🤠(08/22/2024) Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

• Christian Taylor (OSO Rep) Christian Taylor

• Sandip Pandey [e-mail]

• Terence McCutcheon Terence McCutcheon

• Alex Seregin [e-mail]

• Silona Bonewald [e-mail]

• Adam Dean [e-mail]

• Abhik Nag Abhik Nag

• Adam Dean [e-mail]

• Bernard Sibanda [e-mail]

• Daniel Firth [e-mail]

• MIxAxIM

• Samuel Leathers [e-mail]

• Udai Solanki Udai Solanki

Recording: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/08/22 07:59 CDT – Recording

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/08/22 07:59 CDT – Transcript

Chat Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CEfYO7MPvsa5NdJ6PBG1jGiXHKj_SogU/view?usp=sharing

Intros

Christian: Head of Open Source Office, Intersect Staff

Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, Open Source Committee Secretary

Nick: Director of Engineering at Tweag/Modus Create

Sandip: Dquadrant

Adam: Adam Dean LLC, CIP Editor, ICC Member, OS Maintainer Pilot, DripDropz

Ronald: CEO Dquadrant, Intersect Member (Not Present)

Daniel: No Intro Provided

Phillip: No Intro Provided

Agenda

• Review Current Priorities/Tasking of OSC

• Intro/Interview Session for OSC Candidates

• Policy WG

• Invite OSC Seats to OSO Open Office Hours or Schedule separate meetings

• Open Forum

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Meeting Opening and Agenda	Nicholas Clarke opened the meeting, discussed the nominal responsibilities, and introduced the agenda. The focus was on reviewing current priorities, working groups, and programs.	Nicholas Clarke to take an active role as Chair for the election period.
Introduction of Developer Advocate	Udai Solanki and Abhik Nag introduced themselves, sharing their backgrounds in technology and community management within Cardano.	None.
Review of Committee Goals	Nicholas Clarke shared current goals, including auditing Cardano projects, aligning projects with governance policy, and ensuring communication channels are open. Discussions on progress were held, particularly around the auditing process, governance policy, and security framework.	Christian Taylor to draft acceptance criteria for projects and finalize the security policy. OSO to create a spreadsheet tracking governance policy and communication channels.
Goal 1: Project Auditing	Terence McCutcheon and Christian Taylor discussed the audit progress. Most projects have been audited, and documentation is being finalized. A security policy is pending, but the process is on track for completion by Q4.	Christian Taylor to finalize the security policy.
Goal 2: Governance Policy Alignment	Christian Taylor and Terence McCutcheon confirmed that communication channels are established, and governance policy alignment is in progress. A suggestion was made to track this via a spreadsheet.	OSO to create a spreadsheet tracking the governance policy and communication channels.
Goal 3: Paid Maintainers Program	Christian Taylor and others discussed the potential delay in achieving this goal until 2025. The maintainer retainer program is being drafted, and a working group will be formed to contribute to the budget proposal.	Adam Dean to lead the Policy Working Group in drafting the budget proposal.
Goal 4: Security Framework	Nicholas Clarke noted that the Security Working Group is working on this, and the framework is expected to be completed by Q4. The Security working group needs to finalize its policies.	Security Working Group to finalize security policies and ensure they are applied to all projects.
Goal 5: Community Contributions to Core Code	Adam Dean confirmed that community members can contribute to core Cardano code. The goal is considered achieved, but further refinement and a remediation plan are needed.	Christian Taylor to develop a remediation plan for the community contribution process.
Proposal for Candidate Introduction Meeting	A meeting for OSC candidates to present themselves and take questions from the community was proposed.	Terence McCutcheon to schedule and organize the candidate introduction meeting.
Introduction of Bernard Sibanda	Bernard Sibanda introduced himself, sharing his experience and involvement in the Cardano community, particularly in South Africa.	None.
Review of Policy Working Group	Discussion on whether the Policy Working Group is still needed, with suggestions to disband it as its remit is mostly completed.	An asynchronous vote will be held to decide on disbanding the Policy Working Group.
Discussion on Open Source Office Hours	Terence McCutcheon invited OSC members to attend Open Source Office Hours, aligning with Intersect’s request for public committee engagement. Concerns about timing were raised, and it was suggested to find an alternative time.	Terence McCutcheon to propose alternative times for Open Source Office Hours.
Proposal for Open Source Libraries Working Group	Christian Taylor proposed forming a working group to collate open source libraries within Cardano, to support incubation and commercialization efforts.	The proposal was approved. Christian Taylor will lead the working group.
Discussion on Commercialization Working Group (CWG)	Christian Taylor discussed the CWG’s role in driving commercial adoption of Cardano projects. The group is working on several initiatives, including a paid open-source concept.	CWG to provide a briefing on its activities and how they align with OSC goals in the next meeting.
Rescheduling Next Meeting	The next meeting was proposed to be moved from the 19th to the 20th due to the Open Source Summit.	Next OSC meeting rescheduled to the 20th at the usual time.
Elections and Voting Process Update	Adam Dean provided an update on the OSC elections and voting process, coordinating with Intersect contractors.	Adam Dean and Terence McCutcheon to finalize and communicate the voting details.
Any Other Business	General updates and discussion on the current status of ADA and Cardano.	None.