Community Review

Framework Changelog

Chronological record of all framework changes and the feedback that prompted them.

The changelog records every substantive change to the SFR framework documents, the version that introduced the change, the pages affected, the reason for the change, and a summary of what changed. Changes prompted by community review feedback reference the originating Feedback ID. Changes made proactively by the framework authors are noted as internal revision.

Section 1

Current Framework Version

SFR v0.9 Draft — Proposed Standard

June 2026 — Current Version

Version Type Initial public draft. Normative corpus substantially complete. Adoption, Validation & Evidence, and Community Review infrastructure published concurrently.

Documents Included Governance Framework, Canonical Definitions, Reference Test Methodology, Evaluation Inputs, Evaluation Process, Evaluation Record Template, Evidence Hierarchy, all Foundation chain documents (8), all Adoption & Implementation documents (7), all Validation & Evidence documents (6), all Community Review documents (7).

Status Proposed Standard. Stage 1 Community Review open. No feedback received. No changes recorded. This is the initial version.

Prompted By Initial publication. No community feedback received at this version.

Section 2 — Change Log

Recorded Changes

Changes are recorded chronologically, most recent first. Each entry includes the version in which the change was made, the date, pages affected, the reason for the change, and a summary of what changed. Where a change was prompted by community feedback, the relevant Feedback ID from the Feedback Registry is referenced.

No changes recorded. The framework is at its initial publication state (SFR v0.9 Draft, June 2026). Changes will be recorded here as community review feedback is received, assessed, and incorporated. Entries will appear in reverse chronological order.

When a change is made, the entry will include: version number, date, affected pages, change type (Minor / Major), reason (Community Feedback [ID] / Internal Revision / Error Correction), and a plain-language summary of what changed and why.

An empty changelog is not a sign of a static framework — it is a sign of a framework that has not yet received external feedback. The log fills as review proceeds.

Section 3

Versioning Policy

The versioning policy for the SFR framework is defined in the Governance Framework. The changelog applies that policy in practice. Key rules:

1.
Minor revisions increment the patch number (e.g., v0.9.1). They correct errors, clarify language, or add examples without changing normative requirements. Minor revisions do not require re-review of previously completed evaluations.
2.
Major revisions increment the minor version number (e.g., v0.10). They change normative requirements, classification criteria, or evaluation methodology. Major revisions require the community review period to re-open for the affected documents.
3.
Version 1.0 represents formal ratification by a named governance authority following completion of Stage 2 (Independent Evaluation) and Stage 3 (Pilot Adoption). The changelog will record this transition as a major version event.

Changelog Statement

The Changelog Is the Record of Improvement

A framework that never changes after initial publication either achieved perfection on the first try — which is not credible — or received no feedback — which is a problem. The changelog is expected to grow as community review proceeds. Every entry in the changelog represents feedback that improved the framework. A changelog with many entries is a sign of a framework that is being tested and refined. A changelog with no entries means review has not yet begun in earnest.

Submit feedback through Submit Feedback to generate the first changelog entry.