Document Status

This document defines the expected shape, behavior, and governance of OLS v1.0. It is written as a standard specification, not merely a UI demo.

Status Values

Status	Meaning
draft	Work in progress. Not stable. May change without migration support.
review	Submitted for technical and ecclesial review.
candidate	Feature-complete pending final validation.
stable	Approved v1.0 format. Breaking changes require a major version.
deprecated	Still readable but should not be used for new content.

Normative Keywords

Keyword	Meaning
MUST	Required for OLS v1.0 compliance.
MUST NOT	Forbidden in compliant files.
SHOULD	Strongly recommended unless there is a documented reason.
MAY	Optional feature.
RECOMMENDED	Best practice for interoperability and long-term preservation.

Status Is Not Approval

Document status describes the maturity of the technical format. Ecclesial approval describes permitted liturgical use. A stable schema can contain draft or educational-only content, and technically valid content can still require clergy or jurisdictional review.

{
  "ols_version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "corpus",
  "status": "stable",
  "authority": {
    "status": "educational-only",
    "allowedUse": ["education", "private-study"]
  }
}