Plone Foundation Board Minutes February 19, 2026

Meeting started at 20:02 GMT.

Attendance

- Present: Rafahela Bazzanella, João Henrique Gouveia, Gildardo Bautista Garcia Cano, Brian Davis, Martin Peeters, and Eric Brehault

- Excused: Rikupekka Oksanen

Approval of the minutes

Eric moves to approve the minutes, Gouveia seconds. All in favor.

Action items

Martin will talk with Guido about the usage of Quaive.

Incoming Correspondence

- Message about the Pole Position sprint

- Message from PyPI

- Notification about a new sponsor

- Message about the financial statement

- Message from the treasurer about bank, budget, and taxes

New Business

- GSoC: our application the the 2026 GSoC program has been refused by Google. We might get slots from the PSF.

- Dispatch the Board priorities for 2026 among the board members. The priorities will be published soon on plone.org.

- Request from Interaktiv for the Pole Position sprint. Eric will contact Jörg to ask for a budget and objectives.

Continued Business

- Improving board processes: Martin will initiate a document listing all the tasks covered by the president and the other board members. The list will be discussed during the next meeting.

- Zope Foundation funds: no news

Review Ongoing

- Martin has a new recruit.

- Marketing: Alexander Pilz presented a proposal for the new front page design for plone.org

Adjournment

- Eric motions to adjourn, Martin seconds.  All in favor.

- Meeting adjourned at 20:58 GMT