Contributor Value Proposition & Recognition Framework

What serious contributors actually receive

Permanent intellectual co-authorship, public legacy in the canonical blueprint, high-signal portfolio value, direct network access, and a merit-based pathway into future governance of the interstellar civilisation we are designing.

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1. Purpose

To provide clear, durable, non-monetary value-capture mechanisms for contributors who advance the IPLS Master Specification with engineering-grade work, while preserving absolute operator sovereignty and the core philosophy of the project.

2. Functional Requirements — Contributor Benefits (IPLS-7.1-CVP-001)

Permanent Co-Authorship & Attribution: Versioned name/handle credit in the live specification, requirement cards, GitHub history, IPFS mirrors, and physical golden records (design lifetime ≥500 years).
Public Legacy: Named participation in the foundational ASI-ready blueprint for humanity’s multi-planetary and interstellar civilisation.
Signalling & Portfolio Value: Real, maturity-lane-tagged engineering contributions become exceptionally strong public portfolio material.
Network & Collaboration Access: Direct access to founder, vetted collaborators, Spec Jams, and priority input on frontier evaluations (4.5).
Future Influence Pathway: Merit-based progression to formal roles in the IPLS Guild/Foundation (Phase 3), subject only to operator consent and Ethical Frameworks (5.1).
Existential Alignment: Direct contribution to the exact infrastructure that will support biological, post-biological, and digital flourishing for centuries (3.1.22 & 5.1).

3. Governance & Interfaces

This framework is governed under Section 3.1.11 and Section 5.1. It shall never be superseded without explicit operator consent and shall extend — never replace — the open CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence.

Living Document v0.5.2 • 08 May 2026 • Ready for immediate contributor activation