Governance

This policy ensures the User Journey Graph (UJG) spec is developed with transparency and technical integrity.

Key Roles

• Editors/Maintainers: Steward the process, merge PRs, and ensure cross-module coherence.
• Contributors: Anyone submitting text, code, or feedback.

How Work Happens

• Decision Making: Based on rough consensus. If a stalemate occurs, Editors make a documented final call.
• Change Classes: * Editorial: Minor fixes; merged quickly.
• Normative: Changes requirements; requires an issue and full review.
• Breaking: Only allowed in Editor’s Drafts; never in existing snapshots.

Publication Model

• Editor’s Draft (ED): The live, evolving workspace (/ed/).
• Technical Reports (TR): Frozen, immutable snapshots (/tr/version/) of modules the editors believe are reliable enough for community experimentation. A TR publication does not mean every included part is final or stable.

Core Principles

• Interoperability First: Core Graph and Serialization rules always override individual modules.
• Privacy by Design: All example data must be synthetic; PII is strictly discouraged.
• Conduct: Respectful collaboration is mandatory.