🙂(01/09/2025) Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

Name	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)
P. Lucas	Chair	Y
Adam Dean	Vice Chair	Y
Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon	Secretary	N
Christian Taylor	Member/Seat	Y
Sandip Pandey NP	Member/Seat	Y
Georg Link	Member/Seat	Y
Jonathan Kelly	Member/Seat	Y
Sebastian Pabon	Member/Seat	Y
Moritz Angermann	Member/Seat	Y
Robin Böning	Member/Seat	Y
Nicolas Henin NP	Member/Seat	Y

Community/Other Attendees

• Justin Schreiner

• Logan Panchot

• Matt Laux

• Udai Solanki

Recording: Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2025/01/09 07:56 CST - Recording

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2025/01/09 07:56 CST - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Open Source Committee Meeting – 2025/01/09 – Chat Transcript

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: Georg Link, Bitergia/CHAOSS, OSC member

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: TBD

Nicolas: TBD

Robin: Cardano Cube, LACE stake pool

Agenda 01.09.25

• Old Business

  • Contribution Ladder Feedback/Review

  • Project Incubation Feedback/Review

  • Direction to revise OS Strategy

  • Review of Formal Decision for cardano-addresses

• New Business

  • Updates from Developer Advocates

  • Open Forum

Decisions/Actions

• Decision: Contribution Ladder Action: More refinement needed.

• Decision: Project Incubation Action: More refinement needed.

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Welcome and Call Introduction	Pedro Lucas welcomed attendees, acknowledged recording, and initiated the meeting. A quorum was confirmed.	N/A
Contribution Ladder	Discussion on two documents: Contribution Ladder and Project Incubation. Concerns raised about the structure and purpose of the Contribution Ladder document. Need for clear progression pathways and removal of bias references. Consensus on refining the document for next steps.	- Redline the Contribution Ladder document. - Schedule a follow-up meeting to refine the document. - Align the Contribution Ladder with practical application and strategy.
Project Incubation	Reviewed the current status of the Project Incubation framework. Emphasized the importance of general guidelines and thresholds for project acceptance and progression. Highlighted examples and workflow for assessing projects.	- Refine the Project Incubation document. - Gather feedback on acceptance thresholds. - Explore tools for measuring project success and security. - Include workflow snapshot in the document.
Ownership and Funding of Open Source	Debate over repository ownership for funding eligibility for external projects. Consensus on avoiding mandatory ownership transfer to Intersect for funding. Need for flexibility and clear open-source criteria for projects seeking support.	- Develop criteria for open-source funding eligibility. - Maintain optional repository transfer pathways. - Define clear guidelines for funding approval without requiring ownership changes.
Working Group Updates	Updates on Developer Advocates, including workshops and webinars. Commercialization Working Group's status discussed, with concerns raised about transparency and accountability.	- Invite Commercialization Working Group representative to provide updates. - Schedule updates from working groups during OSC meetings. - Increase transparency for working group activities.
2024 Goals Review	Suggestion to review 2024 goals and assess progress, identify unmet goals, and carry forward or drop items for 2025. Discussed aligning strategy with past achievements and current focus areas.	- Prepare a review of 2024 goals. - Update strategy document based on progress. - Schedule reviews for goal alignment and performance evaluation.
Commercialization Working Group	Concerns over limited updates from the working group. Importance of clear communication and updates on activities emphasized.	- Clarify the working group's role and deliverables. - Synchronize updates with OSC committee activities. - Publish meeting updates for visibility and transparency.
Open Forum	Topics raised include aligning incubation and commercialization efforts, refining strategy, and ensuring consistency across projects. Agreed to progress asynchronously and maintain transparent updates.	- Sync discussions across working groups. - Publish updated meeting minutes and related documents. - Maintain asynchronous progress on key documents.