diff --git a/meetings/2025-01-14/minutes.md b/meetings/2025-01-14/minutes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6916bff --- /dev/null +++ b/meetings/2025-01-14/minutes.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# OQS Technical Steering Committee meeting – 2025-01-14 – minutes + + +## Attendees +* Christian Paquin +* Basil Hess +* Douglas Stebila +* Spencer Wilson +* Norman Ashley +* Vlad Gheorghiu +- Hart Montgomery +- Steve Derezinski +- Muria Roberts +* Michael Baentsch + +## Agenda + +(see [agenda](./agenda.md)) + +1. Chair's introduction +2. Approve agenda +3. Appoint minute-taker + - Michael Baentsch +4. Review action items from previous meeting (if any) + - Security response team: Agreement on time-based assignment rotation; Everyone invited to provide feedback and bring merge-readiness in the next days to https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/tsc/pull/124 + - Binary distributions: Douglas to reach out to Nigel where he's at on this collection +5. Reports + - TAC: No meetings since last OQS meeting. + - PQCP: alpha release done for mlkem-native; effort underway by Basil to use this to replace PQCrystals and PQClean upstream code bases; PQClean project largely inactive (Douglas opinion); no activity on ML-DSA. +6. SLH-DSA: + - No clear consensus as to whether it's worth while adding this to OQS; decision postponed +7. Status of sub projects + - Several projects pruned by Douglas + - Input solicited on https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/tsc/issues/2 to further gain clarity on project status and goals + - Agreement that two tables would help discussions going forward: sub-project/status and algorithm/status + - Norm raises question whether status decision is "top-down" (from PQCA to OQS) or "bottom-up" decision: Hart confirms that status would not have to be aligned with TAC nomenclature/life-cycle document: It's for the sub projects to decide their status/readiness, not for PQCA GB or TAC; PQCA TAC only would reign in over-promising maintainers but not over-promise itself. +8. Ongoing discussion of research track / production track + - Agreement that OQS is "a long way off" (Douglas) a "commercially supported" piece of software + - Norm suggested work on criteria for dropping usage warnings; Christian seconded, suggesting clear cut statements what the project does, but also highlighting it's a "best effort" project only + - General agreement that it would need more commitment, particularly by the commercial entities to improve OQS; Hart and Douglas to take this to the GB + - General consensus that the committer base must be broadened +9. Other business. + - Agreement to try to bring more NIST on-ramp algorithm authors to contribute (Hart already reaching out; Basil pointing out that second round closes in February; Douglas stating his reach out had limited success) + +## Recording location + +https://zoom.us/rec/play/IPSmAkjbn5GQUvMABr07sCcRQbdaM_BkSzKdFkRgMq1mw44eDWMMngb_M9q-pjyM5Pxu4SbQcKA3wqeU.Q8R9bS0JafkWem3l