6) Documentation, Ethics & Meta-Research

Last updated: 2025-09-16 (America/Chicago)

6.1 PRIVACY & ETHICS (MN42 + Human-Buffer)

Free-software stance; Kent’s rules; human-first commitments.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Publish-ready markdown
  • Decision on hosting (likely github.io)
• Next micro-step: Create /docs/PRIVACY_ETHICS.md and seed outline.

6.2 Assumption Ledgers (Human-Buffer, others)

Explicit design/ethics assumptions as scholarly artifacts.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Ledger template
  • First filled example (Human-Buffer)
• Next micro-step: Commit ASSUMPTIONS_TEMPLATE.md and link from READMEs.

6.3 Root Index Tree (research taxonomy)

Indexing artifacts/sketches across practice.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Top-level branches
  • Mapping of each project to nodes
• Next micro-step: Draft the top-level tree as a nested list.

6.4 Freedom Fair (community-engaged making)

Invention celebration as social practice.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Brief + outcomes
  • Imagery (kids building/playing)
• Next micro-step: Write 3-sentence outcome summary.