(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

Transcript: Open Source Committee (Intersect) - 2026/03/12 - Transcript

Chat Transcript: Open Source Committee Meeting – 2026/03/12 – 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 03.12.26

• Nominate Chair & Vice Chair

• Discuss Charter

• 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. All OSC funding currently comes from the Treasury, not Venture Capital.	The committee may explore VC involvement in the future as the model matures.