👋(10/03/2024) Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

• Christian Taylor (OSO Rep) Christian Taylor

• Sandip Pandey [e-mail]

• Terence McCutcheon Terence McCutcheon

• Alex Seregin [e-mail]

• Udai Solanki Udai Solanki

• Moritz Angermann [e-mail]

• Matthias Benkort

• Matthieu Pizenberg

• Slugwax

Recording: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/03 07:58 CDT – Recording

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/03 07:58 CDT – Transcript

Chat Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XNEzdYXMqp7EB4tyTkSvC5IdDFrp4i5i/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

Phillip: Not Present

Agenda 10.3.24

• Open Forum

Discussion Point	Notes	Actions: Responsible / Note
Meeting Introduction	Christian announced that some key members, including Diane, Adam, and Robin, could not attend. Udai and Moritz are present.	None
Introductions	New attendees Matthieu Pizenberg, Moritz Angermann, and Alex Seregin introduced themselves.	None
Lack of Formal Agenda	The meeting is an open forum due to missing members and no set agenda.	None
Contribution Ladder Overview	Christian explained the concept of a contribution ladder for assessing project health and contributor roles in open source projects.	Christian and Alex to collaborate on finalizing the contribution ladder, gathering inputs, and ratifying it with the full committee by the end of October.
Contribution Ladder Issues	Alex expressed confusion about defining merit and contributor agreements.	Christian and Alex to address the issue of defining merit and develop a clear problem statement for the contribution ladder.
Open Source Project Framework	Discussion on categorizing open source projects by their maturity level (incubation, graduated, abandoned, etc.).	Christian to finalize the open source project framework and present it to the committee for approval.
Role of the Open Source Committee	Christian emphasized that the committee’s role is to define best practices for development and project integration in the ecosystem.	Continue to develop guidelines and best practices for the open source projects and contribute to the larger governance model of Intersect.
Funding and Governance	Christian outlined how the funding model, certification, and contribution ladder tie into the broader governance and revenue model for Intersect.	Prepare documentation for review and ratification after elections, focusing on certification processes, maintainer programs, and governance models.
Next Steps	Christian suggested finalizing documents, including the contribution ladder and project maturity framework, and discussing them after the full committee is in place.	Prepare a formal agenda for the next meeting, finalize contribution ladder documents, and review with the full committee in two weeks. Update documentation accordingly.
Meeting Cadence	The current meeting schedule is every two weeks on Thursdays, subject to change based on new committee members’ availability.	Terence to update and share the Intersect Events Calendar for easier tracking of recurring meetings and events.