# Tórculo governance

> How Tórculo is maintained and how it changes: who decides, the RFC process every normative change goes through, and how versions are numbered and what they promise. Documents Docum

URL: https://torculo.joseluissaorin.com/gobernanza/readme · Revisado: 2026-10-15 · English: https://torculo.joseluissaorin.com/en/governance/readme.md

How Tórculo is maintained and how it changes: who decides, the RFC process every normative
change goes through, and how versions are numbered and what they promise.

## Documents

| Document | What it covers |
|---|---|
| [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md) | The editor, the future technical committee, decisions, conflicts of interest, appeals, code of conduct, licences and the patent commitment. |
| [RFC-PROCESS.md](RFC-PROCESS.md) | When an RFC is needed, its states and steps, discussion periods, and when an RFC counts as implemented. |
| [VERSIONING.md](VERSIONING.md) | The specification's versions, the version inside each part's files, the epochs of the language, deprecation, and the separate versions of the suite and the libraries. |
| [RFCs](../spec/rfcs/) | The RFCs themselves, and the [template](../spec/rfcs/0000-template.md). |
| [DECISIONES.md](../DECISIONES.md) | The founding decisions (in Spanish), including those still waiting for José Luis. |
| [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) | How to contribute to the specification, the suite and the implementations. |
| [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) | Contributor Covenant 2.1. |
| [SECURITY.md](../SECURITY.md) | How to report a vulnerability privately. |

## In short

- Tórculo is edited by **José Luis Saorín Ferrer**. A **technical committee** takes over
  disputed decisions once three independent implementations, maintained by at least two
  organizations, pass the conformance suite.
- **Nothing changes in silence.** An accepted RFC lands with at least one conformance
  case; it is implemented when two independent implementations pass it. Discussion lasts
  at least 14 days, followed by a 7-day final comment period.
- **A pliego that compiled once compiles always**: every epoch's vocabulary is frozen.
- **Licences**: the specification and documentation under CC BY 4.0, the code under
  `MIT OR Apache-2.0` (the engine fork under MIT, like ManimGX), and a public commitment
  not to assert patents against implementations.

## RFCs

| RFC | Title | State |
|---|---|---|
| [0001](../spec/rfcs/0001-torculo-1.0.md) | Tórculo 1.0 | Accepted |
| [0002](../spec/rfcs/0002-perfil-aspecto.md) | An aspect profile apart from the core | Draft |
| [0003](../spec/rfcs/0003-codigos-de-diagnostico.md) | Diagnostic codes emitted by compilers | Draft |
| [0004](../spec/rfcs/0004-musica-cancion-y-cue.md) | `MÚSICA`: song or cue | Draft |
| [0005](../spec/rfcs/0005-ficha-portable.md) | A portable piece card | Draft |

## Contact

<jl@joseluissaorin.com>. Security reports: see [SECURITY.md](../SECURITY.md).