Bharat Address Governance

Community rules and decision docs for the Bharat Address project.

What is here

• charter.md: scope, roles, and decision structure.
• decision-rules.md: how proposals are reviewed and approved.
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: community standards.
• CONTRIBUTING.md: contribution flow and expectations.
• SECURITY.md: private vulnerability reporting.
• DCO: developer certificate of origin.

How to use

• Start with charter.md to understand scope and roles.
• Use decision-rules.md when proposing changes.
• Follow SECURITY.md for sensitive disclosures.
• Use CONTRIBUTING.md for PR hygiene and review expectations.

Decision flow (summary)

1. Open an issue with context and references.
2. Draft a proposal or change in a branch.
3. Review against decision-rules.md.
4. Merge after required approvals.

Who should use this

• Contributors proposing standards changes.
• Maintainers reviewing policy updates.

Links

• Org profile: https://github.com/BharatAddress
• Docs site: https://bharataddress.github.io

License

See LICENSE.

Contributing

• Central guidelines: https://github.com/BharatAddress/.github/blob/main/AGENTS.md