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+# MessageFormat 2 Design Documents
+
+This folder contains design documents used by the MessageFormat Working Group
+as part of the development process for MF2.
+
+These documents are not a normative part of the specification.
+They might be helpful to users seeking to understand specific design decisions
+taken by the working group,
+including which options were considered.
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@eemeli
First proposed
2023-08-29
- Pull Request
+ Pull Requests
#463
+ #550
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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Status: **Accepted**
@aphillips
First proposed
2023-12-15
+ Pull Requests
+ #564
+ #599
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@aphillips
First proposed
2023-09-13
- Pull Request
- #475
+ Pull Requests
+ #475
+ #528
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@eemeli
First proposed
2023-10-02
- Pull Request
+ Pull Requests
#487
+ #497
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-# Design Proposal Template
+# String Match Selector
Status: **Accepted**
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- Contributors
- @aphillips
+ - @stasm
- First proposed
- 2023-12-08
+ - Pull Requests
+ - #557
+ - #581
+ - #594
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-# Design Proposal Template
+# Variable Namespacing and Mutability
Status: **Accepted**
- Variable Namespacing and Mutability
+ Metadata
- Contributors
- @aphillips
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