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Commits on May 20, 2026

  1. process: align RIP process wording with BIP-3 conventions 

    Rewrite RIP-0001 to more closely follow the BIP-3 process model:
a simplified status taxonomy, a procedural-only editor role, and
an explicit clarification that a RIP's status reflects its position
in the review process, not network deployment or endorsement.

Extract the Rincoin Core release versioning scheme
(MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, plus optional .BUILD for tightly coupled tools)
into a new Informational RIP-0011, removing versioning policy from
RIP-0001's scope.

Clarify that governance/core-role.md is a project-level informational
record and does not confer authority over RIP review or status.
Initialize governance/editor-changes.md for multi-editor process
tracking.

Add the Takologi's GPG key under security/ and reference it from
SECURITY.md.

Update README.md to better describe the repository's bootstrap state,
the revised RIP status model, and the current proposal index.
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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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---

## Bootstrap status (read this first)

This repository is in a **bootstrap phase**. Specifically:

- The RIP process described in RIP-0001 was published without a prior public discussion period. RIP-0001 is itself in `Draft` and is subject to revision.
- No public discussion venue ("Discussion-To") is yet operational. Preambles list `TBD` accordingly.
- The set of editors is bootstrapped at two: the original author of these documents and one independent editor (see [`governance/editor-changes.md`](governance/editor-changes.md)). Further editors will be appointed per RIP-0001 §Editors.
- Almost every Standards Track RIP in this repository was authored unilaterally and has not yet undergone substantive editor or community review. Such RIPs are marked `Idea` (a pre-`Draft` state defined in RIP-0001 §RIP Status). Do not interpret their presence here as endorsement by Rincoin's user community.

Until that changes, RIPs in this repository should be read as **proposals from their respective authors**, not as ratified protocol policy.

---

## Index

| Number | Title | Layer | Type | Status | Requires |
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| Name | Fingerprint |
|------|-------------|
| Aevust | ED20 B635 4EE4 526D 01F8 3B53 8B6E 3BF4 5C71 4ECA |
| Aevust | ED20 B635 4EE4 526D 01F8 3B53 8B6E 3BF4 5C71 4ECA |
| Takologi | FEE1 ACA5 2C65 FF3E BF31 818C B559 5E17 52BC 2A82 |

### How to obtain our public key
### How to obtain our public keys

You can import our public key directly from this repository:
`gpg --import security/Aevust_0x8B6E3BF45C714ECA_public.asc`
You can import the public keys directly from this repository:

```
gpg --import security/Aevust_0x8B6E3BF45C714ECA_public.asc
gpg --import security/Takologi_0xB5595E1752BC2A82_public.asc
```
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# Rincoin Core Role Assignments

**Last Updated**: 2026-05-14
> **Scope:** This file records project-level role assignments inside the author's Rincoin Core development effort. It is **not part of the RIP process** defined in RIP-0001 and confers **no authority** over the review, acceptance, or status of RIPs. RIP-process decisions are governed solely by the editors listed in [`editor-changes.md`](editor-changes.md), per RIP-0001 §Editors.
**Last Updated**: 2026-05-20

| Role | Current Holder |
|------|----------------|
@@ -10,17 +12,4 @@
| Core Research Lead | @Aevust |
| Principal Architect | @Aevust |

## Current Voter Count

**Distinct voters**: 2 (@ysmreg, @Aevust)

**Required authority for version increments**:

| Component | Required |
|-----------|----------|
| MINOR (v1.0.x) | 1 vote — permitted by any single Core Role holder |
| MAJOR / GENERATION | 2/2 — unanimous agreement required |

## Role Assignment History

See `governance/editor-changes.md` for the full record of role transitions and assignment changes.
Project-level role assignment history is maintained outside this repository. RIP editor changes are recorded separately in [`editor-changes.md`](editor-changes.md).
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```
RIP: 11
Title: Rincoin Core Versioning Scheme
Author: Aevust <edu@aevust.org>
Author-Fingerprint: ED20 B635 4EE4 526D 01F8 3B53 8B6E 3BF4 5C71 4ECA
Author: Takologi <takologi@proton.me>
Author-Fingerprint: FEE1 ACA5 2C65 FF3E BF31 818C B559 5E17 52BC 2A82
Discussion-To: TBD — no public pre-RIP discussion has taken place yet.
Status: Draft
Type: Informational
Created: 2026-05-20
Requires: RIP-0001
License: CC0-1.0
```

---

## Abstract

This RIP describes the version-numbering scheme used by Rincoin Core releases and by tightly coupled tools (such as the `rincoin-sim` regtest harness). It is informational: it documents existing practice and recommends a convention for future releases. It does not propose any consensus change.

---

## Motivation

A predictable version-numbering scheme helps node operators, miners, wallet developers, exchanges, and tool maintainers reason about the scope of a release at a glance. Aligning the scheme with the Bitcoin Core convention keeps it familiar to contributors with a Bitcoin background.

---

## Specification

Rincoin Core releases use a three-component version:

```
v[MAJOR].[MINOR].[PATCH]
```

- **MAJOR** — Breaking changes at the protocol level: consensus-layer changes (hard forks and soft forks) and other substantial architectural modifications.
- **MINOR** — Significant but non-breaking changes: considerable architectural modifications that do not change consensus or the wire protocol, new functionality, or significant performance work.
- **PATCH** — Routine maintenance, bug fixes, peer-services updates, and minor feature additions. PATCH releases MUST NOT touch consensus rules.

Tools and simulation suites that are tightly bound to a specific Rincoin Core version MAY use a four-component scheme:

```
v[MAJOR].[MINOR].[PATCH].[BUILD]
```

The first three components track the Core release the tool validates against; `BUILD` increments for tool-internal fixes that do not correspond to a Core release change. Example: `rincoin-sim v1.0.6.1` is a sim-internal fix against Core v1.0.6.

Decisions about specific version numbers belong to the active Rincoin Core maintainers and are outside the scope of this RIP.

---

## Rationale

The scheme mirrors Bitcoin Core's longstanding `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` practice. It is intentionally narrow in scope: it labels releases, it does not allocate authority. Earlier drafts of this material (which lived inside the previous RIP-0001) coupled versioning to a project-governance hierarchy; that coupling is dropped here.

---

## Backwards Compatibility

This RIP is informational and codifies existing practice for Rincoin Core releases (v1.0.x) and for `rincoin-sim` builds. It does not retroactively rename prior releases.

---

## Security Considerations

None directly. The scheme does not change software behaviour. The clear separation of `PATCH` from `MINOR` and `MAJOR` is intended to reduce the risk that a security-only release is mistaken for a feature release.

---

## Acknowledgments

The scheme follows Bitcoin Core convention. The material in this RIP was originally drafted inside RIP-0001 and moved here when RIP-0001 was scoped down to the proposal process.

---

## Copyright

This document is licensed under the Creative Commons CC0-1.0 license.
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