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Proposal: definition of a project #10

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In publiccode.net PR 57, we discovered that @bvhme and I had different ideas about whether codebases counted as projects. Here's my proposal for our definition of a project.

A project is a time limited or scoped research and/or creative endeavor we initiate independently or collaborate on with an external community that results in a useful, reusable output big enough to justify its own repository.

This definition would include the Standard for Public Code, Governance Game and Illustrations, and exclude guides on About for our day to day activities.

Since open source codebases aren't one-off projects (but rather alive, evolving and hopefully maturing), as is our engagement with their communities, it would be incorrect to describe the codebases we work with as 'projects'.

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