[Consistency Review submission] Is there really a reporting requirement?

[Henry-WattTime]

Consistency Review Submission

Comment

https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/blob/dev/Software_Carbon_Intensity/Software_Carbon_Intensity_Specification.md#procedure "Report. The SCI has standards for reporting that must be met, including a disclosure of the software boundary and the calculation methodology."

[atg-abhishek]

@Henry-WattTime should we soften the language that there will be some reporting standards that users of the SCI will have to adhere to once it is released?

[Sealjay]

I definitely think there should be a reporting requirement. That said, the baseline list is broken in https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/blob/dev/Software_Carbon_Intensity/Appendix_A_Further_Information_on_Reporting_Requirements.md :)

[Sealjay]

https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/software_carbon_intensity/issues/317 - issue raised. but I very much consider it desirable to create reports for SCI scores

[Henry-WattTime]

WG: for now, this a 'should' reporting requirement makes sense, will move to a 'shall' in the future as we refine reporting requirements. @Henry-WattTime will make the modification to the text to reflect.

[Sealjay]

Moved to SCI reporting project - https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/sci-reporting/tree/main @Henry-WattTime

[Henry-WattTime]

Addressed in #321