Tim Beiko highlighted that rough consensus among core developers alone is insufficient and that broader community alignment is necessary to maintain Ethereum’s legitimacy

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Ethereum’s governance philosophy is inspired by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), notably the concept of “rough consensus”, whose subtleties are well articulated in RFC 7282. In short, rough consensus aims to pragmatically iterate towards solutions all stakeholders can accept, even if imperfect, while carefully considering all informed opinions. At its best, it produces higher quality solutions through a legitimate process, while rejecting Kings, Presidents and Shahs.

3. Ensure Strong, Early Community Input: Governance isn’t just about developers; it’s about the entire ecosystem. Beiko emphasized the importance of gathering feedback from the community early in the decision-making process. This includes engaging with researchers, client teams, application developers, and even end-users to understand their needs and concerns before major decisions are finalized.