This seems like a very important change @SvenF. Thanks for sharing.
My question is related to how much additional work you think it will take for people to review these additional proposals. I know the current IC Target Topology was implemented within the last year and it was a major change. There was a significant increase in the flux of Participant Management, Node Admin, and Subnet Management proposals during the implementation of that change. Presumably that means it took a lot more time for DFINITY to review and approve those proposals.
I’m asking because of the current Grants for Known Neurons program that DFINITY is offering to encourage more active participation in technical reviews and independent voting by community members. The topics covered by this program include Subnet Management, which is likely going to be most heavily impacted by this proposed IC Target Topology change. Based on the current rate of Subnet Management proposals we are seeing, I believe the grant that is offered for this topic is already too low compared to the work required. Hence, if this new IC Target Topology proposal has a significant increase in proposals, then it could put more work on those reviewers. After the romance wears off from being chosen by the NNS to perform these reviews and the successful candidates get into the routine state of the job, I’m worried that they may quickly find themselves regretting the commitment. Do you think this could be an issue? Or do you think there will be a negligible impact on workload to review the proposals that result from this change? I’m wondering if the grant that is offered for this topic should be increased. I’d love to know what you think @SvenF, @lara, and @cryptoschindler.