Engineering Circle Meeting 2024-12-16

<h1>Engineering Circle Meeting 2024-12-16 </h1>

<h2>Table of Contents</h2>

- [Attendees](#attendees)
- [Main Content](#main-content)
- [TF 4.0](#tf-40)
- [Notes on Release Nodes Availability](#notes-on-release-nodes-availability)
- [Workload Architecture for HA storage and app](#workload-architecture-for-ha-storage-and-app)
- [Interactions with Community](#interactions-with-community)
  - [TG Admin](#tg-admin)
- [GEP](#gep)
- [Minting and GEP](#minting-and-gep)
- [Grid Release Updates](#grid-release-updates)
- [Stellar DEX on the phone](#stellar-dex-on-the-phone)
- [Availability](#availability)
- [TODO](#todo)

## Attendees

- Lee
- Ahmed
- Sabrina
- Mik
- Kristof
- Scott

## Main Content

- Zealy
  - OK for community to do it themselves
  - TF not implicate, we let them do it and help if needed
    - Mik will help GEN (the implementor) if needed
  - If it works well, we can have a GEP later and decide that TF treasury give some TFT to help
    - Only if it works well and community accepts the GEP
- 3.15
  - qsfs
    - scott working on it
- 3.15 patch
  - local network
    - Jan and devs working on it
- 3.16
  - organize it with eng circle next meeting
- Compensation july
  - Done

## TF 4.0

- main project
  - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/-/projects/62
- dont do too much repos
  - use tfgrid
    - instead of tfv4 now
- farming
  - write how we do the hosting
  - with maxime
    - another bootstrap server
    - another ISO
    - couple of weeks we can have it

## Notes on Release Nodes Availability

* Should come from the team
* Make forum posts explaining situation
  * https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N2oSXyFDsth113Wu_8O5I7-OUt6b3T22E8AX2m8bbjs/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nd9regv84uto
* TODO
  * write basic post
  * check with eng circle
  * check with concerned farm
  * Review the forum post then share on forum


## Workload Architecture for HA storage and app

- Devs
  - See main story:
    - https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/circle_engineering/issues/148
- Ops
  - kubernetes, nomad, glusterfs
    - thabet will open tickets

## Interactions with Community

- e.g.
  - send code of conducts
  - ask people to be respectful
  - if someone doesn't follow this
    - we can ban them and explain it
  - but we need to always be kind
  - note
    - we don't ban people if they share their criticism just if they go against code of conduts and didn't listen to warnings

### TG Admin

- check with TG if we can put ourselves as admin anonymous so we can write as "ADMIN"

## GEP

- Minting issues in November
  - TODO
    - do 10 days of voting
    - send GEP in 1-2 days
    - specific case
    - write draft on google docs
    - when accepted we publish on forum
    - mint in January
    - GEP content
      - we know last month version upgrade of the grid didn't go as expected, cause many people not to meet uptime requireemtsn, as there were another issue
        - this is what the issue was
          - ...
          - we have a workaround for it now
        - we do realize many people did not get all tockens
        - we propose to have a gep to remint only those 2 days

## Minting and GEP

- Notes
  - always require updates in minting code
  - always require a GEP
  - since we don't know in advanced, we can't know in advanced, and can't code it in advance
  - we dont know if update will lead to update
  - every minting changes must be done through a GEP

## Grid Release Updates

- Update stuff on Hetnzer
- Flist server
  - people can run their own hubs
  - define which users can login
    - convert their images
- admin interface part for zos over mycelium
  - Jan said bad use of mycelium
  - don't have any more notes on this
  - not good to have admin define the packets and rules, this will not work
    - aside from that
      - we are developing couple of endpoints
      - owners of node can exclude 
      - check how many workloads exist
      - see DNS files
      - right now
        - single diagnosis command
        - to exclude stuff, it would be helpful
- KYC on farmers
  - should we have kyc or email+phone verification?
    - if authorities need to contact the farmer
      - if we have email but it's a fake email, or email they don't use, etc. a burner phone
  - idea:
    - not allow for people to create farm with dashboard, only the tfconnect
      - if kyc not needed
        - create farm with TFConnect, email verification is needed
        - if we don't need KYC for farmers
          - can farmers deploy on their own node without KYC
            - it is reasonable
      - kyc needed
        - on dashboard or tfconnect app, need kyc to create farm

## Stellar DEX on the phone

- basic use
  - as before, no need xlm
- advanced use
  - using swap, trading, etc.
    - will consume XLM
  - disclaimer: if use advanced, need to manage XLM
  - UX
    - shortcut to market
      - buy TFT, buy USDC, buy XLM
    - from there, facing conditions of having XLM
      - to buy TFT you need some XLM
        - first buy XLM first, then swap to TFT and keep some in the wallet

## Availability

- Thabet is off 24-12-18 to 24-12-29

## TODO

- GEP for minting November
  - revise and update as needed, then share on forum
    - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MS1O0QV4GgS6mKnxQ8edU40agaK7pcWKxJKB5WoIKQc/edit?tab=t.0
- check if can send tft with 3bot
  - if not create issue on tfconnect to enable this
- Post series (3) on nodes HA