Engineering Circle Meeting 2024-10-21

<h1>Engineering Circle Meeting 2024-10-21 </h1>

<h2>Table of Contents</h2>

- [Attendees](#attendees)
- [TODISCUSS](#todiscuss)

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## Attendees

- Lee
- Scott
- Sabrina
- Mik

## TODISCUSS

- GEP procedures update
  - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/circle_promotion/issues/295
    - Stay with v3 as is
    - Go with token-based for v4
      - this can be discussed later
- Fix dead nodes
  - filter out nodes that didn't have uptime in a given period
  - no longer plan to do minting on chain
  - storage and mapping of integer
  - technically feasible
  - not a problem for the chain
    - storage aspect
      - for every node we store large amount of data
    - computational complexities
      - single write operation
      - fine right now
  - todo
    - list of changes for future updates
    - don't make a GEP for this
    - issue on security report issue
      - some discussions
      - potential solutions
        - Scott will reply to security repo issue and propose the changes as defined by Lee
          - then we implement
            - 3.16
- GEP voting process feedback
  - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/circle_promotion/issues/294#issuecomment-8784
  - Don't go with pre-gep period
    - We announce a GEP
    - We invite community members to ask questions if they don't understand something
    - TODO
      - internally
        - when we discuss GEP, we can do it on the forum
    - Comms side
      - say the vote didn't pass and we keep this voting process for v3
- Allowed list
  - Tech aspect, check blocking issues+progress
    - Lee
      - Status?
  - High-level aspect
    - Thabet
      - Status?
  - one to proceed
    - internal securtiy of the node
      - doesn't need voting
  - one to be voted on
    - allowed-list
      - tell farmers we will force your node to not be able to reach certain domains and IPs
        - GEP todo
          - vote for this change in GEP
          - let farmers decide if they want to allow or not
            - default behaviour: locked on everyone
              - can opt-in, opt-out
          - TODO
            - add the feature then make the vote
    - What we need
      - feedback from Kristof and Jan
        - Thabet has everything ready
          - assigned to Erwan
    - Sabrina will check with Kristof and Jan
- QSFS + zdb testing
  - Scott
    - Status
      - This week will work on it
      - TODO
        - need alert system to users if system goes down
- Multi-sign wallet
  - Kristof
    - Status
      - Pretty much done
      - Sabrina will check and have more info
- Compensating Farmers
  - Sabrina
    - Status?
- Mycelium GUI
  - Windows SSH issue
    - Lee
      - Status
        - still waiting on reply from QA
        - Thabet can ping QA to make this go forward
- Farmerbot
  - discuss when thabet is here
  - 3.15 release in relation with the Farmerbot
    - will there be a mandatory update
      - e.g. previous version stops working
      - if it's the case, we need to tell farmers
        - steps what they need to do
        - e.g. process (not official, to be determined)
          - stop farmerbot
          - wake up all nodes
          - update the farmerbot
    - we'd need to plan ahead for that
  - fbot will require an update
    - let farmers know there will need to be an update
    - procedures?
      - e.g.
        - wake all their nodes
        - stop the bot
        - migrate to new bot
        - continue using it from there
      - or any other way?
    - TODO
      - once we know the 3.15 release date
        - tell farmers the procedures
- KYC part
  - Thabet working on this actively