decisions: allow backlinks
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ Substantial decisions, however, must be made in a transparent and participative
The main purpose of the decision process is to get a common understanding of the problems and the impacts of possible solutions.
+## Terminology
+
+- `Decision`:
+ A text file which contains the content as [explained here](EXPLANATIONS.md).
+- `Decision PR`:
+ A pull request that contains changes for decisions.
+
## Constraints
- All relevant information about decisions must be within Elektra's repository.
@@ -27,7 +34,8 @@ The main purpose of the decision process is to get a common understanding of the
- For reviewers:
- Prefer to directly give suggestions how to change sentences.
- General questions should be asked in the root of "Conversation" and not at vaguely related sentences in the review.
-- Decision PRs only contain a single decision and changes directly related to the decision. (e.g. adding it as a "Related Decision" elsewhere)
+- Decision PRs only modify a *single* decision.
+ Small exceptions like backlinks from other decisions are okay, though.
- Changes not changing the decision step or the direction of the decision are not decision PRs.
- The person merging the decision PR must be someone other than the person that created the decision.
- The purpose of decisions is to have clear descriptions of technical problems and solutions.
