How Unifyhub changes is part of the design.
All principles · 12 / Governance is architecture
Ecosystem trust depends on knowing who can change rules, how proposals are reviewed, how objections are handled, which decisions are reversible, and which commitments are protected from unilateral change.
In practice
A visible path
Who reviewed it
Room to appeal
Test
If an ecosystem-level rule can change in private without notice, review, or appeal, the architecture has hidden governance inside an implementation owner.
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Principle
The way Unifyhub changes is part of the architecture.
Meaning
Ecosystem trust depends on knowing who can change rules, how proposals are reviewed, how objections are handled, which decisions are reversible, and which commitments are protected from unilateral change.
Product ownership, technical stewardship, and community governance are separated clearly enough that no single center of power can quietly rewrite the ecosystem's shared commitments.
In practice
A shared rule has a visible path from proposal to decision. The record shows who proposed it, who reviewed it, what objections were raised, what changed, and how affected communities can prepare or appeal. Anything less hides governance inside product control.
Product pressure
This principle favors:
public proposal processes for shared contracts
documented decision records
declared affiliations for ecosystem stewards
term limits or rotation for key council roles
appeal paths for contested ecosystem decisions
separation between product roadmap authority and shared compatibility authority
Test
If an ecosystem-level rule can change in private without notice, review, or appeal, the architecture has hidden governance inside an implementation owner.