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Update the definitions of Active and Final status #389

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Team. If enough the approval requirements are met by SEP team members, the SEP will move towards
`FCP`. Otherwise, it'll regress to a `Draft`.
* **FCP** — A SEP that has entered a Final Comment Period (FCP). After one week has passed, during
which any new concerns should be addressed, the SEP's status will become `Active` or `Final`,
depending on the content of the SEP.
which any new concerns should be addressed, the SEP's status will become `Active`.
* **Active** - An actively maintained SEP that is intended for immediate adoption by the entire
ecosystem by its author(s), and if it is a Standard, by SDF as well. Additional updates may be
made without changing the SEP number.
* **Final** - A finalized SEP that is intended for immediate adoption by the entire
ecosystem by its author(s), and if it is a Standard, by SDF as well. A final SEP should only be
updated to correct errata.
ecosystem. Additional updates may be made without changing the SEP number.
* **Final** - A finalized SEP will not be changed aside from minor errata. For a proposal to be a candidate to be made Final it must be being used in live products.

### Additional Statuses
* **Deprecated** - A SEP that was previously on an active track but has been deprecated and is no longer suggested for use. There may be legacy usage of a deprecated SEP.
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* Once a SEP has been approved, it goes into FCP which is broadcast to the protocol meeting members
along with the mailing list.

### FCP -> Active/Final
* If no major concerns are brought up, the SEP is marked as `Active` or `Final` by your SEP buddy:
* If the SEP requires active maintenance, such as having an open schema, it should be marked at
`Active`.
* Otherwise, the SEP should be marked as `Final`.
### FCP -> Active
* If no major concerns are brought up, the SEP is marked as `Active` by your SEP buddy.
* Ideally there will be a reference implementation exhibiting the behavior and value of the SEP before moving to active state.
* Active SEPs should be brought into production by ecosystem members.
* Minor changes may be made as more implementations are brought online highlighting any edge cases.

### Active -> Final
* Once the SEP team determines that an active SEP is complete, proven, and won't be extended, the SEP can move to `Final` status.
* This promotion can only occur once there are multiple live implementations being used in production to ensure any edge cases or incompatibilities are found.
* No changes will be made to a finalized SEP aside from fixing minor errata.
* Much consideration should be given before moving to Final status, it is OK for SEPs to live in Active status for a long time.

### Regression
* It is possible for a SEP to move from `Active` to `Draft` or `Deprecated` if it is never adopted, or is abandoned by the community.
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