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Pi Panel on Community and Governance Introduction
Pi社區與治理小組介紹
Welcome to another session of the Pi Convention! Today, we are featuring a community discussion panel about Pi Governance & the Provisional Committee.
歡迎參加Pi公約的另一屆會議！今天，我們將舉行一個有關Pi治理和臨時委員會的社區討論小組。
In the Whitepaper, we outlined that a Provisional Committee would be formed after the network hits 5M Pioneers.
The responsibilities of the Provisional Committee include soliciting and proposing suggestions from and to the wider community, organizing a series of on- and offline conversations, where Pi’s members will be able to provide input on Pi’s long-term governance structure, representing, leading and organizing the regional communities through these conversations.
For example, the organization of the Pi Convention like the current one will be part of the work of the Provisional Committee.
We’re taking the opportunity of the first Pi Convention to discuss and make progress on the formation of the Provisional Committee, and hopefully future global Pi Conventions along with more regional conventions will be primarily organized by this committee.
As the Core Team, we hope this Provisional Committee will be composed of members who not only contributed and will continue contributing to Pi Network, but also who have expertise in different areas that would be helpful to building the larger Pi Ecosystem and who have deep thoughts on how Pi Community can be organized on not just regional level but also global level.
We’re having this Panel to hear what the Pioneers want the committee members to be and how they should be selected.
We will incorporate the ideas from Pioneers in defining the future steps in forming this committee, and probably also surfacing candidates for the committee in the process itself.
In organizing this Pi Panel, the Pi Core Team has been soliciting short video submissions from community members through an online application, Chat Moderator recommendations, and email reach-outs.
We asked vocal Pioneers to express their opinions on 3 questions:
1) What characteristics and qualities they think a Provisional Committee member should have to fulfill such responsibilities,
2) how committee members should be nominated & selected to ensure fairness and their capability of leading and representing the community, and
3) how long of a term should the committee members serve and why.
About 900 Pioneers submitted about 2,000 short video responses to voice their opinions in this panel.
Because Pi Panels are global discussions and are meant to spur conversations internationally within the Pi community, we required English as the language of the video submissions. The Core Team reviewed all the video submissions and selected a subset of them to be showcased in this panel due to time limitations and the audience’s attention span.
We tried to select videos that are representative of different viewpoints from different geolocations, that are clear, articulate and reasonable.
Even if your video is not showcased in this broadcast, please know that we have listened to your ideas, and we hope our selected videos also represented your views.
For Pioneers who did not participate in the discussion through video, please participate in the current session through posting your views through the Topic button on the homescreen today, where the Core Team and other community members can also view, upvote or downvote.
Now let’s hear what representative Pioneers think about the formation of the Provisional Committee.
現在，讓我們聽聽先鋒代表對臨時委員會的形成的看法。
We’d like to clarify that any voices by non Core Team members do not represent what the Core Team thinks or decides.
The Convention is meant to be a place where diverse and creative ideas from the community on how to solve issues and improve various aspects of our network emerge, where conversations can continue and ideas can flourish.
The past few days we asked Pioneers to come up with unique names to call our convention through a Pi Topic.
And we received 186,173 suggestions.
The community upvoted and downvoted about half a million times.
As a result of this process, a very interesting name bubbled up.
The name COiNVENTION. Coinvention resembles co-invention which means we are inventing Pi all together, but it also resembles coin-vention and convention.
So, we decided to go with it.
歡迎參加第一個Pi大會！
過去幾天，我們要求先鋒公司提出一個唯一的名稱，以通過Pi主題來召集我們的大會。
我們收到了186,173條建議。
社區進行了大約50萬次投票。
作為此過程的結果，一個非常有趣的名字冒出來了。
名稱為COINVENTION。
共同發明類似於共同發明，這意味著我們一起發明了Pi，但是它也類似於共同發明和慣例。
因此，我們決定使用它。
Name Credit:
There were 471 Pioneers who wrote COiNVENTION as their suggestion using different capitalizations and combinations of additional words.
The first person to type “Pi coinvention” was @QasisPi (at 2020-10-08 16:36:45), and the first person to use the exact capitalization we selected was @Saraskins (at 2020-10-09 11:07:57 UTC) and this Pioneer’s entry got the most upvotes amongst all alternatives.
名稱創建者：
有471位先驅寫過COiNVENTION作為他們的建議，使用不同的大小寫和附加詞的組合。
第一個輸入“ Pi coinvention”的人是@QasisPi（在2020-10-08 16:36:45），第一個使用我們選擇的確切大小寫的人是@Saraskins（在2020-10-09 11:07） ：57 UTC），並且在所有替代方案中，該先鋒作品的投票最多。
Below you can see the summary of this session, in text.
在下面，您可以以文本形式查看此會話的摘要。
Enjoy the Pi Coinvention!
享受Pi發明吧！
1. Summary until now
1.總結到現在
Updates更新
We’ve recently released Node v0.3.4, and we are now on version v0.3.6.
Unlike previous versions, these latest versions can run the Pi blockchain for selected candidates.
