github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.50.10/docs/rfc/README.md (about)

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     5  # Requests for Comments
     6  
     7  A Request for Comments (RFC) is a record of discussion on an open-ended topic
     8  related to the design and implementation of the Cosmos SDK, for which no
     9  immediate decision is required.
    10  
    11  The purpose of an RFC is to serve as a historical record of a high-level
    12  discussion that might otherwise only be recorded in an ad-hoc way (for example,
    13  via gists or Google docs) that are difficult to discover for someone after the
    14  fact. An RFC _may_ give rise to more specific architectural _decisions_ for
    15  the Cosmos SDK, but those decisions must be recorded separately in
    16  [Architecture Decision Records (ADR)](../architecture).
    17  
    18  As a rule of thumb, if you can articulate a specific question that needs to be
    19  answered, write an ADR. If you need to explore the topic and get input from
    20  others to know what questions need to be answered, an RFC may be appropriate.
    21  
    22  ## RFC Content
    23  
    24  An RFC should provide:
    25  
    26  * A **changelog**, documenting when and how the RFC has changed.
    27  * An **abstract**, briefly summarizing the topic so the reader can quickly tell
    28    whether it is relevant to their interest.
    29  * Any **background** a reader will need to understand and participate in the
    30    substance of the discussion (links to other documents are fine here).
    31  * The **discussion**, the primary content of the document.
    32  
    33  The [rfc-template.md](./rfc-template.md) file includes placeholders for these
    34  sections.
    35  
    36  ## Table of Contents
    37  
    38  * [RFC-001: Tx Validation](./rfc-001-tx-validation.md)