# (01/23/2025) Meeting Minutes
## Attendees:
| Name | Role | Voting Seat (Y/N) |
| ------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------- |
| P. Lucas | Chair | Y |
| Adam Dean NP | Vice Chair | Y |
| Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon | Secretary | N |
| Christian Taylor | Member/Seat | Y |
| Sandip Pandey NP | Member/Seat | Y |
| Georg Link NP | Member/Seat | Y |
| Jonathan Kelly | Member/Seat | Y |
| Sebastian Pabon | Member/Seat | Y |
| Moritz Angermann NP | Member/Seat | Y |
| Robin Böning | Member/Seat | Y |
| Nicolas Henin NP | Member/Seat | Y |
Community/Other Attendees
* Abhik Nag
**Recording:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2025/01/23 07:37 CST - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LgfFfeLt88WlY9aBY69NPCR4BtYNbMi8/view?usp=sharing)
**Transcript:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2025/01/23 07:37 CST - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UVnpZuEMlyCK0TalhmtU96cNMRyQ-TDjP8knEHPT9Vc/edit?usp=sharing)
**Chat Transcript:** [Open Source Committee Meeting – 2025/01/23 – Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uogcOUAHsG77XwR7Bi2c479ISI0Q6deo/view?usp=sharing)
## Intros
**Christian:** Head of Open Source Office, Intersect Staff
**Tex:** Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, Open Source Committee Secretary
**Sandip:** Dquadrant
**Adam:** Adam Dean, LLC, Co-Founder, DripDropz, LLC, CIP Editors, Intersect Maintainer
**Georg:** TBD Bitergia
**Lucas:** 45B - Cardano Enablement, Onboarding end-users; Supporting cardano Projects;
**Sebastian:** Gimbalabs contributor, MeshJS contributor, Andamio platform co-founder
**Johnny:** Non-Custodial Co-Management SysOps Engineer (Tech Janitor) for 3 Mainnet Stake Pools. Cardano Keystone Wallet Ambassador.
**Moritz:** Head of Platform Engineering, IOE
**Nicolas:** TBD
**Robin:** Cardano Cube, LACE stake pool
## Agenda 1.23.25
* **Old Business**
* Developer Advocate Check-in
* Contribution Ladder Review/Ratify
* PI: Acceptance Criteria
* **New Business**
* Intersect Steering Update
## Decisions/Actions
* **Decision:** Contribution Ladder Approval for Testing **Action:** Conduct a-sync vote.
* **Decision:** Need for a Document Review/Approval Process **Action:** Committee Members to begin drafting process. .
| Discussion Point | Notes | Actions: Responsible / Note |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Contribution Ladder | - Reviewed the revised Contribution Ladder document.
- Discussed how the ladder applies to individuals across different projects.
- Confirmed the ladder is adapted from existing Web2 standards.
- Addressed the need for testing and refinement.
| - Conduct an asynchronous vote for conditional approval to move to the testing phase.
- Test the ladder with Emergo projects and core Cardano teams.
- Get TSC review before ratification.
- Brief core Cardano teams on mentorship opportunities.
|
| Project Incubation | - Reviewed the Project Incubation document.
- Discussed the document's structure and language, including specific word choices and the flow of information.
- Addressed the need for clarity and conciseness in the document.
- Discussed the application of Cardano vs. Intersect-specific standards.
| - Ratify the Project Incubation document (pending minor revisions).
- Clarify the document's language and structure based on feedback.
- Address comments and suggestions from Alex.
- Determine if a link to security practices is necessary.
|
| Document Approval Process | - Discussed the need for a clear and transparent document approval process.
- Outlined the stages of the process: document review, approval (conditional or for testing), TSC review, and ratification.
| - Jonathan to draft a one-pager outlining the document approval process.
- Review and validate the drafted process document.
|
| Intersect Marketing Initiative | - Pedro provided an update on the reorganization of the Intersect Marketing Working Group into a committee.
- Discussed the potential influence of Rare Evo in the new committee.
- Terence offered to answer further questions outside the meeting.
- Pedro encouraged cross-committee collaboration and awareness.
| - No specific actions identified.
|
| Open Source in Cardano | - Pedro discussed the idea of creating a landing page or flagship resource to promote open source in Cardano and attract developers from other industries.
- Suggested this might align with initiatives like hackathons and bug bounties.
| - Pedro to further explore the idea and potentially present a proposal. |
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