From 91870307a1b55d6c4d878fdf8cf9085877a02e67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imran Siddique <45405841+imran-siddique@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:13:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: present AgenTrust as an independent project OPAQUE Systems wound down in October 2026. Replace the sponsor text with the independent-project statement, keep one line of past credit, and drop the employer next to the Project Lead. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 Signed-off-by: Imran Siddique <45405841+imran-siddique@users.noreply.github.com> --- CHARTER.md | 2 +- CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 ++ GOVERNANCE.md | 2 +- SPONSORS.md | 14 +++----------- index.md | 2 +- 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHARTER.md b/CHARTER.md index 5e21029..f601a52 100644 --- a/CHARTER.md +++ b/CHARTER.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Out of scope: the A2A transport itself, agent identity issuance beyond delegatio Upon host organization acceptance, governance transitions from the current Project Lead model to a Technical Steering Committee (TSC). -**Composition**: 3-7 members. No single organization may hold more than 40% of TSC seats. The founding Project Lead (Imran Siddique, OPAQUE Systems) holds one founding seat for the v1.0 release cycle. +**Composition**: 3-7 members. No single organization may hold more than 40% of TSC seats. The founding Project Lead (Imran Siddique) holds one founding seat for the v1.0 release cycle. **Election**: TSC members are elected annually by active contributors (at least one merged pull request in the preceding 12 months). Each contributor has one vote. diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 0e468ec..2d46291 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Contributing to cA2A +AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary. + Thank you for contributing. This document covers everything you need to get started. ## Before you start diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 8348f80..4046705 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The project lead is responsible for the technical direction of cA2A, final say o | Name | Affiliation | GitHub | |------|-------------|--------| -| Imran Siddique | OPAQUE Systems | @imran-siddique | +| Imran Siddique | AgenTrust-io | @imran-siddique | The project lead role is subject to Foundation confirmation. Succession is decided by a 2/3 maintainer vote, ratified by the Foundation. diff --git a/SPONSORS.md b/SPONSORS.md index 9f97072..a897bf0 100644 --- a/SPONSORS.md +++ b/SPONSORS.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ # Sponsors -cA2A is an open-source AgenTrust project. It is sponsored by OPAQUE Systems, -which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work -behind it. Organisations that want to support the project are welcome to join -as sponsors. +AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary. -## Current sponsors - -### OPAQUE Systems - -Founding engineering and infrastructure sponsor, and contributor to the -project's confidential-computing integrations. +OPAQUE Systems sponsored early development until October 2026. ## Recognition policy -Sponsor recognition records support for the project. Adopters are listed +Sponsor recognition records past support and confers no ownership or governance rights. Adopters are listed separately in [ADOPTERS.md](https://github.com/agentrust-io/ca2a/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md), maintainers in [MAINTAINERS.md](https://github.com/agentrust-io/ca2a/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md), and governance roles in [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md). diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 6211ce8..e1c37d4 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ Running without special hardware (software mode) gives weaker guarantees than ru For how the pieces fit together, read [How It Works](docs/concepts.md). The formal rules, with the delegation chain, sealed channel, and conformance requirements, are in [Profile](docs/spec/profile.md). -**Status:** ca2a-runtime 0.4.0 developer preview · MIT · hosting at the Agentic AI Foundation proposed, not accepted · Sponsored by OPAQUE, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects. +**Status:** ca2a-runtime 0.4.0 developer preview · MIT · hosting at the Agentic AI Foundation proposed, not accepted · AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.