Please describe your proposed solution.
How we perceive the problem to be solved
In the Cardano ecosystem there is a lack of information and guidance on what an Open Source strategy is. What are the implications of opting for an Open Source path ? Coupled with this is a lack of understanding of Open Source licenses and tools. What is the appropriate OS license to use ? How can OS tools such as GitHub be used to manage projects ?
What is our solution ?
The F10 Open Source Strategy proposal aims to contribute to building an Open Source culture in Cardano. We will provide information, guidance and workshops on Open Source Strategy, what Open Source licenses mean, how to implement them and how to use Open Source tools.
Information and Guidance will provided on the following subjects :
Open Source Strategy
Building on our previous proposals, we will consider the place of Open Source within a blockchain environment. Will we focus on what lessons can be learnt from the past, and present a guide to Open Source practice.
Open Source Licenses
As a supplement to this guide we will also outline what the various Open Source licenses mean. Why are certain licenses chosen, and what alternatives does Creative Commons offer ?
How to use Open Source Tools
We will also address what Open Source tools can offer to project management of Catalyst proposals. Including how to use a GitHub project board and issues to document, track and report on work. For example, how to integrate milestones into a Project Board.
How to build an Open Source Culture
Our videos will engage users in hands-on use of Open Source tools.
Vanessa of the Facilitators' Collective will engage users in After Town Hall discussions of real world use-cases of Open Source tools.
The reasons for our approach
Our approach is iterative and cumulative building on previous Catalyst proposals (see references above). The reason for this approach is to practice and experiment with open source methods in diverse and decentralized environments. Working with a broad range of community projects.
Who we will engage
We will engage users either through After Town Halls, videos, Social Media and text based resources.
How we will demonstrate our impact.
We will demonstrate our impact with a range of sources including detailed documentation of our milestones through integrated GitHub issues and community feedback. Where appropriate we will produce short video guides.
What is unique about your solution, who will benefit, and why this is important to Cardano.
Unique
Our solution is unique in offering the resources of a well-established team with existing community connections. This provides a degree of trust, familiarity and reliability to our partners, collaborators and users.
Who benefits
Our resources will benefit funded Catalyst proposers and Cardano community members by assisting in the management of their projects using Open Source tools. For example by providing guidance in the use of templates and automation of monthly milestone reporting. In particular we can advise on advanced use of GitHub project boards, data export and integration with other platforms such as Notion and Google.
Why important
This proposal is an important element in the evolution of an open source culture in the Cardano community. We intend to establish community based standards and promote the use of OS tools.
How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?
The F10 Open Source Strategy proposal addresses the Open Source Developer Ecosystem Challenge by directly supporting other Catalyst proposals in generating business value and promoting OS contributions in the Cardano community.
Our proposal aims to do this by facilitating an increase of knowledge of OS strategy, licenses and tools in the community. In particular we will assist projects in improving their documentation and transparency. This addresses the Challenge's guiding questions on how to align between different Open Source community efforts and encouraging collaboration and sharing of knowledge and work.
We will complement the Challenge's directions of education for development, incentive mechanisms through workshop bounties, common audit standards, and the provision of organized events.
How do you intend to measure the success of your project?
[Description] - We will research and produce educational materials on Open Source Strategy, Licenses and How to use Open Source Tools.
[Measurement] - The success of this will be measured by the quality of the materials produced in terms of their ease of use and accessibility.
[Description] - We will create 3 videos that will engage the community with our educational materials, and 2 After Town Halls to offer space to discuss the issues around Open Source culture
[Measurement] - The success of this will be measured by recording views/attendance, community participation, engagement and feedback.
Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?
We plan to spread our project's outputs over discrete stages that run for 6 months. The detail of our milestones can be referenced in the Milestones section.
We will share our outputs with community participants who view our hands-on videos, which will be shared on QA-DAO's YouTube channel.
We will share our research documentation and educational materials with the wider Cardano community via Social Media.
A successful completion of this proposal will support further research and development of open source educational materials.