This is work in progress. I'm planning to come up with a first draft soon.

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EEP: 5
Title: Ethereum Hardfork Process
Authors: Afri Schoedon <afri@parity.io>
Status:  Draft
Version: 2018-12-31
Discuss: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eep-5-ethereum-hardfork-process-request-for-collaboration/2305
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General outline:

• whereas EEP-1 defines distinct consensus updates, this is suggesting a framework for upgrading the Ethereum network
• this suggests moving from ad-hoc hardforking to fixed-schedule
• this defines a process with all required stages of hardforking:
  • gathering EIPs, deadline to accept them
  • proof-of-concept phase, deadline to implement them
  • testing phase, fuzzing the new code, deadline to update test suites
  • testnet rollout (ropsten, görli, or ad-hoc testnets)
  • mainnet rollout
• each stage should come with a best possible defined timeline and a set of conditions required to accept or postpone proposals
• WIP: open for comments, Forum: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eep-5-ethereum-hardfork-process-request-for-collaboration/2305