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Inference-X Community Governance
Philosophy
The creator builds the cathedral. The community lives in it and expands it. Neither can undo the other's work.
Elmadani Salka holds the rights. The community holds the execution power. These are separate, complementary, and non-conflicting.
Contribution Levels
| Level | Title | Requirements | Powers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Explorer | Join, read, discuss | Read access, forum participation |
| 1 | Contributor | 1+ merged PR or published Store item | Listed in CONTRIBUTORS.md, minor poll voting |
| 2 | Builder | 10+ contributions | Code review, roadmap voting (2x weight), featured on site |
| 3 | Maintainer | Nominated by 3+ maintainers | Merge rights for their domain, Core Team eligibility, compensation eligible |
| 4 | Core Team | Elected, max 9 seats | Budget approval, all repo access, 2-year terms |
| ∞ | IX Guardian | Designated by creator | Observer rights, audit rights, vision protection, permanent |
Decision Types
| Type | Scope | Who decides | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — Operational | Day-to-day (bugs, docs, releases) | Core Team | Majority |
| B — Strategic | Roadmap, partnerships, major features | Level 2+ vote | 60% |
| C — Structural | Governance changes, Core Team composition | Level 3+ vote | 66% |
| D — Constitutional | PROHIBITED — cannot change license, attribution, royalty, or vision | No one | N/A |
Core Team Accountability
- Quarterly public report: fund balance, contribution scores, store revenue, roadmap status
- Annual financial audit
- Any Core Team member can be removed by 66% Level 3+ vote
- Core Team cannot vote to reduce creator's royalty or remove attribution
Revenue Distribution
All revenue is split automatically:
- 20% → Rights Holder (Elmadani Salka / SALKA HOLDING) — immutable
- 80% → Community Fund — distributed quarterly
Community Fund allocation (voted annually by Level 3+):
- 40% → Active maintainer compensation
- 20% → Infrastructure (servers, domains, security)
- 15% → Community events and bounties
- 15% → Contributor distributions (by contribution score)
- 10% → Emergency reserve
Anti-Capture Protection
These measures make hostile takeover structurally impossible:
- License immutability — The SALKA-IX License cannot be modified to remove creator rights
- Succession — Creator rights pass to designated successors, not to the community
- IX Guardian seats — Permanent governance seats protect vision against majority capture
- Revenue lock — The 20% royalty is embedded in every commercial contract
- Attribution in binary — The creator's name is in the compiled code itself
- Domain ownership — All domains owned by SALKA HOLDING, never transferred to community
Code of Conduct
Build: Write readable code. Document your work. Review others' work fairly.
Communicate: Assume good faith. Welcome contributors in any language. Disagree with ideas, not people.
Protect: Report security vulnerabilities privately to security@inference-x.com. Never disclose before a fix is ready.
Respect: The project vision, the license, existing contributors, and users who depend on this software.
Violations are handled by Core Team majority vote. Serious violations result in permanent ban.
Governance v1.0 — February 2026