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+;;; ==================================================
+;;; STATE.scm — Palimpsest License Project State
+;;; ==================================================
+;;;
+;;; SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT AND LicenseRef-Palimpsest-0.4
+;;; Copyright (c) 2025 Palimpsest Stewardship Council
+;;;
+;;; Checkpoint/restore state for AI-assisted development sessions.
+;;; See: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/state.scm
+;;;
+;;; ==================================================
+
+(define state
+  '((metadata
+     (format-version . "2.0")
+     (schema-version . "2025-12-06")
+     (created-at . "2025-12-08T00:00:00Z")
+     (last-updated . "2025-12-08T00:00:00Z")
+     (generator . "Claude/STATE-system")
+     (project . "palimpsest-license")
+     (repository . "https://github.com/hyperpolymath/palimpsest-license"))
+
+    (user
+     (name . "Palimpsest Stewardship Council")
+     (roles . ("license-steward" "standards-body" "creator-advocate"))
+     (preferences
+      (languages-preferred . ("Haskell" "Rust" "ReScript" "TypeScript"))
+      (languages-avoid . ("Python"))
+      (tools-preferred . ("Nix" "Guix" "Just" "Nickel" "Podman"))
+      (values . ("creator-protection" "emotional-lineage" "quantum-proof-traceability"
+                 "bilingual-integrity" "FOSS" "reproducibility"))))
+
+    (session
+     (conversation-id . "2025-12-08-STATE-CREATION")
+     (started-at . "2025-12-08T00:00:00Z")
+     (messages-used . 0)
+     (messages-remaining . 100)
+     (token-limit-reached . #f))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; CURRENT POSITION
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;;
+    ;;; The Palimpsest License is at v0.4.0, declared "stable and ready
+    ;;; for use" but with critical gaps blocking the path to v1.0.
+    ;;;
+    ;;; RSR Compliance: Bronze (83/110 points)
+    ;;; Documentation: 100% complete (11 core files)
+    ;;; Test Coverage: 6/10 (major gap for Silver tier)
+    ;;; Build Hermiticity: 9/10 (not fully hermetic)
+    ;;;
+    ;;; CRITICAL BLOCKER: The v0.4 license text files are stubs.
+    ;;; - /LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.md contains only "..."
+    ;;; - /LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.txt is empty (0 bytes)
+    ;;;
+    ;;; Only v0.3 has complete license text (English + Dutch).
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (focus
+     (current-project . "Palimpsest License")
+     (current-phase . "v0.4 completion / v1.0 preparation")
+     (current-version . "0.4.0")
+     (target-version . "1.0.0")
+     (target-release . "2026-Q2/Q3")
+     (rsr-tier . "Bronze")
+     (rsr-score . "83/110")
+     (blocking-issues . ("v0.4 license text is stub"
+                         "Stewardship Council not formed"
+                         "Test coverage below Silver threshold")))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; PROJECTS (Route to MVP v1.0)
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (projects
+     ;; CRITICAL PATH - Blocks all downstream work
+     ((name . "Complete v0.4 License Text")
+      (status . "blocked")
+      (completion . 5)
+      (category . "legal")
+      (phase . "drafting")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("Legal expertise required"
+                   "Council review process not established"
+                   "v0.3 to v0.4 diff not documented"))
+      (next . ("Document changes from v0.3 to v0.4"
+               "Draft full v0.4 legal text in English"
+               "Legal review of new clauses"
+               "Create Dutch translation"))
+      (files . ("/LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.md"
+                "/LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.txt"))
+      (notes . "CRITICAL: Cannot claim v0.4 ready without full text. Only stub exists."))
+
+     ;; Governance - Required for v1.0
+     ((name . "Form Stewardship Council")
+      (status . "blocked")
+      (completion . 10)
+      (category . "governance")
+      (phase . "recruitment")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("No candidates identified"
+                   "Selection process undefined"
+                   "Term structure not finalized"))
+      (next . ("Recruit 3 Creator Representatives"
+               "Recruit 2 Legal Experts (IP/Dutch/Scottish law)"
+               "Recruit 1 Technologist (AI ethics)"
+               "Recruit 1 Cultural Heritage Advocate"
+               "Publish bios and GPG keys"))
+      (files . ("/MAINTAINERS.md"))
+      (notes . "7-member Council required. MAINTAINERS.md is all placeholders."))
