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For work on this repository, start with [docs/development.md](docs/development.md)
and follow its task-specific reading guide. Read and follow the
[agent policy](docs/policy/agents.md) before recommending, planning, or implementing
changes.
For adopting these policies into another repository, follow
[docs/adoption.md](docs/adoption.md).

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Standard Repository Policies
Copyright (C) 2026 Eric Rakestraw
SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Except for the materials identified below, the original policy documents and
explanatory documentation in this repository are licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. You may share
and adapt them under that license, whose complete text is provided in LICENSE.
Original format examples under examples/licensing/ are dedicated to the public
domain under CC0 1.0 Universal, to the extent copyright or related rights apply
and are held by Eric Rakestraw. Their SPDX identifier is CC0-1.0. The complete
CC0 text is provided in docs/oss/licenses/CC0-1.0.txt. Reusing this original
formatting requires no attribution to this project.
Reproduced license texts, third-party notices, and other upstream material
retain their respective terms. Neither the CC-BY-SA grant nor the CC0 dedication
relicenses those materials.
These materials are provided as-is, without warranties, to the extent permitted
by law. See the applicable license or dedication for its disclaimer of warranties
and limitation of liability.

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# policy
# Standard Repository Policies
A collection of standard repository policy documents that should be applied across each of my personal projects.
Reusable policies for application and library repositories, written for human
maintainers and coding agents. They emphasize proportionate implementation,
classical behavioral testing, clear documentation ownership, simple releases,
and consistent licensing notices. The policies are language-independent, with
Go-specific testing guidance where useful.
## Adopt The Policies
Start with the [adoption and update guide](docs/adoption.md). Select an upstream
commit, copy the policies that apply, customize them locally, and add the supplied
attribution entry. Downstream repositories own their adopted rules; upstream
updates are incorporated deliberately.
| Policy | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [Agents](docs/policy/agents.md) | Implementation discipline and local commit practices. |
| [Testing](docs/policy/testing.md) | Meaningful behavioral coverage with proportionate maintenance cost. |
| [Architecture](docs/policy/architecture.md) | A framework for application-specific boundaries and constraints. |
| [Documentation](docs/policy/documentation.md) | Canonical ownership and document lifecycle. |
| [Releases](docs/policy/release.md) | Minimal justified gates and a clear publication completion point. |
| [Open source licensing and attribution](docs/policy/oss.md) | Project grants and factual upstream notices. |
Use the [licensing examples](examples/licensing/) as references when writing
actual notices. Copy needed texts from the [license collection](docs/oss/licenses/README.md).
Applications do not need their own copy of this project's example collection.
## Work On This Project
Read the [contributor guide](docs/development.md) before editing templates or
reference assets. The [public repository](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy)
is the upstream source; commit-specific links identify adoption baselines.
Standard Repository Policies is licensed under [CC-BY-SA 4.0](COPYRIGHT), with
original format examples dedicated under CC0 as specified there.
Sources and terms for reproduced license texts are documented in the
[reference collection](docs/oss/licenses/README.md).

