Governance & Contributions

Project governance

Solnix is an open-source project currently led by its founder and core maintainer. During the early stages of development, language design, compiler architecture, and security guarantees are guided centrally to ensure technical coherence and verifier safety.

This founder-led model allows Solnix to evolve rapidly while maintaining strict correctness and security standards required for kernel-level programming.

Decision-making process

• Technical discussions happen publicly through GitHub issues and pull requests.
• Significant language or compiler changes are discussed before implementation.
• The core maintainer makes final decisions when consensus cannot be reached.

Decisions are guided by security, verifier correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability.

Contributing to Solnix

Contributions are welcome and encouraged. Solnix is built in the open, and community feedback plays an important role in shaping the language.

Ways to contribute

• Bug reports and issue triage
• Compiler improvements and optimizations
• Language design discussions
• Documentation and examples
• Testing and verifier validation

All contributions should prioritize correctness, safety, and clarity.

Design proposals

Substantial changes to the language, compiler, or execution model may require a design proposal. Proposals are discussed openly to evaluate their impact on safety, performance, and long-term direction.

A formal RFC process may be introduced as the project matures.

Code of Conduct

The Solnix community follows the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct. All participants are expected to engage respectfully and professionally.

Future governance

As Solnix grows and adoption increases, governance may evolve toward a broader maintainer or steering-committee model. Any governance changes will be communicated transparently.