+
+     ;; RSR Silver - Quality milestone
+     ((name . "Achieve RSR Silver Compliance")
+      (status . "in-progress")
+      (completion . 60)
+      (category . "quality")
+      (phase . "implementation")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("Test coverage at 6/10 (need 8/10)"
+                   "Build not fully hermetic"
+                   "flake.lock not committed"))
+      (next . ("Add Haskell validator comprehensive tests"
+               "Add property-based testing for metadata schemas"
+               "Add integration tests for validation pipeline"
+               "Commit flake.lock for hermetic builds"
+               "Enable sandbox mode in Nix"))
+      (files . ("/RSR_COMPLIANCE.md"
+                "/TOOLS/validation/haskell/test/"
+                "/flake.nix"))
+      (notes . "Currently Bronze (83/110). Silver requires 8/10 test coverage."))
+
+     ;; Bilingual parity
+     ((name . "Complete Bilingual v0.4 Documentation")
+      (status . "blocked")
+      (completion . 30)
+      (category . "documentation")
+      (phase . "translation")
+      (dependencies . ("Complete v0.4 License Text"))
+      (blockers . ("v0.4 English text not complete"
+                   "No Dutch translator assigned"))
+      (next . ("Complete English v0.4 text first"
+               "Create palimpsest-v0.4.nl.md"
+               "Create palimpsest-v0.4.nl.txt"
+               "Update bilingual-map.md"
+               "Legal review of Dutch translation"))
+      (files . ("/LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.nl.md"
+                "/docs/bilingual-map.md"))
+      (notes . "v0.3 has full bilingual support. v0.4 is English-only."))
+
+     ;; Metadata examples
+     ((name . "Create Metadata Examples")
+      (status . "blocked")
+      (completion . 0)
+      (category . "documentation")
+      (phase . "content-creation")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("Example files are empty"))
+      (next . ("Create realistic SPDX JSON-LD example"
+               "Create lineage tag XML example"
+               "Validate examples against schemas"))
+      (files . ("/METADATA_v0.4/spdx_example.jsonld"
+                "/METADATA_v0.4/lineage_tag_example.xml"))
+      (notes . "Documentation claims examples exist; files are 0 bytes."))
+
+     ;; Standards track
+     ((name . "Standards Body Engagement")
+      (status . "in-progress")
+      (completion . 20)
+      (category . "standards")
+      (phase . "preparation")
+      (dependencies . ("Complete v0.4 License Text"))
+      (blockers . ("Need stable v0.4 before submission"
+                   "W3C Community Group not chartered"
+                   "IETF draft not submitted"))
+      (next . ("Submit IETF Internet-Draft"
+               "Charter W3C Community Group"
+               "Apply for SPDX identifier"
+               "Propose Schema.org extension"))
+      (files . ("/standards/ROADMAP.md"
+                "/standards/ietf/draft-creative-works-consent-00.md"))
+      (notes . "5-year roadmap exists. Phase 1 targets 2026."))
+
+     ;; Platform integrations
+     ((name . "Platform Integration Pilots")
+      (status . "paused")
+      (completion . 15)
+      (category . "adoption")
+      (phase . "planning")
+      (dependencies . ("Complete v0.4 License Text"
+                       "Standards Body Engagement"))
+      (blockers . ("No platform partnerships established"
+                   "Consent Registry MVP not live"))
+      (next . ("Contact GitHub for pilot"
+               "Contact Hugging Face for pilot"
+               "Contact Archive.org for pilot"
+               "Launch Consent Registry MVP"))
+      (files . ("/campaigns/consent-layer/adoption-roadmap.md"
+                "/integrations/"))
+      (notes . "Tier 1 targets: GitHub, Hugging Face, Archive.org"))
+
+     ;; Test infrastructure
+     ((name . "JavaScript Test Suite")
+      (status . "not-started")
+      (completion . 0)
+      (category . "quality")
+      (phase . "setup")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("package.json has placeholder test script"))
+      (next . ("Choose test framework (Jest/Vitest)"
+               "Add tests for license-parser.js"
+               "Add tests for ReScript components"
+               "Configure CI test runner"))
+      (files . ("/package.json"
+                "/docs/license-parser.js"))
+      (notes . "Current test script: echo \"No JS tests specified yet\""))
+
+     ;; Infrastructure
+     ((name . "Production Infrastructure")
+      (status . "paused")
+      (completion . 40)
+      (category . "infrastructure")
+      (phase . "configuration")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ("infra.ncl has TODO flags"
+                   "Production deployment not automated"))
+      (next . ("Enable hermetic builds in infra.ncl"
+               "Enable production flags"
+               "Configure Consent Registry deployment"))
+      (files . ("/infra.ncl"))
+      (notes . "Multiple TODO: Enable for production comments in config."))
