# 2nd Rank ![](/files/-L_ZMgD-wBTmr_tmGb8m) In the **2nd Rank of Open Source Dharma** a project will have met all of the requirements of the [1st Rank](/master/view/osdharma-ranks/rank1.md) plus have opened up [all of their public teaching material as free cultural works](/master/standards/open-content.md). In addition, a 2nd Rank project will have clearly detailed expectations about what’s expected of someone to [become a core contributor](/master/standards/core-contributors.md). Core contributors are those people who are able to **make/suggest/edit changes** to the core teaching corpus, and whose opinion carries extra weight within their respective communities. All 2nd Rank projects must also have a documented and workable means for [forking the entire teaching corpus](broken://pages/-L_bbgYjj40uzZd-KXOy) of their lineage. **Anyone must be able to fork your material**, which creates a technical means by which formal splits can occur. Interestingly, an open source dharma project could split, and still be hosting each other’s teaching material on their site, or still actively collaborating. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.opensourcedharma.info/master/view/osdharma-ranks/rank2.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.