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# Gmoot DAO Working Spec Proposal


DAO governance ideas:

- Stake bags for rewards ([@TheDaveGmoot](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/890652494601027624))
- Hierarchical DAO, perhaps clans are sub-orgs ([@gimple](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/890649118748311603))
- Grape protocol ([@ThotPocket](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/890753867229323266))
- Time phase voting ([@clayton](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/891126636907470888))
- Governance token for stake ([@Kroo](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/891227060922617877))
- Multi-input involvement score, perhaps using number of bags, age of bags with current owner, Discord activity as inputs ([@Big Boys NYC](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/891396655562260560))
- Award gov tokens based on interaction ([@b0mple](https://discord.com/channels/885674458755510272/890648497685135371/891693005755535391))
- [Bonfida token vesting](https://github.com/Bonfida/token-vesting) ([@Conor](https://twitter.com/messages/1441078395736002560))

My thoughts:
- KISS – keep it simple, stupid. start with the most basic DAO and build up.
- Use the [SPL DAO](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-program-library/tree/master/governance) at least as a starting point.
- Appoint a few gmoots as the "council" per SPL docs, whose purpose is to bootstrap the DAO for the broader community.
- Council will finalize logic and economics into contracts, then release to the community.
- Voting must be based on stake or non-pseudonymous identity. Anything else can be gamed. Please provide counterexamples if I'm incorrect here.
- [Grape community-first manifesto](https://github.com/metacartel/mission/blob/master/community-first-manifesto.md)
- Consider applying for [Hiro LaunchDAO](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiWtue-A1GjMhxwPjo7oApY76O2GPIg61W19UJbqMz75EifA/viewform?pli=1)

Action items:
- [ ] Setup [Grape Discord access](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe97GpvQC-tVe4Jobb6raKkd3miCGCrIFYCBXTYb8dN-odabw/viewform)
- [ ] Identify devs and council members
- [ ] Create and run a test DAO with council
- [ ] Finalize v0 spec for real DAO, perhaps using the test DAO
- [ ] Implement real DAO with existing council members
- [ ] Release to community
- [ ] ...
- [ ] gmoot!