+
+     ;; v0.3 archive (complete)
+     ((name . "v0.3 Archive")
+      (status . "complete")
+      (completion . 100)
+      (category . "archive")
+      (phase . "archived")
+      (dependencies . ())
+      (blockers . ())
+      (next . ())
+      (files . ("/LICENSES/v0.3/"
+                "/docs/GUIDES_v0.3_ARCHIVE/"))
+      (notes . "Full English + Dutch license text. Archived for reference.")))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; ISSUES & QUESTIONS
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (issues
+     ;; Critical
+     ((severity . "critical")
+      (title . "v0.4 license text is a stub")
+      (description . "palimpsest-v0.4.md contains only '...' and .txt is empty")
+      (files . ("/LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.md"
+                "/LICENSES/v0.4/palimpsest-v0.4.txt"))
+      (action . "Draft complete v0.4 legal text with Council review"))
+
+     ((severity . "critical")
+      (title . "Stewardship Council not formed")
+      (description . "MAINTAINERS.md contains only placeholder templates")
+      (files . ("/MAINTAINERS.md"))
+      (action . "Recruit 7 Council members before v1.0"))
+
+     ;; Major
+     ((severity . "major")
+      (title . "Test coverage insufficient for Silver RSR")
+      (description . "Current 6/10, need 8/10 for Silver tier")
+      (files . ("/TOOLS/validation/haskell/test/"))
+      (action . "Add comprehensive test suites"))
+
+     ((severity . "major")
+      (title . "Metadata example files empty")
+      (description . "spdx_example.jsonld and lineage_tag_example.xml are 0 bytes")
+      (files . ("/METADATA_v0.4/spdx_example.jsonld"
+                "/METADATA_v0.4/lineage_tag_example.xml"))
+      (action . "Create realistic examples"))
+
+     ((severity . "major")
+      (title . "Build not hermetic")
+      (description . "flake.lock not committed, sandbox mode disabled")
+      (files . ("/flake.nix"))
+      (action . "Commit lock file, enable sandbox"))
+
+     ;; Minor
+     ((severity . "minor")
+      (title . "JS test script is placeholder")
+      (description . "npm test just echoes 'No JS tests specified yet'")
+      (files . ("/package.json"))
+      (action . "Implement actual test suite"))
+
+     ((severity . "minor")
+      (title . "Archived experiments in ARCHIVE/")
+      (description . "~50KB of historical cruft from parser experiments")
+      (files . ("/ARCHIVE/"))
+      (action . "Consider cleanup or documentation")))
+
+    (questions-for-user
+     ("What changes differentiate v0.4 from v0.3? Need to document the diff.")
+     ("Who are the candidates for Stewardship Council seats?")
+     ("Is there a Dutch legal expert available for translation review?")
+     ("Should v0.4 be released with full text before recruiting Council?")
+     ("What is the priority: RSR Silver compliance or v0.4 text completion?")
+     ("Are there any platform partners already in discussion?")
