Like Aaron, I’m speaking personally here rather than as a representative of the Foundation.
At first glance, this seems like a substantial saving with very few services cut.
Luisqa was, in fact, one of the most prominent critics of the initial funding round last time, and many of these discussions devolve into “Put up a competing proposal then,” which I am glad to see someone do for once. Competition of this nature can only improve the service as long as we aren’t just looking at the price point.
Are the five slots up for recruitment, or are seats promised already?
I think that four staff members will need substantial cover from the Supervisor to maintain a 24/7 shift pattern, taking into account leave and illness, and this should be accounted for in the workload. I’d assume the Supervisor would also be doing an entire 40-hour shift to cover, but this would likely vary weekly. Generally, I think 20% buffer for sickness/absence.
I see Aaron’s point about 24/7 uptime not being essential right now, but having a structure in place for if it is needed in the future is necessary and helps to fight scammers. With other activities, such as blog creation, nobody should be sitting just waiting on a message but have notifications enabled to respond while doing other work.
I also second that this should be for a shorter period to start with as an untested structure.
The $40,000 Interbloc management fee is a black box budget line since it depends on the additional services and expense funding Interbloc provides.
I’d also directly disagree with Kirk here. OSL has the monopoly already, and members/ex-members run several validators across various chains. There have also been concerns recently about OSL’s control of chats, even if I disagree with this post: [design stage] allow validators to discuss their work in telegram
Stabbing in the back also makes this sound personal rather than a business decision.
I appreciate OSL hugely, but the inflated ask during the bull market still hasn’t adjusted proportionately.
History of OSL monthly spending asks:
Months 1-3: $108k
Months 4-6: $330k (Peak Bull Market)
Months 7-9: $240k (Post-Terra)
Months 10-12: $163
Months 13-15: $90k
Months 16-21: $83k
This proposal looks to be for $21k a month, which seems very reasonable as long as standards do not drop too much.
In Summary:
- In favour
- Define the Supervisor role more to ensure they do a full shift with just scheduling on top, or add a fifth support adding for fewer base hours with overtime availability for cover.
- Clarification on what it is expected Interbloc’s management fee will cover the costs for
- Shorter funding period