FAQs Archive - Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Q: Do you need to be a Sponsor to contribute?

Anyone can freely participate in any of the EEA Community Projects ’ technical work without being a funding sponsor. Individuals can sign the contributor license agreement, and, if their work is supported by a company, their company has to sign the entity contributor license agreement. In addition to the Projects Governing Board, EEA Community Projects are guided by Technical Steering Committees, where membership is based on merit and not associated with sponsorship.

Q: Is the Ethereum OASIS Open Project fully transitioning to become EEA Community Projects?

Yes, the EEA and OASIS Open are excited to announce that the Ethereum OASIS Open Project is now EEA Community Projects . With critical Ethereum projects like the Baseline Protocol initiative under its stewardship, the Ethereum OASIS Open Project community has become the hub for open source-based standards development within the Ethereum industry. Now as EEA Community Projects , there will be many cross-community collaboration opportunities with the EEA and its members. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the existing Baseline and JSON-RPC efforts, and suggestions for new EEA Community Projects are encouraged.

Q: What is the Ethereum OASIS Open Project?

The Ethereum OASIS Open Project was created as an OASIS Open Project to provide a neutral forum for diverse stakeholders to create high-quality specifications that facilitate Ethereum’s longevity, interoperability, and ease of integration. The initiative was founded by the Ethereum Foundation, the EEA, and ConsenSys and its sponsors include Accenture, Chainlink, ConsenSys, the EEA, EY, Morpheus Network, Nethermind, Provide, Splunk and Unibright. As one of the original founders, the EEA has been involved in the Ethereum OASIS Open Project since its inception in 2019. In addition, EEA Executive Director Dan Burnett is the Chair of the Governing Board, a position which he will continue to hold moving forward. As the EEA Community Projects , the Ethereum OASIS Open Project will continue sponsoring projects, such as the Baseline Protocol initiative, and will continue to permit frictionless engagement between developers who are actively contributing to developing clear, open standards, first-rate documentation, and shared test suites that facilitate new features and enhancements for the Ethereum ecosystem. Today, hundreds of companies and thousands of individuals are actively participating in the initiative.

Q: What is the “EEA Community Projects?”

With leadership from the EEA and support from OASIS Open, “ EEA Community Projects ” is THE place for Ethereum-based technologies and standards work in the industry. EEA Community Projects now offers well-trodden innovation paths for both member-driven initiatives and community-driven open source projects. Now businesses looking to innovate with Ethereum no longer have to choose between the EEA or the Ethereum OASIS Open Project to leverage a wider network of resources and further accelerate innovation. As EEA Community Projects , the EEA's standardization and open source community expertise are now at the service of the entire Ethereum community. Working within a process that is predictable, fair, transparent, and time-tested, EEA Community Projects provides a forum for those who wish to move beyond a single open source implementation to an ecosystem containing multiple diverse implementations that conform to a standard. EEA Community Projects exists to accelerate collaboration and innovation in Ethereum technology through the development and adoption of standards, documents, and best practices based on open source software. To access the EEA Community Projects GitHub, visit here .