If only there were community standards for this...
Oh, there are, for years :D This has really stood the test of time:
https://rfc.zeromq.org/spec/42/#24-development-process
And its rationale is well explained too:
https://hintjens.gitbooks.io/social-architecture/content/cha...
Saddened by realizing that Pieter would have had amazing things to say about AI.