FAQ Tag: 2024
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What is a BDFL and who is it?
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A BDFL, which stands for “Benevolent Dictator For Life,” is an informal title given to influential leaders in open-source software development projects. This term typically refers to project founders or primary creators who retain final decision-making authority over the project’s direction and development. The concept of BDFL originated in 1995 and is closely associated with…
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If sponsors were dropping out, would you let this happen?
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We would do everything possible to bind sponsors to us within the objectives and design of the foundation. Who are the sponsors who are dropping out? Please provide the name and the lost opportunity in US $.
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Bitcoin has Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. Why doesn’t KERI have a similar mechanism?
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KIPs – KERI Improvement Protocols so that there will also be space for market-driven instead of only technically driven. Good proposal; we’ll extend the current KIDS in this direction.
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Why are there veto rights for the foundation’s chairman and the technical manager?
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In terms of execution, they are the only roles you can currently translate operationally into functions. See the other parts of the website to dive deep into their competence profiles that lay out their task, responsibilities, and rights as foundation managers. Besides the managers of the Foundation, whose rights are laid out in the Operational…
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How can I offer one of my developers to help code KERI?
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Look for existing projects on our website or submit your proposal. Within a foundation project, roles will be selected for assignment, candidates will be assessed, and officers will be appointed and paid for their deliverables. Example calculation Suppose you suggest that Developer Y code with us. Great idea and a lovely proposal!Suppose we agree on…
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How do we pay attention to urgent matters in country X?
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The KERI Foundation has a long-term and global scope. However, can direct part of the team and its agenda to a local scope, directly funded by interest groups for this particular local scope.
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Why is the foundation concerned with other programming languages of KERI implementations?
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Security and reputation are key here. A responsible tech team should manage this auditing/steering under Technical Managers’ leadership. Compliance and API compatibility with the reference installation should be the deciding factors. More of those key criteria could be noted in the organizational regulations. There will be a tech team managing all technical and security issues.…
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Is there a sales tiger or a fundraiser needed to close the deals of funding?
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We have quite a few people on Zoom calls who have these capabilities. Yes, we’ve described the fundraiser in a competence profile, so we’ll get there to install an officer for this task and consult the current team of participants when the position is vacant. The status of early 2025 is that the L3C +…
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I want to donate, but I’d like to know upfront what will you do with my money?
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Thank you for considering donating. This is how we onboard donors: Look at the projects currently at hand and the vacant positions we’re filling in on this site! We’re ready to accept donors from March 2025. Because we can’t make a deal, we can talk to donors in a non-binding way.
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What about money flowing to another foundation that supports KERI?
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We have to keep the community together as well as we can. But not at all cost. How important do you think it is to operate as a unit? Anyone would prefer to be “Sam Smith Certified,” and to get there; any donor has to establish a connection with the one and only KERI foundation…