Governance¶

Project governance model for Semantica.

👥 Roles¶

Maintainers (Hawksight AI team) - Review and merge pull requests - Manage releases and code quality - Community management and project direction

Contributors - Submit code, documentation, and bug reports - Help with issues and reviews - Recognized in CONTRIBUTORS.md

Community Members - Use Semantica and provide feedback - Share use cases and participate in discussions

🔄 Decision Process¶

Code Changes¶

1. Proposal via GitHub Issues
2. Community discussion
3. Implementation (PR)
4. Review by maintainers
5. Approval (at least 1 maintainer)
6. Merge after CI passes

Major Decisions¶

• RFC in GitHub Issues
• 1 week minimum discussion
• Maintainers decide based on community feedback and technical feasibility

📦 Releases¶

Versioning (Semantic Versioning)¶

• MAJOR: Breaking changes
• MINOR: New features (backward compatible)
• PATCH: Bug fixes (backward compatible)

Schedule¶

• Major: Quarterly or as needed
• Minor: Monthly or when ready
• Patch: As bugs are fixed

🔍 Code Review¶

Criteria: Functionality, code quality, tests, documentation, performance, security

Timeline: Initial review within 48 hours, follow-up within 7 days

Guidelines: - Reviewers: Be constructive, explain reasoning - Contributors: Address comments, ask questions, be open to feedback

💬 Communication¶

• GitHub Issues: Bug reports, features, questions
• GitHub PRs: Code contributions
• GitHub Security Advisories: Report security issues

🎯 Project Goals¶

1. Usability - Easy to use and understand
2. Reliability - Production-ready quality
3. Performance - Efficient and scalable
4. Extensibility - Easy to extend
5. Community - Welcoming and inclusive

📄 License¶

MIT License - See LICENSE

Contact: GitHub Issues