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collections/tfgrid3/governance/gep.md

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+![](img/gep.png)
+
+# Grid Enhancement Proposal
+
+GEP stands for Grid Enhancement Proposal. 
+
+A GEP is a document (can be on forum) providing information to the ThreeFold community, or describing a new feature for the TFGrid or its processes or any other change as is managed by the TF DAO. 
+
+
+## Requirements before a GEP can be voted
+
+- The why and how needs to be well enough defined and specified
+- The GEP always needs to be in line with planet/people first values
+- There needs to be a forum post linked to it which gave people the time to discuss the GEP
+- The GEP should provide a concise technical specification of the feature and a rationale for the feature if relevant.
+
+## Process
+
+- A GEP gets registered in TFChain. 
+- Community has to approve a GEP
+- Guardians can block a GEP and ask for a re-vote (e.g. if mistake in process would have been made)
+- Guardians and or TFCoop Team needs to implement
+
+## Voting Power
+
+- 1 TFT, 1 Vote (NEW for TFGrid 3.14 and still needs to be voted by a GEP at March 21 2024)
+
+
+*some inspiration comes from https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001*
+

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collections/tfgrid3/governance/governance.md

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+![alt text](governance.png)
+
+# Governance
+
+Governance is important to us, there is a wish from TF DMCC to outsource the operations and promotion to a cooperative and the community for which we suggest a combination of GEP, Guardians and a Cooperative
+
+## Planned for 3.14 (our next release)
+
+- GEP process = voting process on TFChain (the ThreeFold Blockchain)
+- 9 guardians: run the validators and necessary tooling for the TFGrid
+- 9 cooperative directors (at start are cooperative founders): create a cooperative for all members
+

collections/tfgrid3/governance/guardians.md

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+
+![](guardian.png)
+
+## Become a Guardian
+
+TFGrid 3.13 requires 9 guardians to start with.
+
+Requirements
+
+* Good knowledge how to use Linux to allow you to deploy 
+and upgrade your validator starting from code.
+* At least 4h time available per week (will be more at start)
+* Willingness to participate in the forum of TF and coordinate with Coders or TFTech who is main contributor of code.
+* You feel aligned with our values of planet and people first
+* Willingness to look at open issues at least 5 times a week (there is chat and email notification) unless during the holiday period.
+* Choose a backup which can help you when needed (sick, holidays, …).
+* Complete your candidacy on our forum on … Fill in the motivation, your profile, … 
+* Get at least 3 people from the community to endorse your skills and motivation.
+
+What do you get in return
+
+* Eternal recognition from your Regional Internet community (-: 
+* TBDk USD per month in TFT as provided bu *TFCOOP
+
+## They will host a validator
+
+- see [validator](validator.md)
+

collections/tfgrid3/governance/tfcoop_intro.md

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+![alt text](tfcoop_intro.png)
+
+# TFCoop
+
+ThreeFold Dubai would like to hand over the day2day operation of the TFGrid to a cooperative.
+
+- Cooperative are very trustworthy decentralized structures which allow upto millions of people to be part of a common goal.
+- Cooperative members vote for their directors which might be the Cooperative Founders
+- Untill this is done we keep on operating from ThreeFold DMCC
+
+## Cooperative Founder
+
+TF Dubai is looking for 9 TFCoop Founders to setup the COOP Structure.
+
+## Cooperative Director
+
+Are voted by the members, but at start are the same as the 9 TFCoop Founders.
+
+They are like the board of a Cooperative and need to structure how the TFCoop Members will vote and be part of the governance.
+The Cooperative will have a team which will do the day2day for the TFGrid.
+
+The Cooperative is funded by utilization of the grid (at start 50%)
+
+Cooperative Directors are renumerated for their contributions.
+
+## Cooperative Startup
+
+- ThreeFold Dubai grants 0.5 million TFT to TF COOP
+- TFCoop Founders will look for initial funding (sell the TFT, look for extra)
+- TFCoop Founders will setup the cooperative in chosen jurisdiction (might be NL)
+- TFCoop Founders will work with TFTech for technical implementation of membership (as NFT), ... 
+
+## Link to TFGrid DAO
+
+> [The DAO on the TFGrid](tfdao.md) stays intact as is working today.
+
+## TFCoop Functions
+
+- Promotion & Communication
+- Operate the TFGrid Marketplace ( which is regulated marketplace selling/buying capacity on TFGrid)
+- Operate the Tokens (exchanges, ...)
+- Operate the tools (forum, websites, ...)
+- Collaborate with the Guardians for the operations of the TFChain and supporting tools
+- Define & operate the benefits for the Members
+
+## Status
+
+> At start of our commercial operation (2024) we operate our Cooperative functions though our company in dubai called ThreeFold DMCC, somewhere in 2024 the cooperative will be established and all functions in relation to TFGrid transfered.

collections/tfgrid3/governance/validators.md

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+# Validators
+
+Validators & staking as is happening in TFGrid 3.14.
+
+- 9 [guardians](tfgrid3/guardians.md) are needed
+- they run a full TF Validator Stack (technically)
+- anyone can stake TFT on that stack
+
+reward
+
+- 10 percent of revenue over TFGrid in TFT or INCA
+- this percentage can change over time and will be voted by GEP
+- a validator gets a monthly income to support his/her work as well in e.g. INCA or TFT
+
+## what is deployed on a validator
+
+- TFChain Node (our blockchain node)
+- TFHub (let people go from docker to tfgrid ZOS flists)
+- TFBootstrap (how to install new node)
+- Explorer (has all stats)
+- Validator Code (keep the grid clean & healthy)
+- Monitoring Software
+- Bridges (needs to be migrated carefully, might take some time)