😎(02/19/2026) Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

Name	Attendance	Role	Voting Seat (Y/N)	Term
Georg Link	Yes	Chair	Y	April 2026
Udai Solanki	No	Vice Chair	Y	October 2026
Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon	Yes	Secretary	N	N/A
Bernard Sibanda	No	Member	Y	October 2026
Jordan Hill	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Sebastian Pabon	Yes	Member	Y	October 2026
Reshma Mohan	No	Member	Y	October 2026
Empty Seat	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Empty Seat	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Empty Seat	No	Member	Y	April 2026
Empty Seat	No	Member	Y	April 2026

Community/Other Attendees

• 8Pro

• Dan Baruka

• Darlisa Consoni

• Harun Mwangi

• Iano

• P. Lucas

• Uche Obasi

• Wilco van de Burgwal

Recording: Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/02/19 - Recording

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/02/19 - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Open Source Committee Meeting – 2026/02/19 – Chat Transcript

Intros

Tex: Open Source Program Manager, Intersect Staff, Open Source Committee Secretary Bernard: TBD Georg: Bitergia Jordan: TBD Reshma: OSC voting member, Founder of Reafino Sebastian: OSC, Gimbalabs, contributor, Andamio co-founder. Udai: OSC voting member, Founder and CEO - AIQUANT

Agenda 2.19.26

• Developer Advocate Check In - CATS Recap

• Accelerator Program Changes

• MRP Interviews - Ongoing

• TSP - Selection Criteria Published

• POSM Program(s) Status

• Committee Elections

• BuidlerFest

• Open Forum

• Upcoming meeting cadence 5 Mar

Decisions/Actions

Decisions

• Meeting Cadence: The committee officially agreed to skip the March 5th meeting. To maintain momentum, they decided to meet next week (February 26th) and resume a back-to-back schedule following the break.

• Accelerator Program Pivot: The committee decided not to grant "Storm" full ownership of the program. Instead, they will move forward with a "slimmed-down" version involving Storm through a set of scheduled office hours.

• Summer of Code: The committee confirmed the decision to return these funds to the treasury reserve and will not pursue the program for the 2026 cycle.

• Buidlerfest Representation: The committee approved the move to prepare a presentation for the March 24th event, with Sebastian leading and Georg assisting.

• Tooling Selection Process: The selection criteria and the two-path entry model (self-nomination and committee recommendation) were finalized and published to the GitBook.

Actions

• Terence: Finalize the contract with Andamio for the Community Maintainer platform.

• Committee Members: Review the MRP interview recordings in the shared Google Drive and submit scores/feedback for the candidates.

• Terence: Reach out to project teams to gather specific requirements for the incoming community maintainers.

• Terence: Follow up on the potential partnership with the Cardano Foundation regarding sponsorship for the Open Source Summit in the US.

• Georg & Sebastian: Coordinate outside of the main call to begin drafting the presentation and logistics for Builderfest.

• Committee Members: Check the Discord "final call" for the election document and provide feedback on the recommended skills/background section.

• Harun: Develop a formal plan/proposal for the introductory session with the Kenyan student presidents at the blockchain center.

• Terence: Resend the chair interview booking link to Georg via Slack.

Topic	Discussion	Notes
Welcome & Quorum	Georg opened the meeting. The group discussed favorite seasons while waiting for attendance. Terence confirmed they were at 50% attendance (3 of 6 members).	Meeting proceeded without official quorum; decisions requiring a vote are deferred to Discord or future sessions.
Agenda Overview	Georg outlined the agenda: Accelerator changes, MRP interviews, Tooling selection, Program status, Committee elections, and Builderfest.	No new items were added to the main agenda.
Dev Advocate Update	Harun and Dan recapped the Africa Tech Summit (CATS) in Nairobi. They met with various community members and recorded a workshop and podcast.	A survey is ongoing (70/100 responses) before merging with Cardano Foundation data.
DX Working Group	Harun mentioned rumors of moving the Developer Experience (DX) working group to the Product Committee.	Terence clarified there are no plans to merge; Dev EX remains tied to the Dev Advocate program.
Accelerator Program	Discussion on "Storm’s" proposal. Due to ROI concerns and technical alignment, the committee is considering a "slimmed-down" version.	Plan is to utilize Storm for specific office hours rather than full program ownership.
MRP Interviews	Georg and Sebastian updated the group on Community Maintainer interviews. Several high-quality candidates have been interviewed.	Members are encouraged to review interview recordings and scores in the shared Google Drive.
Tooling Selection	Georg highlighted the published selection criteria in the GitBook. Tools can join via self-nomination or committee recommendation.	Projects must pass a self-attestation script before entering the evaluation/demo phase.
Program Status: POSSUM	Terence provided a rapid update: MRP is moving to version 1.3 (onboarding); Tooling Sustainability needs 4 more tools to hit milestones.	Bug Bounty (Bug Bounty) is progressing; GitHoney tooling is expected in early March.
Program Status: Operations	Travel budget is being coordinated for the Open Source Summit (US). Summer of Code (SoC) funds are being returned to the treasury.	Programs like "Code for Us" and "Project Support Services" remain pending or undefined for now.
Committee Elections	Elections will now occur once a year. Terence presented draft requirements, including "prior proven contributions" as a recommended background.	Sebastian suggested clarifying that "contributions" include participation in working groups, not just the committee.
Builderfest 2026	Sebastian announced that the committee’s talk for Builderfest (March 24) was approved. The focus is on promoting POSM programs.	Georg expressed interest in joining as a speaker. Travel budget is available for attendees.
Upcoming Cadence	Terence will be unavailable on March 5. The committee agreed to meet next week (Feb 26) and then skip March 5.	Schedule: Feb 26 (Added), March 5 (Skipped), March 12 (Resume).
New Business: Kenya Student Outreach	Harun was approached by the Kenyan student president association (representing 650k students) for collaboration.	Georg encouraged Harun to explore this; committee travel budget may be available to support university visits.