zec
/
zips
mirror of https://github.com/zcash/zips.git
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Clarify that developers decide and execute... 

roadmaps.
This commit is contained in:
Matt Luongo 2019-10-15 19:51:37 -04:00
parent a3e5153e98
commit 7b7b8ecb05
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4E7050F4BBE79624
1 changed files with 14 additions and 7 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

21
zip-XXXX.rst
View File

@ -231,14 +231,20 @@ ability to move Zcash forward. Recipients will typically be development teams,
though "full stack" teams that can communicate well with the community, expand though "full stack" teams that can communicate well with the community, expand
Zcash usage, and widely share their work should be advantaged. Zcash usage, and widely share their work should be advantaged.
Recipients shall submit quarterly plans to the Foundation and community for Recipients shall submit quarterly plans to the community for their efforts, as
their efforts, as well as monthly progress updates. well as monthly progress updates.
All work by funded by the dev fee will be open source, under licenses compatible All work funded by the dev fee will be open source, under licenses compatible
with the existing Zcash clients. with the existing Zcash clients.
While dev fee recipients are not required to work exclusively on Zcash, they Though the Foundation shall periodically judge the efficacy of dev fee
must guarantee they aren't obliged to the interests of competing projects. recipients, deciding on and driving roadmaps for Zcash is the role of dev fee
recipients, in partnership with the community. This role is neatly balanced by
users running full nodes and miners, either of which can veto a network upgrade.
While dev fee recipients are not required to work exclusively on Zcash,
considering the nature of their work, recipients must guarantee they aren't
obliged to the interests of competing projects.
The role of the principal developer The role of the principal developer
----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
@ -255,14 +261,15 @@ The principal developer shall make a number of guarantees.
assign any trademarks or patents relevant to Zcash to the Foundation. assign any trademarks or patents relevant to Zcash to the Foundation.
In exchange, the principal developer is granted an indefinite dev fee allocation In exchange, the principal developer is granted an indefinite dev fee allocation
and a wide remit to pursue longer-term research relevant to Zcash. and a wide remit to pursue longer-term research relevant to Zcash, as well as
a voice on the board of the Foundation.
Minimum viable Foundation Minimum viable Foundation
------------------------- -------------------------
To manage the dev fee and fulfill its community and diligence duties, the To manage the dev fee and fulfill its community and diligence duties, the
Foundation shall maintain a board of 5 independent members. Rather than the Foundation shall maintain a board of 5 independent members. Rather than the
current structure in the current bylaws, the board will consist of structure in the current bylaws, the board will consist of
* 1 seat voted on by the ZEC holders * 1 seat voted on by the ZEC holders
* 1 seat representing a newly created research advisory board, whose primary * 1 seat representing a newly created research advisory board, whose primary