119: v5.0.0 scope freeze 🧊
Oct 12-18 2020
tl;dr
Deliverables and timelines for v5.0.0 agreed
Simplify governance RFC adopted
@jaspervdm funding request
Mobile wallet development updates from Ironbelly and Grin++
News
Grin v5.0.0 upgrade has been announced on the forum.
@i1skn Ironbelly wallet progress update, now with Slatepack support.
@davidtavarez Grin++ for Mobile progress update, first pictures of the wallet in action.
New Grin mining pool by HeroMiners announced.
Dev
There are 95 open issues in /grin, and 50 open issues in /grin-wallet.
Merged PRs: 0 in /grin | 0 in /grin-wallet | 0 contributors
Scope for v5.0.0 has been frozen, with betas targeted for Nov 24 2020. Follow along on progress:
Progress update from @antiochp.
Last dev meeting discussed Re-org monitoring, v5.0.0 scope freeze, and Grin-Pi.
The next bi-weekly development meeting is scheduled for Tue Oct 27 @ 15:00 UTC in grincoin#general on Keybase. You can add topics to the agenda.
Governance
Simplify-governance proposal was accepted, with pull requests to update website and RFC repos accordingly in progress.
@jaspervdm request for funding: Nov 20 - Jan 21, to be discussed in tomorrow’s governance meeting.
The next bi-weekly governance meeting is scheduled for Tue Oct 20 @ 15:00 UTC in grincoin#general on Keybase. You can add topics to the agenda.
RFCs
Draft
Parallel IBD p2p messages [node-dev]
Eliminating finalize step [wallet-dev]
Early payment proofs [wallet-dev]
Safe cancel [wallet-dev]
NEW! - Payjoins support [wallet-dev]
Open
Final Comment Period
fix-fees [node-dev], with disposition to merge by October 22 (extended).
Deprecate HTTP(S) Transactions [wallet-dev], with disposition to merge by October 28
Accepted
simplify-governance [core]
Closed
Parallel IBD [node-dev]
“Grin Slide” artwork in this edition is by @LovelyGrin.
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