我們最近發布了Node v0.3.4，現在版本為v0.3.6。
與以前的版本不同，這些最新版本可以為選定的候選人運行Pi區塊鏈。
Over the past few months, we’ve been developing this version of the Node that allows Pioneers to run the blockchain through a user-friendly interface.
It took quite some time to release this version to all Pioneers because in addition to its development, we also had about 10 iterations of test releases with moderators and voluntary testers before a community release.
The purpose of the long test iterations was to discover and fix as many bugs as possible that may be exposed by different devices and operating systems and to save frustration from most Pioneers in a community release.
Due to the nature of compatibility issues with diverse devices and operating systems, we still expect some reports of issues when running this version, but hopefully they’re much reduced, thanks to the test release iterations.
This version also includes more data about the status of the blockchain container in the Node Interface for Pioneers to troubleshoot.
We’ve invited over a hundred node candidates and will be gradually inviting node candidates to start running the blockchain to follow the Testnet.
All candidates can upgrade to this latest version v0.3.6.
However, the new functionality of turning on and viewing the blockchain will be rolled out gradually to different candidates for technical reasons.
Don’t be discouraged if you have not seen the new feature because we are still enrolling more candidates.
The goal is to enable all Node candidates to be able to turn on the blockchain container to follow the testnet blockchain as it evolves.
我們已經邀請了一百多個節點候選人，並將逐步邀請節點候選人開始運行區塊鏈以遵循Testnet。
所有候選人都可以升級到此最新版本v0.3.6。
但是，出於技術原因，開啟和查看區塊鏈的新功能將逐步向不同的候選人推出。
如果您尚未看到新功能，請不要灰心，因為我們仍在招募更多候選人。
目的是使所有Node候選人都能隨著測試網絡的發展而開啟區塊鏈容器以跟隨測試網絡。
Significance of v0.3.4 and beyond
v0.3.4及更高版本的意義
Pi Node v0.3.4 will only allow viewing of the Pi Testnet, but it is significant because it is the first time that Pi Node software runs the blockchain on a larger scale, and it initiates the second stage of the Testnet Roadmap - Revision Stage that comprises an iterative process of two activities:
Pi Node v0.3.4僅允許查看Pi Testnet，但這很重要，因為這是Pi Node軟件第一次大規模運行區塊鏈，並且啟動了Testnet路線圖的第二階段，修訂階段，包含兩個活動的迭代過程：
scenario testing and consensus algorithm revision.
場景測試和共識算法修訂。
Building on this version, the Core Team can quickly assign simulated data of the network graph and configurations to different Nodes, to more efficiently stress test a wide range of scenarios and states of the network.
The data generated from these tests will then feed the revision process of the consensus algorithm.
The Revision Stage will presumably be a rather long period during which multiple node versions will be released because it involves not only engineering time but also research breakthroughs.
As the consensus algorithm gets improved through simulated data, the Core Team will be able to add more abilities to Nodes and Supernodes than just viewing the testnet, such as validating transactions and participating in the consensus algorithm, progressing towards the third stage - Live Testnet.
This means that we will be building out the functionalities for Supernodes, e.g. submitting, writing and validating transactions on the blockchain.
We will also set up the centralized layer in the Testnet to allow assigning simulated data, running the Revision Stage experiments and stress-testing scenarios, as described in the Testnet Roadmap.
Along with the need to run experiments, we need to build real-time network health data collection mechanisms.
For example, in order to determine if an experiment is successful or not, we need to know the effects on the network health from any specific experiment setups.
除了需要進行實驗之外，我們還需要建立實時的網絡健康數據收集機制。
例如，為了確定實驗是否成功，我們需要從任何特定的實驗設置中了解對網絡健康的影響。
Once Supernodes functionalities are in place, we will select and invite more Supernodes in Q4 to participate in the consensus of the Testnet based on the node statistics that we have been collecting.
Subsequently, more Nodes will also be selected to follow these SuperNodes in the network.
In Q4, if time allows, we also hope to build Testnet testing infrastructure, for example, block explorer, faucets of transaction requests, and test wallets, to complete a testing environment convenient for individual Nodes to follow.
In 2021, as more SuperNodes and Nodes are added to the network, we will need to test, experiment and address any issues arising from scalability, together with any work necessary for the Revision Stage for the consensus algorithm.
In this session we will talk about the importance of Nodes and SuperNodes to every Pioneer and some examples of additional roles Nodes can play on the Pi Network.
Not only is the Pi Node the cornerstone of the Pi Blockchain, but it also contributes to ecosystem building and economic applications.
For example, in addition to securing the ledger, SuperNodes can also technically support applications of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) such as the tokenization of real world assets and real estate.
But why is the node software important even in non-blockchain sense, and how do Pi Nodes and blockchain matter to Pioneers who neither serve as SuperNodes nor Nodes?
Our original vision for the Pi Node software was never just limited to operating and supporting the blockchain that secures a ledger of transactions, which is certainly the core and base layer of the decentralization of Pi Network.
