Add XCM Tools follow-up

[gmajor-encrypt]

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[semuelle]

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[semuelle]

Isn't xcm-tools Apache 2.0?

[semuelle]

Just want to make sure: are you planning to publish the tools under MIT license? Looks like you just removed mention of Apache.

[gmajor-encrypt]

@semuelle Sorry, I always thought xcm-tools was under the MIT license. It has been modified now.

[gmajor-encrypt]

Thanks for the application. Could you submit your KYC data through this link (assuming you are applying as an individual; otherwise, please use this link)?

Thanks. I have submited my KYC data.

[keeganquigley]

Thanks for the application @gmajor-encrypt you've provided good deliveries for us in the past, but I'm not seeing that this project has been well-maintained over the past year, nor if it has gained much attention from the community yet, and there is only one release. In building the tool out, what are some ways you would look to increase dev engagement with the tool?

[gmajor-encrypt]

Hi, @keeganquigley
The main reasons for the lack of maintenance in the past 5 months are as follows:

1. The xcm protocol has only been updated once in the past few months. I also discovered compatibility issues after the upgrade during recent use, and will support it after this update.
2. It is true that this project has not received much attention from developers, and has not received any issues or feature requests. In addition, I have not encountered any obvious problems during use.

In building the tool out, what are some ways you would look to increase dev engagement with the tool?
I think improvements can be made in these:

1. I noticed that when using GitHub to search for 'polkadot xcm', I did not find this project. This will cause developers looking for related open source tools to be unable to find "xcm-tools." I will modify the project's description, website, and topics to improve matches for GitHub and Google searches.

2. Provide code examples (links to projects) on some questions about xcm in forum/Stack Overflow to improve interactivity with developers.

3. More features are the key to attracting developers. I will continue to maintain this project.

[keeganquigley]

Thanks for the explanations @gmajor-encrypt given the price and your previous work I'm willing to support it. After this I think it would be good to try to gain some traction in the community and go for treasury funding.

[semuelle]

Thanks for the updates, @gmajor-encrypt.

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