Layer 2 · Governance

4 Federation Protocol

  • Layer: 2 — Governance & Decision Logic
  • Status: Stub — not yet adopted
  • RCOS reference: §4.5

Defines the sovereignty, autonomy, and relationship dynamics between different properties and communities within the federation.


1. Community Autonomy

1.1 Right to Self-Governance

<Each community’s right to govern its own internal affairs — to be defined.>

1.2 Limits of Authority

<What a community may and may not grant in terms of residency or usage rights — to be defined.>

1.3 Local Decision-Making

<How decisions primarily affecting a specific community area are handled — to be defined.>


2. Access Between Communities

2.1 Access by Members and Residents

<Access rules for members and residents across community areas — to be defined.>

2.2 Access by Trustees

<Access rules for trustees — to be defined.>

2.3 Guests and Volunteers

<Access rules for guests and volunteers — to be defined.>

2.4 Respect for Local Rules

<Requirement to follow local community area rules — to be defined.>


3. Formation of New Sovereign Communities

3.1 Seed Community

<The role of the seed community in forming new communities — to be defined.>

3.2 Communities in Development

<Jurisdiction over developing community areas — to be defined.>

3.3 Requirements for Sovereignty

<Criteria for a community area to become sovereign — to be defined.>

3.4 Effects of Sovereignty

<What changes when sovereignty is achieved — to be defined.>


4. Property Sovereignty

4.1 Independence of Properties

<Relationship between properties within the federation — to be defined.>

4.2 Leaving the Federation

<Process and conditions for a property to leave the network — to be defined.>

4.3 Owner Sovereignty

<Limits of this charter relative to owner authority — to be defined.>


5. Federation Voting Standards

<Training and voting power requirements across the federation — to be defined.>


6. Jurisdiction and Supremacy

<Scope of this charter and document hierarchy — to be defined.>

6.1 Document Hierarchy

<Governing document hierarchy from most subordinate to most authoritative — to be defined.>


Ratification Record

  • Adopted:
  • Decision type: Constitutional
  • Version:
  • Decision record:

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