Context:
Hyperledger currently supports RocketChat for all of its community chat needs, but this technology is insufficient. The move to Matrix was met with challenges and abandoned. Hyperledger needs to determine a way forward for its community chat channels by the end of the year to ensure the Hyperledger community can scale with the projects within it.
Decision Points:
- What platform should Hyperledger focus its efforts on (Discord, RocketChat, other)?
- Should the Hyperledger projects all operate on the same platform, or should they be allowed to choose a platform that best supports their community needs?
- What resources are able to be allocated to stand up any new chat platforms (or work through a migration plan)?
- What are the technical requirements for a migration?
- LFID authentication?
- Infrastructure hosting?
- What is the change management plan and deprecation plan (if any) for the current chat communities?
- Deprecation planning (for RocketChat)
- Communication plan
- Changes to hyperledger.org