Technical decisions should be inspectable too.

Knolo governance separates institutional authority from technical review. A standard is stronger when its path to acceptance can be followed.

Read the charter KIP process

Governance

A proposal is not a standard until the process says what it is.

Governance covers the public mandate, technical steering, maintainer responsibilities, security authority, release authority, Knolo Improvement Proposals, and conflict resolution.

The intended path is public: proposal, KIP, public review, technical review, decision, reference implementation, conformance. Until a charter is adopted, this page describes the intended coverage without presenting draft language as policy.

Institutional authority

Protect the public mandate.

Board and institutional policy set the boundaries for stewardship, trademarks, and accountability.

Technical authority

Review the work in the open.

Maintainers and technical reviewers evaluate proposals, compatibility, and reference implementations.

Release authority

Ship with evidence.

Release and security processes should connect artifacts to checks, keys, and support windows.

IndexStatus / scope

01Proposal

02Public review

03Technical review

04Decision and conformance

01Proposal

02KIP

03Public review

04Technical review

05Decision

06Reference implementation

07Conformance