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The present document defines the development framework for the SAREF ontology [1] and its extensions (referred to in a general way in the present document as SAREF projects) based on the ETSI forge. The development framework defines the different workflows to be followed for new SAREF project versions, SAREF project version development, and SAREF project release.

The present document also defines how SAREF project versions are specified and documented in the SAREF public forge. The accompanying SAREF pipeline software enables to automatically check the conformance of SAREF project versions with respect to the present document. The accompanying SAREF public portal enables to browse the documentation of SAREF project versions and engage the community of users.

The present document, the SAREF pipeline, and the SAREF public portal, enable the SAREF developers to speed up the development of SAREF and its extensions as well as the SAREF community of users to actively contribute in the development. The present document is based on the requirements and guidelines defined in the associated ETSI TR 103 608 [i.1].