+     ("Should the ARCHIVE/ experiments be cleaned up or preserved?"))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; CRITICAL NEXT ACTIONS
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (critical-next
+     ("URGENT: Complete v0.4 license text (blocks everything)"
+      "Document v0.3 to v0.4 changes"
+      "Recruit Stewardship Council members"
+      "Create metadata example files"
+      "Add test coverage for Silver RSR"
+      "Commit flake.lock for hermetic builds"))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; LONG-TERM ROADMAP
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (roadmap
+     ;; Near-term (2025-2026)
+     ((phase . "v0.4 Completion")
+      (timeline . "2025-Q4 to 2026-Q1")
+      (goals . ("Complete v0.4 license text"
+                "Full bilingual parity"
+                "RSR Silver compliance"
+                "Form Stewardship Council")))
+
+     ((phase . "v0.5 Polish")
+      (timeline . "2026-Q1")
+      (goals . ("Comprehensive translations"
+                "Platform integration pilots"
+                "Consent Registry MVP")))
+
+     ((phase . "v1.0 Major Release")
+      (timeline . "2026-Q2/Q3")
+      (goals . ("90-day community review"
+                "6/7 Council supermajority vote"
+                "Full Stewardship Council announcement"
+                "IRTF draft submission"
+                "Press campaign launch")))
+
+     ;; Medium-term (2027-2028)
+     ((phase . "Implementation & Validation")
+      (timeline . "2027-2028")
+      (goals . ("10+ platform integrations"
+                "100K+ works protected"
+                "IETF RFC publication"
+                "W3C Working Group formation")))
+
+     ;; Long-term (2029-2030+)
+     ((phase . "Standards & Scale")
+      (timeline . "2029-2030")
+      (goals . ("W3C Recommendation or IETF Standard"
+                "100M+ works protected"
+                "Quantum-proof attribution"
+                "DAO governance operational"
+                "Consent metadata ubiquitous as HTTPS")))
+
+     ;; Vision metrics
+     ((phase . "2030 Success Metrics")
+      (timeline . "2030")
+      (goals . ("100M+ creative works protected"
+                "50+ platforms supporting Palimpsest"
+                "1B+ GBP annual consent-based flows"
+                "Cited in EU AI Act implementation"
+                "Post-quantum cryptography deployed"))))
+
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;; DEPENDENCY GRAPH (Critical Path to v1.0)
+    ;;; ==================================================
+    ;;;
+    ;;; v0.4 License Text (STUB)
+    ;;;        |
+    ;;;        v
+    ;;; Bilingual Alignment ──────────────┐
+    ;;;        |                          |
+    ;;;        v                          v
+    ;;; RSR Silver (Tests + Hermiticity)  Standards Track (IETF/W3C)
+    ;;;        |                          |
+    ;;;        v                          |
+    ;;; Stewardship Council Formed <──────┘
+    ;;;        |
+    ;;;        v
+    ;;; 90-day Community Review
+    ;;;        |
+    ;;;        v
+    ;;; Council Vote (6/7 majority)
+    ;;;        |
+    ;;;        v
+    ;;; v1.0 Launch
+    ;;;
+    ;;; ==================================================
+
+    (history
+     ;; Version history snapshots
+     (snapshots
+      ((timestamp . "2024-08-01")
+       (version . "0.1.0")
+       (milestone . "Initial release")
+       (notes . "Core principles of symbolic attribution"))
+
+      ((timestamp . "2024-12-15")
+       (version . "0.2.0")
+       (milestone . "Legal framework")
+       (notes . "Dutch Law + Scottish Courts formalized"))
+
+      ((timestamp . "2025-04-05")
+       (version . "0.3.0")
+       (milestone . "Full bilingual")
+       (notes . "Complete Dutch translation, GOVERNANCE.md added"))
+
+      ((timestamp . "2025-12-08")
+       (version . "0.4.0")
+       (milestone . "Current (incomplete)")
+       (notes . "RSR Bronze achieved, v0.4 text still stub"))))
+
+    (files-created-this-session
+     ("STATE.scm"))
+
+    (files-modified-this-session
+     ())
+
+    (context-notes . "CRITICAL: v0.4 license text is blocking. The project declares v0.4 'stable and ready' but the actual license files are empty stubs. This must be resolved before any progress toward v1.0. Second priority is forming the 7-member Stewardship Council.")))
+
+;;; ==================================================
+;;; END STATE.scm
+;;; ==================================================