🧔(09/20/2024) Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

• Christian Taylor (OSO Rep) Christian Taylor

• Nicholas Clarke [e-mail]

• Sandip Pandey [e-mail]

• Ronald Span [e-mail]

• Terence McCutcheon Terence McCutcheon

• Adam Dean [e-mail]

• Diane Mueller [e-mail]

• Neman Lanier

• Nicolas Henin [e-mail]

• Robin Böning [e-mail]

• Simon Fleck [e-mail]

Recording: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/09/20 07:51 CDT – Recording

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/09/20 07:51 CDT – Transcript

Chat Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVsX3_Sj7ueucWGFAoDSHxOmL9g7SoWV/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

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.