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# Adopting And Updating The Policies
This guide is for agents and maintainers incorporating policies from
[Standard Repository Policies](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy)
into another repository. To edit the upstream templates themselves, use the
[contributor guide](development.md).
## Select A Baseline
Select an upstream commit and read the policies relevant to the requested work.
Use a revision containing the [project grant](../COPYRIGHT) and the reference
assets you intend to use. Record its full commit identifier; a moving branch
name is not an adoption baseline. No package manager or automatic update service
is required.
Preserve existing downstream decisions and unrelated changes. Adoption is a
local customization task, not authorization to add every capability, document,
restriction, or release gate mentioned in the templates.
## Copy And Customize
1. Copy applicable documents from `docs/policy/` to the same downstream location.
Follow each template's adoption instructions and remove its `Base Policy
Template` section afterward. Create supporting documents when they have useful
content for an existing responsibility, rather than filling an empty outline.
2. Tailor architecture to the actual project. Preserve the author's selected
license and existing application contracts. Do not infer new product behavior
from policy examples.
3. Retain each document's `Base Policy Version` and set `Last Updated` to the
local adoption date. Add `Upstream Source` metadata linking to that specific
document at the selected commit. Retain this provenance in future edits.
4. Create or update the downstream `docs/development.md` reading guide. Use
[agents/AGENTS.md](../agents/AGENTS.md) as the basis for the downstream root
`AGENTS.md`, merging its orientation links with existing instructions.
5. Add the attribution and document-license scope described below. Review the
resulting local rules for consistency with the project's actual workflows.
A source link has this shape; substitute the selected full commit and filename:
```text
https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/UPSTREAM_COMMIT/docs/policy/testing.md
```
## Attribute Copied Policies
Use the [canonical attribution entry](../examples/licensing/policy-attribution.md)
in the downstream `docs/oss/attribution.md`. It is an entry fragment to insert
beneath that document's existing title, not an additional document title.
- Replace `UPSTREAM_COMMIT` with the selected full commit in all three URLs.
- Adjust the `Material:` sentence to identify the files actually copied. Keep
“adapted for this repository” for customized documents; use “copied without
modification” for unchanged copies. For a mixture, identify which are adapted.
- Preserve supplied creator, copyright, license, and warranty-disclaimer notices,
including the link to upstream `COPYRIGHT`. Retain indications of prior
modifications as the documents evolve.
- Copy [CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt](oss/licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt) into the downstream
`docs/oss/licenses/`. The entry's relative license link assumes that location.
This entry is the project's recommended attribution arrangement for copied or
adapted policies. Its short material statement identifies scope and modification
status; do not add research narratives or compliance commentary.
Keep customized policy documents under CC-BY-SA 4.0 in this standard adoption
workflow. Identify that scope in the downstream `COPYRIGHT`, for example:
```text
Policy documents adapted from Standard Repository Policies remain licensed
under CC-BY-SA-4.0. See docs/oss/attribution.md for the affected material,
upstream credit, and license links.
```
The application's own code retains its selected license. Copying a policy does
not select a new license for unrelated code or documentation. These instructions
implement the [project grant](../COPYRIGHT); they do not add a requirement to
publish private work or send modifications upstream. Other arrangements
permitted by the license remain available.
## Use Reference Assets
Create actual `COPYRIGHT` and attribution files using the upstream
[application](../examples/licensing/application/COPYRIGHT),
[library](../examples/licensing/library/COPYRIGHT), and
[attribution](../examples/licensing/attribution.md) examples. Read the
[OSS policy](policy/oss.md) for their format and placeholder substitution rules.
Original example formatting is available under CC0 as specified in
[COPYRIGHT](../COPYRIGHT); using that formatting alone does not require an
attribution entry for this project.
Keep links to these examples in the adopted policy pointed at upstream commits.
Do not populate the downstream `examples/` directory with this collection.
Copy the applicable standard license texts into the actual local license files;
retain their wording and their own terms. Those copies remain necessary under
the House Format even though example documents stay upstream.
## Update Deliberately
Compare the previously recorded upstream files with a selected newer revision.
Apply relevant changes while preserving local decisions; do not overwrite
customized documents wholesale or treat every upstream recommendation as a new
local requirement.
Update `Base Policy Version` when adopting a newer template version and update
`Upstream Source` to the revision actually incorporated. Change `Last Updated`
when revising the local document. Keep the material description, modification
status, and attribution links accurate. If documents use different upstream
revisions, retain each file's exact source metadata and include the necessary
commit-specific source and notice links in the single project attribution entry.
Do not change a source reference to a version that was merely reviewed.
Ordinary review should check the resulting rules, attribution facts, and affected
links. A commit-based adoption record is sufficient; no recurring synchronization
check, release gate, or separate license approval is required. Agents following
this documented arrangement need additional clarification only for a concrete
circumstance it does not cover. User instructions govern whether changes are
committed or published.

