# (10/03/2024) Meeting Minutes ## Attendees: * Christian Taylor (OSO Rep) [Christian Taylor](mailto:christian.taylor@intersectmbo.org) * Sandip Pandey * Terence McCutcheon [Terence McCutcheon](mailto:terence.mccutcheon@intersectmbo.org) * Alex Seregin * Udai Solanki [Udai Solanki](mailto:udai.solanki@gmail.com) * Moritz Angermann * Matthias Benkort * Matthieu Pizenberg * Slugwax Recording: [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/03 07:58 CDT – Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TKahIW6WXOFM52nuKATjG5PLftpgVPQE/view?usp=sharing) Transcript: [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/03 07:58 CDT – Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hY4JkbwHQttBbeHYHQxI-9HwpkGp5DrEefW0X9mskeg/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 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. |