Request for funding @antioch, Apr-Jun (Q2) 2021

[antioch]

My current funding period has come to an end and I would like to request a continuation for Q2 (Apr-Jun) 2021.

Previous funding request -

Request for funding @antioch, Feb-Mar 2021

[This is all with the understanding that I am walking straight into the middle of various active conversations around the funding of contribution to the grin project. I am only speaking for myself here.] January was an unpaid “sabbatical” and I was not actively involved or contributing in any meaningful way. I was originally going to request a shortened two month period of funding for Feb/Mar to sync back up with the quarterly schedule. Given the somewhat heated and ongoing discussion around d…

Related status updates -

[Antioch] Status Update Q1 2021

Funding request for reference - I have spent the past couple of weeks getting back up to speed after taking some time off in January. I am focused on “block archival support” currently and have made progress with some ancilliary work necessary to support this. Tracking issue for “block archival support” - Investigation into block archival identified a performance issue related to block sync and how we identify “missing” blocks that need requesting from peers - This is resolved here - …

My previous funding request was initially focused on 3 defined deliverables -

• full archival node
• late-locking (tx pre-generation)
• coin-control (in context of late locking)

The first was successfully completed, has been in use by various parties on mainnet and will be included in the next official release 5.1.0.
The remaining two did not happen. This was primarily due the emergency hardfork, upending priorities.

I think the “deliverable based funding” experiment was worth running. But I think it has highlighted the need for some greater flexibility, specifically within the core team, to be able to quickly reprioritize as necessary. Deliverables are going to inevitably slip, particularly with such a small team of contributors.

So I am requesting funding for the next three months in the “original style” of working wherever I’m most effective and needed at any given point in time.
Initially this is going to be focused on getting 5.1.0 into a releasable state and getting the release out the door. After this I think there is more work to be done on node stability - the fallout from the hardfork and recovery has highlighted some lingering stability issues. And I think the hardfork let us see and understand these a little more clearly.
Beyond that I’m not sure what my priorities will be and I’m hesitant to commit to anything right now.

Standard funding terms - 10k EUR monthly for 3 months Apr-Jun.

[satoshocrat]

I’m sure I’m not the only one that whole-heartedly appreciates Antioch’s quick and decisive action in rolling back the chain of the grin-core node. Classic case of an experienced gardener who was able to to nip it in the bud.