http://hudsonjameson.com/tags/governance/ Recent content in Governance on Hudson Jameson’s Website and Blog http://hudsonjameson.com/images/papermod-cover.png http://hudsonjameson.com/images/papermod-cover.png Hugo en Hudson Jameson Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2020-03-02-progpow-the-ethereum-community-speaks/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2020-03-02-progpow-the-ethereum-community-speaks/ <p>Programmatic Proof-of-Work (ProgPoW) has been a topic of contention in the Ethereum community for a long time. This post explains the history of ProgPoW, the various arguments for and against it, and my personal opinion on the topic. I am speaking on behalf of myself, Hudson Jameson, and not on behalf of the Ethereum Foundation or any other entity.</p> <h1 id="history">History</h1> <p><a href="https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1057">ProgPoW</a> is &ldquo;a new Proof-of-Work algorithm to replace Ethash that utilizes almost all parts of commodity GPUs&rdquo;. ProgPoW aims to decrease the economic incentive to build an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC); a highly specialized device designed for a specific purpose, in this case, mining Ethereum much more efficiently than traditional GPU mining. ProgPoW is not designed to completely prevent a ProgPoW ASIC from being created, but rather make it expensive to build and not worth it to produce. It was submitted as <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-1.md#core-eips">a core EIP</a> on May 2, 2018, by a semi-anonymous group calling itself <a href="https://medium.com/@ifdefelse">IfDefElse</a>.</p> http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2019-11-15-hudsons-zcash-developer-fund-proposal-review/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2019-11-15-hudsons-zcash-developer-fund-proposal-review/ <p>I spent the last two days going over every dev fund proposal and writing my thoughts. I have turned this into a post on the Zcash forums. I&rsquo;m proud to be a part of the Zcash Foundation Advisory Board and I take this decision very seriously. I hope the community comes together on this.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/dev-fund-review-of-all-proposals-hudsons-review/35429">Zcash Forum Post</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/hudsonjameson/status/1195392941193342976?s=20">Tweet</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Skip to the bottom for my pick</strong></p> <h2 id="who-am-i">Who am I?</h2> <p>My name is Hudson Jameson and I am a cryptocurrency enthusiast who is involved in both the Ethereum and, to a lesser extent, Zcash community. I work for the Ethereum Foundation in a role for devops and community management. I hold a number of roles in the wider Ethereum ecosystem including EIP (Ethereum Improvement Proposal) Editor, Reddit moderator, Ethereum Cat Herders group co-founder, and core developer liaison responsible for organizing the bi-weekly Ethereum core developer calls. I am on the <a href="https://www.zfnd.org/governance/community-advisory-panel/">Zcash Community Advisory Panel</a> that will be <a href="https://www.zfnd.org/blog/updated-community-sentiment-timeline/">polled (for sentiment collection) by the Zcash Foundation regarding NU4 proposals (dev fund proposals)</a>. I care about Zcash and it&rsquo;s community. I consider Ethereum and Zcash besties &lt;3</p>