DECISION:
Maintain separate internal (tractatus) and public (tractatus-framework)
repositories with distinct purposes and content.
RATIONALE:
- Security: Internal research and strategy must not be public
- Clarity: Developers need implementation docs, not governance theory
- Professionalism: Public repo must appear world-class
- Prevent Misuse: "Bad actor bias" incident showed AI misrepresentation risk
PROCESS DOCUMENTED:
- 8-phase cleanup (615 → 96 files, 84% reduction)
- Professional documentation suite (CHANGELOG, SECURITY, README badges)
- GitHub Release v3.5.0 with downloadable packages
- Community features (Discussions enabled)
GOVERNANCE RULE CREATED:
- inst_063_CONSOLIDATED: Public GitHub Management
- Prohibits: Governance research, deliberation guides, theoretical frameworks
- Allows: Technical docs, API guides, code examples
- Requires: Weekly README review
BAD ACTOR BIAS INCIDENT:
AI suggested converting implementation docs to "governance guide for preventing
bad actors" - exact opposite of framework's pluralistic deliberation purpose.
inst_063_CONSOLIDATED now prevents this misrepresentation.
METRICS:
- Repository reduction: 84% fewer files
- README growth: +73% (215 → 372 lines)
- Documentation quality: Publication-ready
- Community ready: Discussions enabled, professional appearance
File: docs/architecture/ADR-001-public-repository-release-process.md (610 lines)
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