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Hyperledger Labs have been a very important proving ground. For example for re-use of code and concepts between the SIGs, the eThaler project developed for the lab has seen the code for its token re-used on the Climate Action & accounting SIG. There are many other success stories.
Proposal:
Sponsors as they function today do not protect against any governance harm, their engagement past the initial proposal is minimal, unless they are also maintainers/committers. The proposal is to remove the requirement for sponsors in the application and fill the gaps for governance with automation, repo-linting and periodic reviews. We will develop a set of criteria about best practices. 4 volunteers cannot review 42 projects without automation.
Review the language in the labs charter on Sponsors.
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