OQ-5 — Is a min_line_items field needed? #6

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1. Sirajmx

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   open-questionRelates to one of the 7 open questions in § 8Relates to one of the 7 open questions in § 8

   section:2-object-shape

   section:4-proposal

   on Sep 24, 2026
2. Sirajmx commented on Oct 8, 2026

   

   Sirajmx

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   Change request #23 proposes linked_execution on the proposal and requires on line items. linked_execution: all would cover the all-or-nothing case this question asks about, and requires would cover bundles that are partly linked.

   We propose that this open question be dispositioned together with #23 at adjudication. It remains open until then, and comments are welcome on either issue.
3. premesh commented on Oct 27, 2026

   

   premesh

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   Evidence from OOH: yes, sellers sell bundles that have to be bought whole, and they're common. Examples, anonymised:

   • Full-line transit: every car on a train line or every bus on a route, sold as one buy. A buyer can't take half the cars.
   • Market showings: a set of units sized to reach a share of a market's population. Dropping units breaks what the showing is.
   • Station dominations: all the static and digital faces in one station, sold together for exclusivity (see [Change] § 5.9, § 5.6, § 2.1 — Add delivery_type: guaranteed, share_of_voice, non_guaranteed #93 OQ7 and [Change] § 5.6 — Give cancellation_policy and exclusivity options a typed shape #98).

   A count alone doesn't capture these, because the bundle is a specific set, not "at least N". So I'd back #23's linked_execution: all over a bare min_line_items, with requires for partly linked cases. A domination with optional add-on units is the case requires handles.
4. KonstantinMirin commented on Nov 5, 2026

   

   KonstantinMirin

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   Thanks, @premesh, for the OOH evidence. Our packages PR answers this question with a specific set, not a count, as you suggest. A package encloses the line items sold only together, such as a full line, a showing, or a station domination, and the add-ons sold only with it. requires and linked_execution go.

   One gap stays open, as § 8 question 5: what cancelling one line item of an agreed package does to the rest.

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