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# Developing Standard Repository Policies
This repository maintains reusable policy templates and reference materials.
For adopting them into another project, use the [adoption guide](adoption.md).
## Orientation
Read the [agent policy](policy/agents.md) and inspect the working tree before
editing. Preserve unrelated work. Follow explicit task instructions, including
requests to leave changes uncommitted. This repository's policy files retain
their template adoption sections because they are distributed as templates.
Application-specific template examples do not require this repository to acquire
application interfaces or infrastructure.
| Task | Read |
| --- | --- |
| Change a policy | The affected policy, its related policies, and the [documentation policy](policy/documentation.md). |
| Change adoption or provenance guidance | The [adoption guide](adoption.md), [OSS policy](policy/oss.md), and root [COPYRIGHT](../COPYRIGHT). |
| Change licensing examples | The [OSS policy](policy/oss.md), [COPYRIGHT](../COPYRIGHT), and affected examples. |
| Add or update reference license texts | The [reference collection README](oss/licenses/README.md) and the selected publisher or recorded upstream source. |
## Editing And Validation
Keep reusable instructions portable. Put adoption instructions in template
sections and project-specific contributor procedures here. Original licensing
examples belong under `examples/licensing/`; explanatory instructions belong in
their guide or policy so they are not copied into notices.
Increment the affected template's `Base Policy Version` and update its date when
changing its substantive rules or adoption instructions. Preserve the licensing
scope defined in `COPYRIGHT`; reproduced license texts must remain verbatim.
Review the diff, run `git diff --check` for changed prose, and check affected links
and examples. Example placeholders and destination-relative links should be
validated against the documented downstream layout, not treated as published
URLs or missing local dependencies. No application build or new test suite is
needed for prose-only changes. Retain upstream formatting in verbatim license
texts even where it would trigger whitespace warnings.
Pin upstream reference links to commits that contain the referenced files. New
assets can use local links within this repository until a containing commit is
available; do not invent a future hash or publish changes merely to obtain one.
Before publication, confirm that public reference links are accessible. This is
change validation, not a recurring downstream release gate.

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This collection supplies reusable reference texts for repositories adopting the
[Open Source Licensing And Attribution Policy](../../policy/oss.md). Copy the
texts your dependencies use into your repository's `docs/oss/licenses/`, together
with applicable companion texts. The collection is not exhaustive, and adopting
texts your incorporated code, documentation, or assets use into your repository's
`docs/oss/licenses/`, together with applicable companion texts. The collection is not exhaustive, and adopting
projects need not copy every file.
These files are reference material. Their presence does not license this
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ repository or an adopting project under every listed license.
## Sources
The texts were retrieved on 2026-09-26 and are preserved byte-for-byte from the
The original nine texts were retrieved on 2026-09-26 and are preserved byte-for-byte from the
sources below. GNU and Apache texts come directly from their publishers. MIT and
BSD texts come from the SPDX License List data at commit
`31ba1a50e5397e00a304dbadc76531740e89ee48`.
CC-BY-SA 4.0 and CC0 1.0 were retrieved on 2026-09-27 from that same SPDX
revision and are also preserved byte-for-byte. They support policy attribution
and the example-format dedication described in the root [COPYRIGHT](../../../COPYRIGHT).
| Local text | Source |
| --- | --- |
| [GPL-2.0.txt](GPL-2.0.txt) | [Free Software Foundation](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt) |
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ BSD texts come from the SPDX License List data at commit
| [BSD-3-Clause.txt](BSD-3-Clause.txt) | [SPDX](https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data/blob/31ba1a50e5397e00a304dbadc76531740e89ee48/text/BSD-3-Clause.txt) |
| [MIT.txt](MIT.txt) | [SPDX](https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data/blob/31ba1a50e5397e00a304dbadc76531740e89ee48/text/MIT.txt) |
| [Apache-2.0.txt](Apache-2.0.txt) | [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt) |
| [CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt](CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt) | [SPDX](https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data/blob/31ba1a50e5397e00a304dbadc76531740e89ee48/text/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt) |
| [CC0-1.0.txt](CC0-1.0.txt) | [SPDX](https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data/blob/31ba1a50e5397e00a304dbadc76531740e89ee48/text/CC0-1.0.txt) |
## Using The Texts

