Semantica is maintained by Hawksight AI with community contributions under an open governance model.

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Roles

  • Maintainers — Hawksight AI team: review and merge PRs, manage releases and code quality, set project direction and community standards.
  • Contributors — Submit code, documentation, and bug reports. Help with issues and reviews. Recognized in CONTRIBUTORS.md.
  • Community Members — Use Semantica, provide feedback, share use cases, and participate in GitHub Discussions and Discord.

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Decision Process

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Code Changes

1

Proposal

Open a GitHub Issue describing the change.
2

Discussion

Community discussion on approach and scope.
3

Implementation

Submit a pull request with the change.
4

Review

At least one maintainer reviews the PR.
5

Merge

Merged after CI passes and maintainer approval.

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Major Decisions

  • RFC posted in GitHub Issues
  • Minimum 1-week community discussion period
  • Maintainers decide based on community feedback and technical feasibility

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Releases

Semantica follows Semantic Versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH):

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Code Review

Review criteria: functionality, code quality, tests, documentation, performance, security. Timeline: initial review within 48 hours; follow-up within 7 days. Guidelines for reviewers: be constructive, explain reasoning, suggest alternatives. Guidelines for contributors: address comments promptly, ask questions when unclear, be open to feedback.

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Communication

  • GitHub Issues: bug reports, feature requests, questions
  • GitHub PRs: code contributions
  • GitHub Discussions: community conversation
  • Security Advisories: report security issues privately

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Project Goals

  • Usability — Easy to use and understand: sensible defaults, clear documentation, minimal ceremony.
  • Reliability — Production-ready quality: tested across Python versions, platforms, and real-world workloads.
  • Performance — Efficient and scalable: from single-machine notebooks to enterprise graph databases.
  • Extensibility — Easy to extend with plugins and custom modules via the PluginRegistry pattern.
  • Community — Welcoming and inclusive: all backgrounds and experience levels contribute and are recognized.

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License

MIT License: see LICENSE and the License page.

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See Also