# (03/12/2026) 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 | Yes | Member | Y | October 2026 | | Jordan Hill | No | Member | Y | October 2026 | | Sebastian Pabon | Yes | Member | Y | October 2026 | | Reshma Mohan | Yes | 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 * Abhik Nag * Bevan Bosire * Dan Baruka * Emmanuel Titi * Jon Woodard * Kristijan Kowalsky * Mark Bui * Nikhil Shetty * Spencer Randall * Uche Obasi **Recording:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/03/12 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T3rX3ZbONdWBX2kr8zb78Nmqkci0DGPy/view?usp=sharing) **Transcript:** [Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/03/12 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LhgJiIBKZ-HC2v3UfM8bSgyss_kO0bDPjnXt5YHuTxU/edit?usp=sharing) **Chat Transcript:** [Open Source Committee Meeting – 2026/03/12 – Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRHM4rshLKsNpGdiGwWTL2XSpz_77WvY/view?usp=sharing) ## 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 03.12.26 * Developer Advocate Check-In * CryptoEQ * Committee Elections - Meet the Candidates Sessions * Budget Review - Suggestions * Accelerator Program * MRP Evidence - Draft Review Process * Tooling WG * Program Application re-work session * Tooling Application review * Dev Adv Milestone reviews * OSC Meeting Cadence * Open Forum ## Decisions/Actions **Decisions** * **Accelerator Program Pivot:** The committee officially voted to move forward with the "After Town Hall" and "Enterprise Office Hour" model for the Accelerator program, utilizing the 100k ADA budget. * **Meeting Cadence:** The committee decided to keep the current meeting schedule as is (Thursdays) until after the upcoming May elections, rather than moving it to Tuesdays immediately. * **Program Closures:** There was a consensus to finalize the closure of the "Summer of Code" program and return any unused funds to the treasury. * **Tooling Working Group:** Agreed to let the formal working group remain inactive/dissolved for now due to a lack of participants, with the OSC assuming direct responsibility for tooling reviews. **Actions** * **OSC Task Reviews:** All committee members need to review the 40+ tasks in Project 71 on the Intersect GitHub and provide at least two reviews per milestone. * **CryptoEQ Coordination:** Terence will continue coordinating with Spencer regarding the logistics of backend data publishing and reporting metrics for the remainder of the year. * **Election Scheduling:** Georg suggested Tuesday, March 31st at 13:30 UTC for the committee election session; Terence will resocialize this in Discord for final agreement. * **Budget Proposal Visualization:** Terence is tasked with creating a "committee-facing document" or visual aid to help the OSC understand the proposed budget changes (Keep, Move, Give, End strategy) before the next session. * **Application Rework:** Terence will draft suggested wording changes for the Maintainer Retainer and Tooling Sustainability applications to focus more on "proof of adoption" and "community use." * **Builderfest Prep:** Georg and Sebastian need to set up a meeting via Discord to draft the agenda and slide deck for their upcoming presentation on the "Paid Open Source Model." * **TSC Consultation:** Terence will prepare to share the OSC’s tooling reviews with the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) by next Wednesday. | Topic | Discussion | Notes | | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Meeting Opening | Terence welcomed everyone and noted the reduced committee structure, meaning core decision-making might need to be deferred to Discord or the next meeting. | Attendance was verified; Georg joined while traveling. | | New Working Group Format | Terence shared insights from his London trip regarding technical working groups. A new "onboarding + updates" format is being piloted. | Developer Advocates are asked to spearhead contributor onboarding in the first half of sessions. | | Developer Advocate Updates | Emmanuel reported on a Nairobi hackathon resulting in 5+ PRs. Dan shared updates on the Blaze SDK and Y Store partnership, plus upcoming project spotlights. | Emmanuel emphasized reviewing PRs before submitting them to maintainers. | | Q1 Task Review | Terence requested committee members review Project 71 on GitHub (Open Source Office). There are approximately 40 tasks requiring approval. | Committee members are asked to provide two reviews per milestone. | | CryptoEQ Introduction | Spencer introduced CryptoEQ, a Texas-based research firm, as a potential "fractional research powerhouse" for Intersect to handle data metrics and reporting. | Spencer highlighted their bootstrapped nature and ability to provide institutional-grade research. | | CryptoEQ Scope of Work | Discussion on three areas: local event partnerships in Houston, monthly data/metrics executive summaries, and biannual deep-dive "bespoke" reports. | Jon questioned promotional channels; Spencer confirmed reports can be internal or public depending on the contract. | | Committee Elections | Upcoming election schedule (March 30 – April 17). Intersect is hosting sessions on X (formerly Twitter) and the Virtual Hub. | Georg suggested a session on Tuesday, March 31 at 13:30 UTC. | | Budget & Program Strategy | Terence proposed a "Keep, Move, Give, End" strategy. Suggested ending the "Summer of Code" and moving Bug Bounty/Security Management under Intersect's direct budget. | Programs to keep/focus: Developer Advocates, Maintainer Retainer, and Tooling Sustainability. | | Accelerator Program Pivot | Due to the drop in ADA value, the original Accelerator concept is being reworked into an "After Town Hall" series featuring enterprise member office hours. | Kristijan and Jon (Commercialization WG) agreed that the program must adapt to current funding realities. | | Accelerator Approval | The committee held a voice vote on exploring the new direction for the 100k ADA Accelerator funds. | Decision: Georg, Bernard, and Reshma voted "Yes" to move forward with the pivot. | | Tooling Working Group | Attendance has diminished in the Tooling WG. Georg noted that groups should "wind down" if there is no active work or membership. | Decision-making for tooling reviews remains with the OSC for now. | | Application Rework | Terence suggested updating program applications to ask for proof of community adoption/usage rather than relying solely on OSC intuition. | Sebastian suggested seeking feedback from other committees to gauge a tool's future utility. | | Meeting Cadence | Discussion on moving the meeting from Thursday to Tuesday at 16:00 UTC to avoid conflicts with the Civics Committee. | Decision: Hold current schedule until after the May elections to allow new members to weigh in. | | Builderfest Preparation | Georg and Sebastian are presenting a "Paid Open Source Model" at Builderfest in two weeks. | They will coordinate an agenda on Discord to align the presentation with the new strategic direction. | | Funding Source Clarification | Terence addressed a community question regarding funding. 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