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# Documentation Policy
**Base Policy Version:** 1.6
**Base Policy Version:** 1.7
**Last Updated**: 2026-09-27
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ secret values.
| Open source licensing and attribution policy | `docs/policy/oss.md` | Project licensing defaults and author choices, COPYRIGHT conventions, upstream attribution format, license-text and notice-link conventions, discoverability, maintenance, and handling of concrete exceptions. | Component entries, license texts, release commands, and dependency security review. |
| Project copyright and license grant | `COPYRIGHT` | Project identity, copyright holders and years, SPDX expression, license grant, warranty disclaimer, and statement about third-party material. | Complete license texts and upstream component attribution. |
| Project license texts | `LICENSE` | Complete project license text and incorporated companion text, with project-specific fields where required by the selected license. | General licensing policy and upstream component attribution. |
| Upstream component attribution | `docs/oss/attribution.md` | Factual component identification, copyright statements, license identification, required upstream notices, and license, notice, and source links in the House Format. | General attribution policy, exception reasoning, research narratives, compliance commentary, and complete standard license texts. |
| Upstream component attribution | `docs/oss/attribution.md` | Factual identification of incorporated code, documentation, and assets, including material scope and modification status where applicable, copyright statements, license identification, required upstream notices, and license, notice, and source links in the House Format. | General attribution policy, exception reasoning, research narratives, compliance commentary, and complete standard license texts. |
| Standard dependency license texts | `docs/oss/licenses/` | Complete, verbatim standard license texts shared by attribution entries where applicable. | Project-specific upstream notices, attribution prose, and policy interpretation. |
| Repository-specific release procedure | `docs/release.md` | Maintainer prerequisites, candidate preparation, concrete validation and publication commands, automated publication guards, asynchronous deliverable publication, separate delivery status, optional consumer-facing verification, and failure recovery. | General release requirements, product installation guidance, historical release summaries, and current compatibility contracts. |
| CLI contract (if applicable) | `docs/cli.md` | Commands, arguments, flags, invocation semantics, and exit codes. | End-to-end operating procedures, configuration field definitions, runtime filesystem layout, module implementation details. |

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# Open Source Licensing And Attribution Policy
**Base Policy Version:** 1.5
**Base Policy Version:** 1.6
**Last Updated**: 2026-09-27
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ own attribution entries and upstream notice links under this policy.
This policy defines project licensing conventions and a repeatable House Format
for upstream attribution and license notices. It covers the project's own code
and upstream components incorporated into or distributed with the application
or library, including relevant transitive dependencies and copied code or assets.
or library, including relevant transitive dependencies and copied code,
documentation, or assets.
Treatment follows the component's terms and actual use, rather than its
classification as a direct dependency.
Do not add attribution entries merely because a repository supplied development
guidance or tooling.
Consulting development guidance or using tooling alone does not require an
attribution entry. Copying or adapting documentation for inclusion in the
repository is different: preserve its applicable attribution and license terms.
A material's role as development guidance does not exempt copied documents.
Apply any express permissions for attribution-free reuse of example formatting.
The baseline is a publicly available source repository with releases published
alongside it. The format is independent of language, forge, and build system.
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ fields; the standard reference collection remains unchanged. Keep `COPYRIGHT`,
grant. This convention introduces no blanket requirement for per-file headers;
preserve notices or add them where the applicable terms require them.
Identify separately licensed documentation or assets in the project grant, with
links to their attribution and license information. An application's default
code license does not override the terms of incorporated documentation.
## Upstream Attribution House Format
Begin `docs/oss/attribution.md` with `# Open Source Attribution Notices`,
@@ -112,7 +120,9 @@ Each entry presents these five fields in order, with blank lines between them:
1. **Project name** as a level-two heading. An optional identification paragraph
may follow, such as `Selected module: MODULE at VERSION.` with the module and
version in backticks. A factual qualifier such as `(transitive dependency)`
version in backticks. For copied documentation, a concise `Material:` sentence
may identify the affected files and whether they were adapted or copied
without modification. A factual qualifier such as `(transitive dependency)`
is permitted; do not describe dependency-discovery methods.
2. **Upstream copyright statement or statements**, preserving their wording.
Put multiple statements in separate paragraphs. If the selected upstream

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## Standard Repository Policies
Material: policy documents under `docs/policy/`, adapted for this repository.
Copyright (C) 2026 Eric Rakestraw
SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License and notices: [CC BY-SA 4.0](licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt) |
[COPYRIGHT](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/UPSTREAM_COMMIT/COPYRIGHT) |
[LICENSE](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/UPSTREAM_COMMIT/LICENSE).
[Source](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/UPSTREAM_COMMIT).