Library
Everything in the RCOS knowledge base, in one place: the standard, the layer guides, the templates, the stress tests and the tools around them.
The Standard
- About RCOS Core What it is, why it exists, its principles
- Introduction Purpose, scope and definitions
- Compliance model What “RCOS-compliant” means
- Permaculture For land as a core purpose
- Minimal Permaculture A lightweight ecological start
9 Non-normative sections10 Compliance & auditing11 Versioning & governanceA GlossaryB Example artifactsC Reference implementation summary
Layers
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Identity & Scope
Why do we exist, and what will we never do?
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Membership System
Who belongs, how do people join, and how do they leave?
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Governance & Decision Logic
Who decides what, and how?
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Economic & Resource System
How do money, land, tools and work flow?
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Conflict, Repair & Accountability
What happens when things break between people?
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Operations & Coordination
How does the daily work actually get done?
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Evolution & Adaptation
How do we change our own rules without falling apart?
Toolkit
- Templates Fill-in documents for every layer
- Facilitation worksheet Run a session with your group
- Self-assessment Tick the warning signs you recognize
- Stress tests Real failures, replayed against RCOS
- Safeguards Extra protections, e.g. for land commons
- Reference implementations How RCOS looks in practice
- Open data The data is licensed CC BY 4.0, like the standard.