# (10/31/2024) Meeting Minutes {% hint style="info" %} The October 17th Meeting was held privately to finalize OSC Budget for Internal Review. {% endhint %} ## 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 * Adam Dean * Diane Mueller * Seomon Register * Johnathan Kelly * Pedro Lucas * Samuel Leathers * Sebastian Pabon **Recording:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/31 07:52 CDT – Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qHxHpvVh0Pxc9SLSyFZWZyRAONq4zYmd/view?usp=sharing) **Transcript:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/31 07:52 CDT – Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZAeTv31g-uL2qkAKQCX4pVJXsdxKX8GUIjxAxDKAcCQ/edit?usp=sharing) **Chat Transcript:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) – 2024/10/31 07:52 CDT – Chat](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TJUeu4yvX8KM973jZCmOXDsnQtSUtvGk/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 **Diane:** Diane Mueller, Director Research and Advisor Services, 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:** TBD **Nicolas:** TBD **Robin:** TBD ## Agenda 10.31.24 * Review Current Priorities/Tasking of OSC * OSC Candidates Onboarding * Open Forum **Decision: OSC Approved Budget Proposal Request 3.2M USD** | Discussion Point | Notes | Actions: Responsible / Note | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome & Agenda Overview | Terence opened the meeting, covering the agenda with a focus on onboarding, chair selection, and reviewing pipeline documents. | Members to drop in affiliations and conflict of interest. | | Chair Selection | Discussed appointing a chair and co-chair during this meeting, aiming for a resolution in a week if asynchronous participation is needed. | Interim chair appointed (Sandip) until elections are finalized asynchronously. Election to conclude by next meeting. | | Committee Structure & Roles | Detailed committee roles and responsibilities, including meeting attendance and working group leadership. Discussed potential co-chair rotation every six months. | Update committee roles to reflect Adam’s suggestion to clarify voting seats as “seats” and not “chairs.” | | Mission & Vision | Reviewed open source mission statement and its alignment with Cardano’s governance. | Open GitBook page for member review. | | Open Source Strategy & Goals | Reviewed the committee’s strategy pillars focusing on community engagement, governance, and technical sustainability. Discussed the 2024 achievements and areas for improvement. |

Incorporate top strategy goals into the charter. Gather feedback on additional pillars.


| | Community Feedback | Need to revisit community feedback in the future to ensure alignment. Past feedback survey summarized and available in open source documents. |

Schedule for another feedback cycle and update survey by mid-2025.


| | Maturity Survey | Reviewed results from the 2024 open source maturity survey and objectives for 2025, noting a passing but low maturity score of 59.5. | Expand participation in the next maturity survey to gain a larger sample size. | | Budget & Funding | Outlined 2024-2025 budget structure with a 90/10 split, allocating 10% to the open source committee. Funding covers maintainers and projects. | Finalize open source budget documents and prepare draft budget review for next committee meeting. | | Project Lifecycle & Workflow | Presentation on the project support services workflow. Discussed onboarding, project incubation, and lifecycle phases. |

Finalize acceptance criteria for project onboarding.


| | Chair Nomination Process | Process for chair nomination and election discussed; agreed to proceed with a two-week asynchronous nomination period. | Initiate nomination in both Slack and Discord; finalize vote in the next meeting. | | Legal Considerations | Discussed implications of geopolitical conflicts on participation eligibility, especially in light of recent Linux Foundation actions regarding Russian maintainers. |

Coordinate with legal for clarity on maintainers’ eligibility requirements.


| | Meeting Cadence | Proposed bi-weekly meetings with flexibility for additional meetings as needed. | Set an ad-hoc meeting for next week, then revert to bi-weekly cadence. | | Communication Channels | Outlined committee’s use of Slack and Discord for meeting notifications and member engagement. |

Ensure all members are notified of meetings in both Slack and Discord.


| | Charter Update | Reviewed charter structure, roles, responsibilities, and goals for the committee’s updated remit. |

Draft and share updated charter for feedback.


| | Community Participation | Encouraged members to engage in future community feedback and open source documentation efforts. | Share contribution ladder and incubation program draft for committee feedback. | | Closing Remarks | Reminder of next week’s ad-hoc meeting and bi-weekly cadence afterward. | Schedule next meeting and notify members. |