From 8c1dff97850b1f1b4523bc88166821d3309730ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dilip Sequeira Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:12:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update to allow use of non-reproducible stack. --- submission_rules.adoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/submission_rules.adoc b/submission_rules.adoc index a4fee8e..ab73bbc 100644 --- a/submission_rules.adoc +++ b/submission_rules.adoc @@ -778,10 +778,11 @@ Examples and counterexamples: #### Research, Development, or Internal Systems -A research, development, or internal (RDI) component does not meet the requirements for an available or preview component. An RDI system is a system containing one or more RDI components. RDI hardware components may not be submitted as _Available_ components until the submission cycle after next or 221 days whichever is longer. +A research, development, or internal (RDI) component does not meet the requirements for an available or preview component. An RDI system is a system containing one or more RDI components. -RDI systems using only Available hardware must use a _Reproducible_ software stack, accompanied by instructions which would allow a reasonable expert user to download and install it on a hardware system similar to the submission system. A software stack is _Reproducible_ if all components that substantially determine performance are either _Available_ or _Reproducible_. A binary component is _Reproducible_ if it is downloadable by anyone to whom the hardware is Available, from a URL which must remain valid until a release of the software is Available. +RDI systems using only Available hardware may use a _Reproducible_ software stack, accompanied by instructions which would allow a reasonable expert user to download and install it on a hardware system similar to the submission system. A software stack is _Reproducible_ if all components that substantially determine performance are either _Available_ or _Reproducible_. A binary component is _Reproducible_ if it is downloadable by anyone to whom the hardware is Available, from a URL which must remain valid until a release of the software is Available. +RDI hardware components may not be submitted as _Available_ components until the submission cycle after next or 221 days whichever is longer. RDI submissions using a _Reproducible_ stack are exempt from this constraint. ## After publication