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Each RFC now lives in its own folder (rfc/NNNN-short-name/) with README.md as the main proposal. This gives each RFC room for diagrams, images, and other supporting files without cluttering the top level. Move 0000-template into the new layout and update rfc/README.md to describe the convention.
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Summary
Each RFC now lives in its own folder (
rfc/NNNN-short-name/) withREADME.mdas the main proposal. This gives every RFC room for diagrams, images, and other supporting files without cluttering the top-levelrfc/directory, and GitHub renders theREADME.mdautomatically when browsing the folder.Related Issue
N/A — documentation/structure-only change.
Changes
rfc/0000-template.mdtorfc/0000-template/README.md.rfc/README.mdto describe the new per-RFC folder convention (lifecycle step 2, diagrams section, number reservation wording).drew/os-52-write-initial-rfcwill be updated in a follow-up so it lands in folder form.Testing
mise run pre-commitpassesChecklist
rfc/README.mdupdated