April 20th 2023: [image: twisted_rightwards_arrows] the fourteenth draft adds new requirements for portability and tests and an introduction to each criterion. - New requirement in Create reusable and portable code about the development being a collaboration between multiple parties. - New requirement in Create reusable and portable code about being dependent on a single vendor. - New requirement in Use continuous integration about publishing results for automated tests. - Differentiating the two requirements about security to clearly be about providing a method and having documentation about it. - Rephrased requirements to focus on the codebase rather than contributor behavior. - Removed the sections Why this is important and What this does not do and replaced with an introduction in each criterion. - Added general What this does not do section in the introduction of the Standard. - Added guidance for public policy makers about related policies and license compatibility. - Added guidance for developers and designers about version controlling files. - Clarified guidance for developers and designers about prompt responses and search engine optimization. - Added Further reading about accessibility. - Aligned criteria URLs with criteria names. - Improved navigation in the web version. - Moved tools in Further reading sections to the community implementation guide. - Moved compliance or certification process to publiccode.net. - Change format of the review template to make it easier to update after a new release. - Improved the text on the landing page and added links to related resources. - Added spell checker automated test. - Made minor changes to text for clarity and consistency. - Moved SPDX headers to yaml header. Find related assets (pdf, epub, review template) at: https://github.com/publiccodenet/standard/releases/tag/0.6.0 -- Jan Ainali, Codebase Steward jan(a)publiccode.net | +46762122776 | @jan_ainali | @ainali@social.coop Foundation for Public Code https://publiccode.net