Amaru is an open-source project implementing a new fully interoperable block-producing node for Cardano. It aims to improve the network's overall accessibility and robustness without compromising its safety and security. Amaru provides another perspective and solution for stake pool operators and developers alike, prioritizing a modular approach, a seamless user experience, and low hardware requirements. Additionally, the project is implemented mainly in Rust, which is well-equipped for high assurance to attract new contributors to the core maintenance of the ecosystem. Motivation Who we are Amaru is a multi-entity effort that currently sits under PRAGMA: a member-based, not-for-profit open-source association for blockchain software projects. Five members with equal power currently drive PRAGMA's strategy and operations: Blink Labs, Cardano Foundation, dcSpark, Sundae Labs, and TxPipe. Each of them has a proven track record of building on Cardano and supporting our ecosystem. Amaru itself is managed by an appointed maintainer committee in charge of different scopes. The current maintainer committee comprises of:

[!NOTE] The following document is a proposal for the Amaru project. It is a collective document that describes the vision and the needs of multiple entities/actors involved in the development of Amaru. It is meant as a starting point for discussing Cardano treasury withdrawals in alignment with the incoming constitution. As such, we invite anyone interested to comment on the following document, and share feedback with us. Amaru is an open-source project that aims to build a new fully interoperable block-producing node for improving the overall accessibility and robustness of the Cardano network without compromising on its safety and security. Amaru provides another perspective and solution for stake pool operators and developers alike, prioritizing a modular approach and a seamless user experience. The project is implemented mainly in Rust and aims to attract new contributors to the core maintenance of the ecosystem. This proposal is designed to breakdown the objectives, scopes, timelines and costs pertaining to Amaru. It delivers the full vision behind the project and open the discussion regarding a Cardano treasury withdrawal to sustain its development.