Small Businesses: delegate participation, action needed by Friday June 19
Anton Arapov Mon 15 Jun 2026 4:50PMPublicSeen by 31Hi Small Businesses members,
Following our delegate participation policy, we reviewed voting over the last 12 months. To hold delegate status, a delegate must vote in at least 25% of the community's eligible polls in a rolling year.
How we got here: when the communities were first set up, delegate roles were filled automatically during the bootstrap, on a first-come, first-served basis, without a formal nomination. That got the communities running, but it means several seats were never actively chosen and some delegates have since moved on or changed roles. This is not about blame; it is the first step in moving from that bootstrap state to active, chosen representation.
Why this matters: the community decides through delegate votes. When seats are inactive we cannot reach the participation needed to decide, and our voice in OpenSSL governance weakens. Active delegates are what let us make decisions at all.
The following companies are currently under the 25% bar and their delegate seat is at risk (companies whose delegate joined after the most recent poll are not listed, since they have not yet had a chance to vote):
AET Europe, BIT Partners, BTQ Technologies, Cryptographie Ingénierie et Conseil, CyberDefense, DeepInsightTech, Dream Weaver Creations, EU-SOFT, Flomesh, HardenedVault, KeyPair, Lightship, Nexus Data, RustFS, SafeLogic, Starnet Limited, Symbiotic Systems Research, Tianjin Qingan Information Technology, Tianjin Xinghan Information Technology, Web3 Infrastructure Foundation, Wildboar Software, Wisely, nk.ca ISP, and riboseopen.
What to do by end of day Friday, June 19:
If you intend to keep representing your company, please re-engage by voting in the open polls.
Or nominate a new, active delegate.
To change your delegate, reach out to the community's BAC representatives (TAC as failover), as described in the policy.
If we do not hear back by June 19, these seats will be reviewed for reassignment so the community can keep functioning. We would much rather keep you represented, so please step up.
Thank you.
Anton ArapovMon 27 Jul 2026 3:28PM
Update, and closing this out.
Thanks @Paul Yang. You put your finger on the real issue: Small Businesses has no BAC representative right now, and in fact both of its advisory-committee seats are vacant. That is a gap we are working to fix, and it is exactly why active delegates matter here.
The roster tidy-up is done. Delegate labels inactive over the past year have been retired (label only; memberships and accounts untouched, reversible). If your company wants an active voice, nominating a delegate is the way in.
Thanks. Closing the thread.
Paul Yang ·Wed 17 Jun 2026 4:35PM
For small businesses, one problem might be there is no BAC representative for this community.