An update on Kiln development and Kiln on MacOS release
The ongoing development of Kiln, starting with a MacOS build, will be a collaborative effort between teams from across the Tezos ecosystem
Today, teams from across the Tezos ecosystem announce the formation of a consortium to oversee the ongoing development of Kiln (including the initial release of a Kiln build for MacOS). Originally developed by Obsidian Systems, Kiln is an application that allows users to monitor, receive alerts and bake on Tezos. It offers users a convenient UI to set up a node and monitor nodes and bakers. Kiln has become a vital resource for the Tezos community by significantly lowering the barrier to entry for baking and monitoring.
Moving forward, the development and maintenance of the Kiln software will be run by a collaborative consortium that includes teams from Baking Bad, Obsidian Systems, Tezos Commons, and TQ Tezos, along with community support and contributions.
As part of the transition to the new Kiln consortium, there is a new Kiln repository on GitLab. Starting today, the repo includes Kiln version 0.8.1 which has a long-awaited build for MacOS Catalina available at this link.
Looking Forward
In addition to maintaining the current code base so that it can support the latest Tezos protocol updates, the group will also oversee the creation of a new open-source code base to replace the existing one as we move towards developing a new version of Kiln. The updated version of Kiln will be created with an eye towards promoting wider participation in baking within the Tezos community and beyond.
In making Kiln more of a collaborative, open-source effort, we hope to empower community members to contribute to the Kiln project and improve the baking experience. Anyone from the community who has relevant interests and skills in contributing to Kiln development can propose their ideas and features to the GitLab repo. We are thrilled for the exciting developments that will be implemented on Kiln as a result of its new, collaborative governance model.
We will also develop the new version of Kiln with a phased and modular design approach so that each of the features are formed as separate modules that can be further reused in other ecosystem projects. Additionally, we view this initiative as a natural opportunity to experiment with Tezos-based DAOs for both funding and open-source project governance.
Overall, we look forward to making the necessary changes to ensure that Kiln remains a vital resource for the Tezos community to enhance the baking process and ensure decentralization.
Follow this Medium profile for future updates on Kiln. In an upcoming update, we hope to present a high-level list of features we are exploring for inclusion in the Kiln roadmap.
