Link to Forum Discussion

https://gov.epns.io/t/pip-06-reimburse-channel-creation-gas-fees-in-push-on-developer-request/635

Background

The goal of EPNS is to have developers integrate with the EPNS system. One obstruction for underfunded or hobbyist developers is the gas fees op opening a notification channel.

Proposal Description

Allow developers to request a $PUSH airdrop commensurate with the value of the gas fees they paid to create a channel. I suggest doing this on request so that only those that care about the gas cost get reimbursed.

A potential flow:

1. Dev creates a channel
2. Dev shares Etherscan links to their channel creation in a google form
3. EPNS team does a monthly accounting to send devs $PUSH relative to the market price
4. Claiming the reimbursement requires posting the project name, description and live URL to the Discord

Potential abuse-prevention metrics:

1. Time-limit reimbursement applications (e.g. reimbursements must be done within 24h of the channel creation)
2. Only reimburse 80% of the gas as $PUSH
3. Only reimburse to the address that created the channel

Benefits of PIP-06

The main goal of EPNS is to integrate with protocols and applications. To that end, removing any barrier to that goal is desirable.

Additionally, since reimbursements are in $PUSH the developers would immediately have skin in the game regarding EPNS governance.

ETH Address:

mentor.eth (0x7dbf6820d32cfbd5d656bf9bff0def229b37cf0e)

The EPNS Governance Team will inform the community with the final process after tweaks and adjustments are made to ensure the process is optimal. Note: the reimbursement set to 80% will not be subject to modifications.