Christian Taylor
Leading the effort to mature and bring Cardano fully into the Open Source space.
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Head of the Open Source Office and Incubation at Intersect
"The Open Source Guy"
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Creating a Decentralized OSPO: Lessons from Building Cardano’s Open Source Backbone
What does it take to build an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) in a decentralized blockchain ecosystem — where governance is on-chain, funding comes from a treasury, and the community holds real power?
This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Intersect’s Open Source Office was formed to steward Cardano’s open source infrastructure. We'll explore how traditional OSPO roles like project governance, contributor onboarding, and lifecycle support were reimagined for a Web3 context. From incubation frameworks and contributor recognition systems to incident management, decentralized funding models, and working group coordination — this talk shares lessons learned, frameworks developed, and insights gained from operating one of the first fully-integrated blockchain OSPOs.
Takeaways:
How OSPOs adapt to decentralized, treasury-funded ecosystems
Contributor and project frameworks built for open participation
Integrating on-chain governance with open source operations
Measuring health and impact in Web3 ecosystems
Code, Consensus, and Chaos: Building Open Source Governance for a Decentralized Future
Cardano is pioneering a novel model of blockchain governance where treasury funds, protocol upgrades, and ecosystem priorities are decided through on-chain voting by stake-based delegated representatives (DReps), stake pool operators, and a constitutional committee. But how do you align this decentralized civic structure with the real-world needs of open source maintenance, contributor onboarding, incident response, and project decision-making?
This session explores how Intersect the member based organization was created to steward Cardano’s core open source infrastructure in designing governance frameworks that reflect the ethos of decentralization without losing operational structure. We’ll walk through Intersect’s Open Source Committee, Contribution Ladder, lifecycle policies, security playbooks, and funding programs and show how they complement Cardano’s governance while solving practical challenges of scale, accountability, and sustainability.
Takeaways:
1) How structured governance can operate without undermining community agency
2) How to manage open source infrastructure without central structure
3) Tools and policies that enable accountability without centralization
Bringing Open Source Governance to a World of Decentralized Trust
In the transformative era of Web3, which encompasses decentralized trust systems, blockchain, and distributed ledger technologies, the foundational principles of open source governance have never been more critical. This session aims to explore the intersection of open source governance with Web3, providing insights from leading experts. We will delve into the evolution of governance models, their applicability in decentralized contexts, and the resultant challenges and opportunities within blockchain ecosystems. As Web3 technologies continue to evolve, they challenge traditional governance models with their decentralized nature. This session will introduce the significance of adapting open source governance principles—transparency, accountability, and inclusivity—to blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. We will set the stage for a deep dive into how these principles can foster collaboration and innovation in decentralized environments. Attendees will gain a nuanced understanding of how to leverage open source governance to navigate the complexities of Web 3's decentralized systems, ensuring robust, equitable, and forward-looking frameworks for the future.
Christian Taylor
Leading the effort to mature and bring Cardano fully into the Open Source space.
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