The benefits of building a user-friendly node software is having extensibility of the functionalities of Node and a large group of people who can contribute to the applications of the Node software. We want to share a bit more about the long-term strategy of the Node software beyond securing the ledger.
Currently we have over 200K Pioneers who downloaded and installed the Pi Node software, and there are over 60K nodes active every day, out of which 40K appear to be actively managed, for example, updating to the latest version.
A portion of these Nodes will become Supernodes, depending on the selection process based on the hardware, operating systems, network performance, etc.
What is the Core Team’s plan for the people running the Pi Node software who are not necessarily Supernodes or Nodes responsible for maintaining the ledger?
Actually, we have great expectations for them and are open to any suggestions that build on top of our thoughts.
First of all, the Desktop Pi App serves as a redundant interface for the mobile Interface.
Not only does this provide desktop or laptop accessibility to the mobile application functionalities, e.g. chats, mining status, future uses of apps on Pi Platform, but also it serves as one important step to decentralization in regard to the centralized points of mobile app stores.
App stores have been one point of centralization in Pi Network’s ecosystem.
Given the controversy about cryptocurrencies, app stores are particularly strict in reviewing apps related to cryptocurrencies.
We experienced their centralized control over the past 2 years of development of Pi Network (e.g. our mobile applications had to go through very rigorous review cycles to get approved or stay live), and we saw other legitimate apps getting completely delisted from the stores for various reasons sometimes.
We hope this will never happen to Pi, but shall the app stores decide to remove our app from their stores for any reasons, the Node software will be our backup to still maintain the functionalities, the community and the organization of the network.
By having our node software that contains the Pi app component, we de-risk the possibility of any potential failure in centralized apps stores.
Apart from maintaining and securing Pi’s blockchain, nodes can also allow individuals to share computing resources and get fairly compensated for it.
Such resources include:
processing power, disk space, and network bandwidth.
These are not our immediate plans but are all possibilities that may come further down the line.
Let’s look at use cases for each:
除了維護和保護Pi的區塊鏈外，節點還可以使個人共享計算資源並獲得合理的補償。
這些資源包括：
處理能力，磁盤空間和網絡帶寬。
這些不是我們的近期計劃，而是所有可能進一步發展的可能性。
讓我們看一下每個的用例：
Disk space:
Think of it as a decentralized encrypted Dropbox that allows people to get compensated for securely storing files.
In its implementation, it can be similar to BitTorrent in the notion that files will be stored in a decentralized network of nodes, while at the same time staking mechanisms can make sure all files stored on the Pi Network are fully licenced (e.g. if a file is found to be infringing some rights, the file’s uploader loses their stake / rent on the file).
To put this in perspective, the Core Team pays thousands of dollars every month to Amazon AWS for storing the Pi node’s source files so that pioneers can download them.
In the same manner, other websites and apps do the same.
Instead of these websites paying Amazon, they could be paying that cost to pioneers using Pi, thus creating a passive income opportunity to Pi Node operators.
This use case is also known as Content Delivery Networks (CDN), and it is how the Internet is able to scale.
For example, the Pi app (like any app or website)
(i) contains graphics (images, videos, etc) and
(ii) needs to ask the server individualized questions (e.g. what’s my balance).
While the individualized questions must reach a Pi database to be answered, the vast majority of the graphics are the same for all members and can be answered by a decentralized server near that person.
So, for example, when a pioneer in Paris opens her app, the Pi logo comes to her from a server in Paris operated by our CDN partner, while her balance comes from Pi’s database in San Francisco.
This process helps speed up the application tremendously because the majority of the data can be delivered fast from a nearby datacenter and doesn’t need to travel long distances over the Pacific Ocean.
All major apps and websites on the internet use CDNs to deliver their content.
Once again to put it in perspective, Pi spends thousands of dollars a month to our CDN providers.
But for Pi Network with a distributed node network, there should be no need for such an intermediary when there are tens of thousands of Pioneer nodes in every corner of the world.
There is probably a pioneer closer to you than any of the CDN’s servers.
What if Pi Nodes could utilize their unused network bandwidth to function as a decentralized CDN?
If we were able to create such a CDN marketplace for pioneers, they could be receiving additional passive income for operating their Nodes.
Every computer has one or more processors (CPUs) and those CPUs are mostly unused during the day and completely unused during the night.
Think of your processor more like your car:
it is mostly sitting in your parking lot waiting for you to use it when you need it. At the same time there are a lot of companies paying large monthly fees renting servers from cloud providers such as Amazon AWS.
Potentially Pi Network could match companies with Pioneers who are interested in renting out their unused CPU time?
According to our Pi Node stats, every day there over 380,000 CPU cores operated by Pi Nodes, and they were unused 69% of the time on average.
The good thing about sharing computer resources is that everyone could potentially participate in sharing them even on a part time basis.
Moreover, due to the way we structured the Pi Node Software technically these functionalities can be implemented as Docker Containers on top of our Node software, and therefore the development of such modules doesn’t necessarily have to come from the Core Team.
We recommend taking these ideas as food for thought, adding your own creative ideas on top of them and joining the Core Team in building the future together!
