- Election process and preparation discussed.
- Need for clear qualification criteria for candidates.
- Debate on the optimal number of TSC seats for this election (4 or 5).
- Confirmation of open seats and current members up for re-election.
|- Duncan to prepare a one-page summary of TSC activities.
- Duncan to create a shared document for TSC members to propose qualification questions.
- TSC to finalize three qualification questions for candidates.
- Update and publish the TSC's Terms of Reference.
| |Candidate
Qualifications
|- Discussion on the desired skills and experience for TSC members.
- Emphasis on technical expertise, financial knowledge, and program management experience.
| - TSC members to provide input on desired candidate qualifications. | | Proposal Review & Categorization |- Review of proposals and categorization into different streams (tooling, core development, maintenance).
- Prioritization of proposals based on community feedback and criticality.
|- Further define the scope and roadmap for Hydra and Mithril.
- Potentially split Hydra and Mithril into development and maintenance components.
- Consider transferring "problem in search of a solution" proposals to the Product Committee.
| | Hydra & Mithril |- Debate on whether these projects should be considered core maintenance or require further development.
- Discussion on user adoption and the need for a clear roadmap.
|- Hydra and Mithril teams to provide a detailed product roadmap.
- TSC to decide on the appropriate funding category for these projects.
| | Budget Allocation & Transparency |- Concerns raised about the high cost of the IoG maintenance contract and lack of transparency regarding fund usage.
- Debate on what constitutes "maintenance" vs. new development/integration.
|- Duncan to separate the IoG six-month maintenance contract from other core maintenance items in the budget.
- Marcus to identify any missing maintenance items.
| |IoG Maintenance
Contract
|- Discussion on the cost and necessity of the IoG contract.
- Concerns about potential overspending and lack of clear deliverables.
- Clarification that the contract aims to retain key talent and ensure continuity.
|- Negotiate clear deliverables and expectations for the IoG contract.
- Explore ways to improve transparency and accountability for the contract.
| | Budget Presentation | - Adam Dean expresses discomfort with the current budget presentation, feeling it misrepresents the TSC's intentions and may appear as favoritism to those reading the spreadsheet. |- Improve the budget presentation to address concerns about transparency and accurately reflect the TSC's goals.
- Consider presenting the budget in terms of FTE allocation and cost per FTE.
| | Budget Community Perception | - Concern that the current budget presentation may lead to negative community perception and accusations of cronyism. | - Improve communication with the community regarding the budget and the rationale behind the allocations. | | Budget Review & Ratification | - TSC members need to gain comfort with the budget and understand the specifics. |- Schedule a dedicated call next week for a line-by-line budget review.
- All TSC members to thoroughly review the budget document and provide feedback.
| | Cost Justification | - Need for clearer justification of costs and historical data to support budget allocations. |- Explore ways to obtain and present historical cost data.
- Develop a clear and transparent process for justifying budget allocations.
| | Decentralization Challenges |- Discussion on the challenges of transitioning to a decentralized development model.
- Concerns about managing costs and ensuring efficient coordination among distributed teams.
| - Develop strategies to address the challenges of decentralized development. | | Open Source Tooling | - Agreement to move $1 million from the non-core budget to the open-source tooling budget. | - Adam, Christian, and Duncan S. to discuss open-source tooling further. | ## **Decisions:** * Reduce non-core budget by $1 million: This amount will be reallocated to the open-source tooling budget. * Separate IoG's 6-month maintenance contract: In the budget presentation, this will be presented separately from other core maintenance items. * Hold a special budget call: A dedicated call will be held next week for a detailed, line-by-line budget review. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://committees.docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-technical-steering-committee/meeting-minutes/2025-tsc-meeting-minutes/19th-feb-25.md?ask=