Phase 0–1 · 1 to 5 contributors
Romain is principal steward and release captain. The Claude instance (architect) is consultative — no formal decision power. Decisions by direct consent, oral or in a GitHub thread.
Governance Consent, not consensus.
Consent, not consensus.
Fixed-term mandates. Mandatory rotation.
Bactaegion adopts a hybrid model: Sociocracy 3.0 on thematic circles + elected council for global governance beyond 50 contributors. Details in GOVERNANCE.md — amendable by RFC.
Phase 2–3 · 5 to 50 contributors
Adoption of Sociocracy 3.0 on thematic circles (≤ 10 people per circle). Each circle elects a Steward on auditable criteria (Open Badges + minimum 3 months in circle). Terms of 12 months, renewable once consecutively, then 12-month mandatory break.
- Architecture circle · stack, schemas, contracts
- Biosafety circle · Safety Attestations, dual-use screening, embargo
- Communication circle · editorial voice, partnerships
- Science circles · one per V1 target (CBASS, Viperines, Pycsar, RADAR, Schlafen)
Phase 3+ · beyond 50 contributors
Elected council of 5 to 7 global Stewards, 12-18 month mandates, mandatory rotation. Adjudicates cross-circle RFCs that haven't converged, Safety Attestations rejected by a Biosafety circle, inter-circle arbitration, and changes to PLAN.md non-negotiables (2/3 qualified majority).
Every structuring decision goes through a public RFC. Direct inspiration: Python PEPs, Rust RFCs.
- Adding, replacing or removing a major dependency
- Changing PLAN.md non-negotiables
- Modifying the list of V1 targets
- Adopting a canonical JSON-LD schema
- Touching the attestation protocol (Safety, DID, Open Badges)