Contracts should include a local copy of their template
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shonfeder commented
This is motivated by two intersecting dynamics:
- The person internal to an organization should have access to all contract templates and their entire history, but external parties signing a contract should not. So we cannot rely on all parties being able pull the template from the source repo.
- We will almost certainly need to support ad-hoc negotiations and changes (see #23) and such changes need insight into the template, but shouldn't be shared with all parties (even internal parties).
Towards implementation: The prepare
subcommand proposed in #46 could be used to prepare a directory that includes
- a copy of the template, along with a url+git ref to its source in space-time and a hash verify it's original contents
- a partially filled config, ready for the other party to complete
shonfeder commented
Labeled as priority as this is requisite to satisfy the following major workflows:
- Edit contract lines and keep the edits recorded as a diff from the template in an accessible manner.
- Counterparty can easily comment on the contract or ask questions and Internal Ops to be able to easily respond.
thanethomson commented
Implemented as discussed on #23 (currently on branch prototype/v2
, soon to be merged to master
).