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Define prototype for proposed features in development #4273

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Expand Up @@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ Smaller changes can follow a shorter process:
of the change, prototyping in multiple programming languages might be required
by the [specification
approvers](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-members.md#specifications-and-proto).
When proposing new features, we
encounter
a [chicken or the egg problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_or_the_egg)
in that proposals require prototyping but language implementations require
features to be in the specification. For this reason, when adding new features
with Development maturity level, a prototype is defined as an unmerged PR to a
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language implementation which has the support of the implementation's
maintainers.
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Trivial changes, such as clarifications, wording changes, spelling/grammar
corrections, etc. can be made directly via pull requests and do not require an associated
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