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PolkaWorld voted AYE.
Unanimous support.
Currently, the main client for the Polkadot Relay Chain is the Rust implementation developed by Parity. Gossamer, a Go implementation, provides client diversity—a principle that holds significant value within the Polkadot ecosystem. The team has also indicated that they plan to upgrade their client to support JAM when Polkadot transitions, ensuring long-term alignment with the network’s evolution.
While the budget breakdown is relatively brief, it still provides enough detail to assess its reasonableness.
Overall, we support the development proposed in this submission.
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OG Tracker Rating 3/3
Clear display of deliverables✅
Clear display of a valid direct point of contact ✅
Clear display of proposal’s duration✅
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Dear Proposer,
Thank you for your proposal. Our first vote on this proposal is AYE.
The Big Spender track requires 60% quorum according to our voting policy v0.2, and any referendum in which the majority of members vote abstain receives an abstain vote. This proposal has received six aye and one nay votes from ten available members, with one member abstaining. Below is a summary of our members' comments:
A majority favored the proposal, emphasizing the need for experienced development teams and the importance of client diversity for future growth. Some acknowledged the necessity of the implementation despite previous concerns about the team's reputation. However, one voter abstained, citing issues with the lack of support for another client and the the JAM references in the proposal, indicating a need for clearer priorities.
The full discussion can be found in our internal voting.
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TruthDAO voted AYE.
Rationale:
• Ecosystem necessity: Client diversity is a cornerstone of Polkadot’s security. As the only Go implementation, Gossamer fills a critical gap.
• Cost efficiency: The budget is reasonable, the short development cycle minimizes delay risks, and the transparent structure helps ensure effective use of funds.
• Long-term alignment: The work is closely aligned with the Polkadot 2.0 and JAM roadmap, helping avoid redundant investment.
Suggestion: We recommend requiring quarterly financial audits to mitigate the risk of overspending.
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JAM Implementers DAO votes AYE on this proposal.
This proposal promotes client diversity, one of the recipes for a resilient, censorship-resistant blockchain network. Gossamer brings Go-based validator infrastructure to Polkadot, and this proposal keeps that momentum alive.
🟢 Proven team — ChainSafe has consistently delivered across the ecosystem, and the Gossamer team has already shipped milestones funded by Web3 Foundation and Polkadot Treasury in the past.
🟢 Protocol resilience — Supporting an alternative client like Gossamer reduces systemic risk and prevents single-client monoculture. This strengthens security, decentralization, and long-term sustainability.
🟢 Complementary — Gossamer's Go-based validator client pairs well with other JAM implementations like Clawbird (TypeScript), contributing to spec refinement and broader developer tooling.
This is a foundational investment in Polkadot’s core infrastructure.
aren’t some members of the team part of the Tech Fellowship and already receiving compensation based on their ranks?