OSARA Public Comments Register¶
Public register of formal comments received against published OSARA Standards Family draft documents, with editor disposition for each comment. Modelled on the W3C "Disposition of Comments" practice.
Purpose¶
The Public Comments Register provides transparency on how community input received during a public comment period influences the draft. Every formally filed comment is acknowledged and dispositioned before a draft advances to the next maturity stage (e.g., from draft to release-candidate).
This register is maintained per release window. Comments received against v0.4-draft.1 and v1.1-draft.1 are recorded below.
Filing a Comment¶
Public comments are filed through the repository using the "Public comment" issue template (.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/public-comment.md or its GitLab equivalent). Filers should provide:
- The document and version (e.g.,
OSARA v0.4-draft.1). - The specific section, requirement ID, or paragraph being commented on.
- The substance of the comment (suggestion, concern, objection, question).
- Whether the commenter is acting on behalf of an organization, and if so which.
- Whether the commenter is willing to be publicly named in the disposition record.
Disposition Categories¶
| Category | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Accepted | The comment is adopted in the current.md draft and will appear in the next release. |
| Accepted with modification | The substance is accepted; the wording or scope is adapted by the editors. |
| Deferred | Recorded for consideration in a later revision; not addressed in the immediate next release. |
| Rejected with rationale | Not adopted; reasoned explanation is recorded. |
| Out of scope | The comment addresses a topic outside the document's scope; suggested redirect provided. |
| Withdrawn | The commenter has withdrawn the comment. |
Public Comment Window — v0.4-draft.1 / v1.1-draft.1¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Window opens | At publication of v0.4-draft.1 (March 2026) |
| Window length | 60 days minimum, extendable by OSC vote |
| Window closes | (to be set on publication) |
| Editor cycle for disposition | Two cycles, ending before promotion to release-candidate |
Comments Received¶
| ID | Date | Commenter | Affiliation | Document | Section | Class | Disposition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none recorded yet) |
Aggregate Statistics (post-window)¶
To be populated at window close:
- Total comments received:
- Accepted (with or without modification):
- Deferred to a later revision:
- Rejected with rationale:
- Out of scope:
Prior Windows¶
Each closed public comment window is preserved here as an archival record. No further changes are made to closed windows; if new issues arise they are filed against the current draft.
(None yet.)
Public Comments Register — Open Source United — CC BY 4.0 — March 2026