Reviewing and merging pull requests
- Managing releases
- Maintaining code quality
- Resolving conflicts
- Community management
- Project direction
Current Maintainers:
- Hawksight AI team
Contributors
Contributors are community members who:
- Submit code contributions
- Improve documentation
- Report bugs
- Suggest features
- Help with issues
- Review pull requests
Recognition: All contributors are recognized in CONTRIBUTORS.md
Community Members
Community members:
- Use Semantica
- Provide feedback
- Answer questions
- Share use cases
- Participate in discussions
Decision-Making Process
Code Changes
- Proposal: Feature requests or bug reports via GitHub Issues
- Discussion: Community discussion in Issues or Discussions
- Implementation: Contributor creates PR
- Review: Maintainers review PR
- Approval: At least one maintainer approval required
- Merge: PR merged after approval and CI checks pass
Major Decisions
For major decisions (breaking changes, architecture changes, etc.):
- RFC Process: Request for Comments in GitHub Discussions
- Community Input: Open discussion period (minimum 1 week)
- Decision: Maintainers make final decision based on:
- Community feedback
- Technical feasibility
- Project goals
- Maintenance burden
Release Process
- Planning: Roadmap planning in GitHub Projects
- Development: Feature development in feature branches
- Testing: Comprehensive testing and CI checks
- Release Candidate: RC for major releases
- Release: Tagged release with changelog
- Documentation: Updated documentation
Release Process
Versioning
We follow Semantic Versioning:
- MAJOR: Breaking changes
- MINOR: New features (backward compatible)
- PATCH: Bug fixes (backward compatible)
Release Schedule
- Major Releases: Quarterly or as needed
- Minor Releases: Monthly or as features are ready
- Patch Releases: As bugs are fixed
Release Checklist
- All tests pass
- Documentation updated
- Changelog updated
- Version bumped
- Release notes prepared
- Tagged release created
- Announcement posted
Roadmap Planning
Planning Process
- Community Input: Gather feature requests and feedback
- Prioritization: Maintainers prioritize based on:
- Community demand
- Technical feasibility
- Project goals
- Resource availability
- Roadmap Publication: Roadmap published in README and docs
- Regular Updates: Roadmap updated quarterly
Roadmap Categories
- Short-term (1-3 months): Current sprint
- Medium-term (3-6 months): Next quarter
- Long-term (6+ months): Future vision
Code Review Process
Review Criteria
PRs are reviewed for:
- Functionality: Does it work as intended?
- Code Quality: Follows style guidelines?
- Tests: Adequate test coverage?
- Documentation: Documentation updated?
- Performance: No performance regressions?
- Security: No security issues?
Review Timeline
- Initial Review: Within 48 hours
- Follow-up: Within 7 days
- Resolution: Depends on complexity
Review Guidelines
For Reviewers:
- Be constructive and respectful
- Explain reasoning for suggestions
- Approve when criteria are met
- Request changes when needed
For Contributors:
- Address all review comments
- Ask questions if unclear
- Be open to feedback
- Update PR based on feedback
Conflict Resolution
Code Conflicts
- Technical disagreements: Discuss in PR comments
- Unresolved: Escalate to maintainers
- Final decision: Maintainers
Community Conflicts
- Follow Code of Conduct
- Report violations to maintainers
- Maintainers handle enforcement
Communication Channels
GitHub
- Issues: Bug reports and feature requests
- Discussions: Questions and general discussion
- Pull Requests: Code contributions
- Releases: Release announcements
Discord
- Real-time community chat
- Quick questions
- Community support
- Showcases
- Security issues: semantica-dev@users.noreply.github.com
- General inquiries: GitHub Discussions preferred
Contribution Guidelines
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed contribution guidelines.
Types of Contributions
- Code contributions
- Documentation improvements
- Bug reports
- Feature suggestions
- Code reviews
- Community support
Recognition
All contributors are recognized in:
- CONTRIBUTORS.md
- GitHub contributors page
- Release notes for significant contributions
Project Goals
Primary Goals
- Usability: Easy to use and understand
- Reliability: Production-ready quality
- Performance: Efficient and scalable
- Extensibility: Easy to extend and customize
- Community: Welcoming and inclusive
Success Metrics
- Contributor engagement
- Issue resolution time
- Code quality metrics
- Community growth
- User satisfaction
License
Semantica is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
Contact
For governance questions or concerns:
- GitHub Discussions: General questions
- Email: semantica-dev@users.noreply.github.com
- Discord: Community chat
Last Updated: 2024-01-XX