Ecosystem Meeting, August 10th, 2023
Details
Time/Day – 12pm ET (4pm UTC)
Google Meet Link – meet.google.com/ecv-oizn-psi
Stewards: @slobo.eth (ENS | Twitter), @limes (ENS | Twitter), @184.eth (ENS | Twitter)
Please reach out to @slobo.eth (Twitter) if you would like to present on a future call.
Attendance
slobo.eth, limes.eth, 184.eth, 5pence.eth, alisha.eth, alexandro netto, cap, chijioke agu, coltron.eth, dr3a 7234, eskender abebe, esosa chiejine, evan, femi adebimpe, greg, hellenstans, hid, josh brandley, lightwalker, marcus estmcmxci, premm, rasmus b, sydmead, thomas clowes, tyler caldonia, vegayp, vincent (zadok7.eth), yungsb.
1. Core Updates
@gregskril (ENS | Twitter)
Team Updates
- Leon (ENS | Twitter) transitioned to Head of Engineering.
- Eskender (ENS | Twitter) became Head of Product and Strategy, now working full-time.
- Vincent’s (ENS | Twitter) role shifted to Writer and Editor.
- Evan Moyer (ENS | Twitter) joined as Community Manager.
Transition to ENS Labs own blog
- Moving from sharing links on Mirror & Medium to ENS Labs own blog.
- The blog will allow both team and external contributions.
- Expected launch in the coming weeks.
- Vincent will handle writing and editing for the blog.
Dev Experience Updates
- Version 2 of the docs is in progress, with minor updates occuring in the meantime to existing docs.
- New guide added: “Quick Start Guide for Implementing Ens in React Apps.” – dapp-developer-guide/quickstart
- Redid the End-to-end testing for front end app – app.ens.domains
Dev Updates
- A fix for the bug has been proposed: Security advisory: A malicious DAO update could reduce the registration duration of registered .eth 2LDs
- Changes concerning the flexibility of setting primary names are underway: See Forum Post: Future of the Primary ENS Name
- Gasless DNSSEC is close to being tested on the testnet.
- Gasless Imports will enable users to import domain names without incurring gas fees.
- Currently, importing costs range between $200 to $500.
- Importance of DNS gasless imports and setting primary names across multiple chains is significant, and has potential for increased adoption and offering of value for ENS.
2. Project Highlights
Femi Adebimpe (ENS | Twitter)
from Persona
- Femi demonstrated a prototype of the persona platform.
- Persona revolves around community-like structures resembling DAOs, where individuals adopt roles to achieve collective goals. With inspiration from “Nouns”, users can manage multiple personas, each marked with the guild tag.
- Guild Tags grant specific community access rights, with standard roles like engineer, writer, and artist. Over time, active personas build a reputation, leading to increased community influence.
- Users can create ‘communities’/DAOS, and set community tokens, enroll initial members, and even introduce various guilds, with an auction mechanism in place for fundraising.
- Personal utilises ENS for essential metadata and allows avatar customization via NFTs.
- Aiming for a public release EOY or early next year. including broader release of social channels
3. Newsletter update
@estmcmxci ENS | twitter
from ENS DAO Newsletter
- View the Slides
- Funding:
- The newsletter is funded by the Ecosystem Working Group.
- 18,000 USCC have been set aside in the multisig for the newsletter.
- The funding will be used mainly for operations to provide consistent and quality updates to the community.
- Format:
- Changes are being made to the format of the newsletter.
- It will be published bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 11 am Eastern Standard Time.
- The newsletter will be available on the forum, while a TLDR version will be on the DAO socials.
- Testing out using Paragraph XYZ.
- Past editions of the newsletter will be archived for record-keeping and historical purposes.
- Marcus emphasizes the historic importance of their work for ENS, Ethereum, and the internet as a whole. Therefore, they want to maintain records of their progress and achievements.
- Focus:
- The emphasis is on publishing and archiving content for better accessibility.
- Editorials and translations will be paused for the time being.
- Editorial content will be selectively chosen based on relevance and the results it highlights within ENS and the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
- See the most recent Newsletter ENS DAO Newsletter #40 - 08/01/2023
4. Weekly Review of ens.canny.io
- ens.canny.io is a feedback platform for feature requests, integrations, and bug reports.
- Read the forum post: Share Feedback and Feature Requests related to ENS.
- This tool allows for upvoting, and, when adopted, can be powerful for community involvement and building.
- The board is monitored and it’s an ongoing experiment to enhance community involvement.
- The board plays a pivotal role in shaping the ENS protocol’s future direction.
5. Review any upcoming events with ENS involvement
There are no immediate events.
In Q4
- Devconnct - Nov 13-19,
- ETHIstanbul - Nov 17-19
6. ENS Ecosystem Working Group Grants
- Ecosystem WG distributes larger grants on a rolling basis.
- You can apply anytime through deform. The evaluation process takes ~4 weeks, and unsuccessful applications can also reapply in future.
Grants Update
- Some grants have been approved but are yet to be publicised.
- One notable grant involved funding the newsletter.
- Other grants were part of the Term budget.
- Community members can expect more announcements on this soon.
7. Open space for additional topics
@lightwalker.eth (ENS | Twitter) provided a summary of ENSIP14 Affiliate Program.
- Read the minutes from Ecosystem Meeting, August 3rd, 2023
- Read the latest in the forum thread: ENS Affiliate Marketing - Affiliate Program
- Focus has been on providing rewards for builders in the ecosystem.
- LightWalker has been talking to various individuals/groups to refine the current ideas.
- Due to the complexity of the topic it’s suggested to continue with more in-depth discussions outside of regular calls.
- An invitation is extended to those interested in joining the discussion.
- reach out through Twitter, Telegram, or the DAO forum to collaborate.
- ENS Affiliate proposal feedback
Discussion on Primary Names
- Read the Forum post: Future of the Primary ENS Name
- Emphasis on the significance of primary names and how they enhance the ENS experience.
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@Premm.eth offers a summary of his proposal, advocating for off-chain primary names.
- Additionally this proposal includes a fallback system that could operate off-chain, L2, or L1.
- Technical details need to be worked out for a clear understanding.
- Suggestion to set a dedicated time for more technical discussions on primary names.