DFINITY Foundation

Internet Computer Association

ICDevs.org proposes that Dfinity Foundation shall add the ICDevs.org Neuron ID 14231996777861930328 to the list of named Followee options in the NNS dApp.  The neuron shall be labeled as ICDevs.org in the list.
 
The ICDevs.org neuron will be representative of the application, service, and protocol developers building on the Internet Computer.  A primary objective will be to ensure that our neurons can be trusted to always vote on all proposals.  The neuron will be configured to the guidance of the ICDevs.org Developer Advisory Council on Governance proposals, with backup followings for governance issues not relative to developers. The backup following will be decided by the Developer Advisory https://icdevs.org/developer_advisory_committee.html Committee. The neuron will follow Dfinity Foundation (DF) and/or Internet Computer Association (ICA) on non-Governance proposals but will reserve the right to vote on non-governance proposals that affect developers.  Voting by the Committee is subject to US 501c3 laws and restricted by the bylaws of ICDevs.org that can be found at https://icdevs.org/bylaws.html and thus the Executive Director has been granted the right and responsibility to refer issues to the ICDevs.org board if they may violate US law or the bylaws of ICDevs.org. In these rare cases, the board of ICDevs.org may choose to abstain from the vote on that issue or to ratify the vote of the Committee.
 
Configuration of this neuron, as well as voting member expectations, are described in the policy document published at https://icdevs.org/developer_advisory_committee.html
 
You can join the ICDevs.org Developer Advisory Committee by following the instructions at https://icdevs.org/developer_advisory_committee.html
 
Motivation for this proposal - At ICP genesis, the NNS was configured to set ICA as the default Followee for the Governance topic for all neurons.  DF and ICA are currently the only named neurons in the list of available neurons in the NNS dApp and people configuring their neuron can easily select these neurons to follow for voting.  In an effort to accelerate decentralization of the internet computer, DF and ICA are going to be removed as default Followees for Governance topics and voting rewards will be weighted by proposal type. Hence, there will be a new need for people in the IC community to find other neurons to follow in order to continue getting paid their voting rewards.  It is desirable to have a diverse and reliable selection of Followees listed in the NNS app to make it easy for people to find Followee options.  Several organizations are responding to this challenge including cycle_dao, ICDevs, and ICP Maximalist Network, each of which represent special interests within the IC community.  It should be noted that all neuron owners are encouraged to vote manually on Governance topics that you consider to be important even if you select Followees for the Governance topic.  Manual voting is the only way to guarantee that your neuron votes according to what you believe is in the long term best interest of the internet computer.

Motion to Add the ICDevs.org Neuron to the Named Followee List in the NNS dApp