Technical Governance

As a decentralized network, no single entity can force changes across the entire AIA Chain network. Nodes running the network must individually accept changes. It remains crucial to adhere to core processes used to drive changes in the reference codebase, as these processes likely represent the community's will, ensuring acceptance by network nodes that are part of that community.

AIA Chain's governance defines a reference maintainer responsible for technical matters and upgrades to the AIA Chain network. This entity is selected to maintain the reference implementation and continue recommending improvements. Major versions will be protected by community discussion and veto processes (a two-week challenge period), while smaller bug fixes can be rapidly deployed and delivered to node operators. Initially, maintainers are chosen by the Foundation Board and can only be replaced through board voting. Maintainers will be elected through a community representative election process.