Eternal Worlds Foundation
Eternal Worlds Preservation Standard
A practical framework for assessing whether a digital world can be cared for responsibly.
Assess all eight domains, record the evidence and limitations, identify an owner, and set a review date. Small projects can use concise notes; larger projects can attach references in their internal documentation.
Hosting and software documentation
Record versions, dependencies, ports, operating procedures and a reproducible setup.
Backups and restoration testing
Define backup ownership, retention and recovery procedures; record the result of a restoration test.
Monitoring and incident response
Assign monitoring responsibility, notification contacts and an incident-response procedure.
Technical and administrative ownership
Identify responsible administrators, access responsibilities and a successor.
Hosting permissions and rights documentation
Record the basis for hosting and distribution, permission evidence and unresolved restrictions.
Infrastructure security and access control
Review least privilege, credential handling, software updates and access revocation.
Data portability and community transition
Document export limitations, transition steps and authorized recipients.
Financial and operational sustainability
Identify expected resource use, funding assumptions, capacity limits and a continuity plan.
Readiness checklist
For each domain, record Not Evaluated, Needs Improvement, Meets Standard or Not Applicable. Document why, name the responsible caretaker and date the review.
Readiness should be reassessed after material changes or incidents. Internal project assessments keep a last-review date and an audit history. They are not automatically published as endorsements.