@Alanna "I think it's still an open question if we want to only allow the interconnected cabal (where members share their shards only with the other members), or we also want to enable sharing with outside shardholders."

Within the next fortnight I plan to sit down and start mapping out a paper with various combinations so that we can add that to the considerations.

"I think if we enable both the "secret" and "cabal" use cases, you could still chose your own outside shardholders if you are part of a multi-sig by just using the "secret" option. So it would be up to the user. "

Agreed.

"I think we'd need to speak to a range of multi-sig users and see if they would be interested in only sharing backup responsibility among group members or with outsiders. "

Agreed with this also. I know from my experiences within mmt and the london crypto circle and a few other side projects I personally would like to see the possibility of a mix. In some cases internal-cabal makes most sense, in others all outside would make sense. In most case I think a mix of the two approaches would be the best balance.