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42 lines
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# every.channel Constitution
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1. Mission
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Make broadcast television universally reachable.
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Build a global, disaggregated network of relays that lets anyone, anywhere, watch every.channel on any device, for free.
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2. Principles
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These are non-negotiable. Amendments require explicit constitutional process.
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- **Free access.** No paywalls or tiers for viewing or participation. Donations and grants are welcome.
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- **Public-first.** Broadcast spectrum is public. The network exists to expand public access and reduce artificial scarcity.
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- **User sovereignty.** Nodes are user-run, user-owned, and programmable. Leaving the network must be as easy as joining it.
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- **Resilient by design.** The system must tolerate takedowns, failures, and hostile pressure without losing the whole.
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- **Transparent operation.** Source, protocols, and governance are public. Hidden control planes are not acceptable.
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- **Composable layers.** The system is built from separable components so multiple implementations can coexist.
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3. Infrastructure
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**The project controls its own infrastructure.** CI, deployment, and secrets are defined in this repository.
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External services may be used when practical but must not create dependencies that prevent independent operation.
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4. Contributor Conduct
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- Non-trivial changes require a written proposal in `evolution/proposals/` referencing this constitution.
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- Capture decisions and rationale in the repository. If it is not written down, it did not happen.
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- When tradeoffs appear, prefer choices that maximize user control and network resiliency.
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- Security-sensitive changes require senior contributor review.
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5. Governance
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- ECP (every.channel proposals) is the legislative process.
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- Senior contributors are named in `CONTRIBUTORS.md`.
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- All changes merge through pull requests.
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- Constitutional amendments require a dedicated ECP quoting the affected section with explicit rationale.
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6. Origin
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This constitution implements the intent of the every.channel genesis documents.
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