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+<h1>Engineering Circle Meeting 2024-10-21 </h1>
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+<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
+
+- [Attendees](#attendees)
+- [TODISCUSS](#todiscuss)
+
+---
+
+## Attendees
+
+- Lee
+- Scott
+- Sabrina
+- Mik
+
+## TODISCUSS
+
+- GEP procedures update
+  - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/circle_promotion/issues/295
+    - Stay with v3 as is
+    - Go with token-based for v4
+      - this can be discussed later
+- Fix dead nodes
+  - filter out nodes that didn't have uptime in a given period
+  - no longer plan to do minting on chain
+  - storage and mapping of integer
+  - technically feasible
+  - not a problem for the chain
+    - storage aspect
+      - for every node we store large amount of data
+    - computational complexities
+      - single write operation
+      - fine right now
+  - todo
+    - list of changes for future updates
+    - don't make a GEP for this
+    - issue on security report issue
+      - some discussions
+      - potential solutions
+        - Scott will reply to security repo issue and propose the changes as defined by Lee
+          - then we implement
+            - 3.16
+- GEP voting process feedback
+  - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/circle_promotion/issues/294#issuecomment-8784
+  - Don't go with pre-gep period
+    - We announce a GEP
+    - We invite community members to ask questions if they don't understand something
+    - TODO
+      - internally
+        - when we discuss GEP, we can do it on the forum
+    - Comms side
+      - say the vote didn't pass and we keep this voting process for v3
+- Allowed list
+  - Tech aspect, check blocking issues+progress
+    - Lee
+      - Status?
+  - High-level aspect
+    - Thabet
+      - Status?
+  - one to proceed
+    - internal securtiy of the node
+      - doesn't need voting
+  - one to be voted on
+    - allowed-list
+      - tell farmers we will force your node to not be able to reach certain domains and IPs
+        - GEP todo
+          - vote for this change in GEP
+          - let farmers decide if they want to allow or not
+            - default behaviour: locked on everyone
+              - can opt-in, opt-out
+          - TODO
+            - add the feature then make the vote
+    - What we need
+      - feedback from Kristof and Jan
+        - Thabet has everything ready
+          - assigned to Erwan
+    - Sabrina will check with Kristof and Jan
+- QSFS + zdb testing
+  - Scott
+    - Status
+      - This week will work on it
+      - TODO
+        - need alert system to users if system goes down
+- Multi-sign wallet
+  - Kristof
+    - Status
+      - Pretty much done
+      - Sabrina will check and have more info
+- Compensating Farmers
+  - Sabrina
+    - Status?
+- Mycelium GUI
+  - Windows SSH issue
+    - Lee
+      - Status
+        - still waiting on reply from QA
+        - Thabet can ping QA to make this go forward
+- Farmerbot
+  - discuss when thabet is here
+  - 3.15 release in relation with the Farmerbot
+    - will there be a mandatory update
+      - e.g. previous version stops working
+      - if it's the case, we need to tell farmers
+        - steps what they need to do
+        - e.g. process (not official, to be determined)
+          - stop farmerbot
+          - wake up all nodes
+          - update the farmerbot
+    - we'd need to plan ahead for that
+  - fbot will require an update
+    - let farmers know there will need to be an update
+    - procedures?
+      - e.g.
+        - wake all their nodes
+        - stop the bot
+        - migrate to new bot
+        - continue using it from there
+      - or any other way?
+    - TODO
+      - once we know the 3.15 release date
+        - tell farmers the procedures
+- KYC part
+  - Thabet working on this actively