# Moving the Dev Fund discussion forward **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [April 17, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464 "2024-04-17T23:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![Dodger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/dodger/32/3021_2.png) [@Dodger](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Dodger)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464/33 "2024-05-08T19:29:57Z")
There will be a poll (actually, likely multiple polls) of [ZCAP](https://zfnd.org/zcap/). The first poll could look something like this. _**NB: This forum poll is purely a [strawman proposal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_proposal) to stimulate discussion and invite feedback regarding how a ZCAP poll might be structured. You can vote in this poll if you like but your votes will be public, and the results will not be in any way binding.**_ _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464/33))_ Unless a clear majority of respondents voted for one of the single options (i.e. 0%, 15%, 20% or 23%), this poll question would serve to narrow down the options that would be presented in a second poll. _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464/33))_ Again, if there is no clear “winner”, the option(s) with the lowest support could be dropped in a subsequent poll. _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464/33))_ @GGuy: We would need to link to a description of _just_ the declining issuance element of your proposal, which would need to describe how it would interact with the issuance smoothing proposed as part of the ZSF. _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464/33))_ Have I missed anyone off that list? The organisations/programs that garner \>50% approval could then progress to the next stage, which would be to determine how the new Dev Fund should be split. Anyone who wants to express support for a specific proposal would vote as follows: | | GGuy’s proposal | Noamchom’s proposal | JGx7’s proposal | Josh Swihart’s proposal | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Answer to Q1: | 23% | 15% | 20% | 20% | | Answer to Q2: | ? | 4 years | 4 years(?) | 1 year | | Answer to Q3: | Yes | No | No | No | | Answer to Q4: | Bootstrap / ECC, ZCG, ZF, QEDIT | Bootstrap / ECC, ZCG, ZF, QEDIT, Shielded Labs | Bootstrap / ECC, ZCG, ZF, QEDIT | Bootstrap / ECC, ZCG, ZF | The same poll would likely include questions that ask - whether the community approves of adding ZSAs to the Zcash protocol (and there may be some additional questions relating to ZSA issuance and transaction fees), and - whether the community approves of the various elements of the proposed Zcash Sustainability Fund: - smoothing issuance, - ~~issuing all unissued ZEC into a ZSF pool that~~ _changing the way unissued ZEC is accounted for so that the unissued balance (ZSF\_BALANCE)_ can be added to (e.g. by GGuy’s proposal), and - diverting a % of transaction fees to ~~the ZSF pool~~ _be added to ZSF\_BALANCE._ @aquietinvestor: Does that cover the different aspects of the ZSF proposal? Depending on the outcome of this first poll (e.g. this might all be moot if everyone votes for 0%!), a subsequent poll would seek to: - reach consensus on the size and duration of any new Dev Fund, - determine how the Dev Fund should be split amongst the recipients, - confirm the details of declining issuance (if it’s approved), - decide how the ZCG/Major Grants program should evolve (if it’s selected as a Dev Fund recipient), and - cover off any other Dev Fund-related details, such as - strengthening the requirement that any software whose development is funded by the Dev Fund be released under the Apache and MIT licenses (to avoid any future BOSL-style debacle), - clarifying and strengthening the Transparency & Accountability requirements to avoid a situation where a recipient promises to publish the relevant information but then refuses to do so, or disputes the definition of what’s required by the ZIP, and - anything else that arises from the results of the previous poll. As I’ve stated above, this is a [strawman proposal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_proposal). It’s not intended to be perfect and final. It’s intended to invite constructive feedback. ZF has been criticised in the past for the wording of ZCAP polls; this is me listening to that criticism and trying to do better by making the process of designing these polls more open and collaborative. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/moving-the-dev-fund-discussion-forward/47464)._