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: