Here is the list of 34 proposals, grouped by category. Individual emails for each proposal will follow. (Two near identical proposals were merged). In some cases, particularly the "Formatting and Schema" category, it may make sense to consider and discuss the proposals as a group rather than individually (e.g. 01, 02, 03 and 06)
Formatting and Schema 01. Update the YAML version declaration 02. Formally switch to "YAML Tiny" 03. Deprecate YAML Tiny dialect for JSON 04. Formalize allowed version number formats 05. Schema 06. Data structures, not YAML Prerequisites 07. Enhance granularity of prerequisites 08. Extensibly Group Prereqs 09. Clarify intent of 'recommends' and add 'suggests' 10. Add a free-text prerequisite field 11. OS/arch/platform-specific requirements 12. Allow Sequences (Arrays) for Prereqs 13. Add a post_depends set 14. Prerequisites should be mutually exclusive 15. Add development_requires 16. Binary Package Dependencies Change or clarify existing fields 17. Better formalization of license field 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory 19. Make repository resource a hash 20. Make bugtracker resource a hash 21. Formalize optional_features 22. Clarify author field Add new fields 23. Have a "development version" flag 24. Add a "release_status" field 25. Controlling test suite runs 26. Specify a DLSIP resource 27. Long description 28. Short description 29. Language 30. Trove-Like Categories 31. Version changes Other proposals 32. Steal from other package meta specs 33. Install Meta files and make them queryable 34. Formally reserve keys for private 'in-house' use
