# (09/20/2024) Meeting Minutes ## Attendees: * Christian Taylor (OSO Rep) [Christian Taylor](mailto:christian.taylor@intersectmbo.org) * Nicholas Clarke * Sandip Pandey * Ronald Span * Terence McCutcheon [Terence McCutcheon](mailto:terence.mccutcheon@intersectmbo.org) * Adam Dean * Diane Mueller * Neman Lanier * Nicolas Henin * Robin Böning * Simon Fleck Recording: [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/09/20 07:51 CDT – Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ODN8ZmDZHIlNSDicgY9vlwxg9i_J30CT/view?usp=sharing) Transcript: [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/09/20 07:51 CDT – Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SQjg6Bx4CNO0AgRmz1pywQgioqEoFnu63zibbbCKitA/edit?usp=sharing) Chat Transcript: ## 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 Robin: Stake Pool Operator, Cardano Cube Nicolas: Innovation Technical Architect, IOHK Diane: Director, Research and Advisory Services, Bitergia ## Agenda 9.20.24 * Review Current Priorities/Tasking of OSC * Intro/Interview Session for OSC Electorates * Budget Draft/edits * Review Seats leaving/ up for re-election * Open Forum
| Discussion Point | Notes | Actions: Responsible / Note | | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | OSC Overview and Priorities | Nicholas Clarke reviewed the OSC’s current priorities. An audit of Cardano projects is underway, with 80% of projects expected to be completed by Q4. Terence McCutcheon is managing the audit and updating security policies. | Terence to finalize the audit and follow up with developers for incomplete repositories. | | Audits and Maintainers | The audits are carried out by the Open Source Office. Diane requested a column to track lead maintainers. Terence agreed to add this. Christian is conducting an audit on co-diversity and will report in the next meeting. | Christian to complete the audit and Diane to review tracking mechanisms for maintainers. | | Diversified Funding Model | Christian discussed the goal of having 50% of projects with diversified funding. The discussion included a $150,000 budget proposal for 50 repositories. Adam mentioned the corporate sponsor model for future work contracts. | Christian to elaborate on diversified funding models tied to the budget process. | | Governance Policy Enforcement | Governance policies are being implemented, but private conversations are still ongoing. Most projects are expected to comply with the governance policy by the end of September. | Christian to follow up with projects that have not yet adopted the governance policy. | | Security Framework | The security framework has been established. Projects are responsible for adhering to the security policies. Security documentation will be updated by the end of September. | Christian to ensure all security policies are reflected in the repositories by the end of the month. | | Chair Transition | Nicholas Clarke is stepping down as Chair. Internal elections will be held for a new Chair. Christian suggested waiting until after the member elections for a full house. | Terence to organize a self-nomination process for the Chair role. | | Budget Draft | The draft budget proposal includes the maintainer retainer program and project support. Discussion on overlap with the TSC budget and ensuring a diversified maintainer list was considered. | Committee members to review and provide feedback on the budget draft. | | New Member Introductions | New members Diane, Robin, and Nicolas introduced themselves, sharing their background and interests in open source. | No specific action items. | | Repository Dependencies | Sandip brought up the need to address dependencies within repositories. Diane suggested using tools like Snyk for auditing dependencies. | Christian to investigate tools for auditing repository dependencies. | | Open Source Summit Feedback | Feedback from the Open Source Summit in EU was shared. Attendees had mixed reactions to blockchain due to recent events, but there was positive engagement after explaining Cardano’s open-source contributions. The event highlighted the need for more education and improved messaging for blockchain technologies. | Christian to continue outreach and refine the message for future events. | | Elections and Member Process | The member election process was discussed. Currently, three verified applicants are running for four available seats. | Terence to ensure members are informed of the election process and encourage additional applicants by September 27th. |
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