What process does the DFINITY foundation use to vote on NNS proposals?

[diegop]

@justmythoughts

1. Is there a single DFINITY neuron and then group of DFINITY board members that each have neurons controlling that neuron, similar to the structure that the ICP Maximalist neuron?

There is a single DFINITY neuron that the community knows. That neuron follows a group of 9 neurons (each controlled by different people within DFINITY). So, practically speaking, DFINITY votes along the majority of the 9 DFINITY members (I am not one of the 9)

2. How many people at DFINITY are involved in the voting decision making behind the what the DFINITY neuron does?

Depends on the topic. All decisions representing DFINITY are ratified at the C-level (eg Jan, Dom), but many proposals have recommendations from managers or individual contributors who may be more familiar with the subject. As you can imagine, I have written my fair share of recommendations. But I am not the only one.

3. What types of proposals have been/will be proposed by the DFINITY neuron?

Much easier to look at the history of the history of DFINITY-controlled neurons by looking at:

• https://forum.dfinity.org/t/dfinity-foundation-voting-power/11801
• https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/neurons

4. Does the DFINITY neuron have a script for automating its votes on certain proposals (i.e. exchange rate), or is all voting manual? If some votes are automated, which votes are manual and which votes are automated? What does the automation code/script look like?

I do not know.

5. Is there a deliberation room in which those in charge of governance vote, and then give you a PR statement of the reasoning behind that vote (on the forums)?

Yes, but not a physical one. Sometimes we discuss over slack or Zoom.

6. Is the default follow DFINITY neuron controlled by a single person?

I do not believe so. It believe it is jointly owned by R&D and Finance departments at DFINITY.

How many people at DFINITY are responsible for control of the DFINITY neuron - will their identities be made public or remain private?

I believe is owned jointly by the R&D and the Finance departments of DFINITY. I am not certain of which individuals within each department.