From ec9abe27ec338bc2f3ba668b9bf2d0eb187c9c38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Simon (Darkside) Jackson" Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:36:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] January meeting --- website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md diff --git a/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md b/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf78cf38 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +title: Board Meeting Minutes - January 2026 +date: "2026-01-14" +excerpt: New Year's greetings +tags: meeting +author: MonoGame Foundation +image: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png +ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png +--- + +## Attendees + +- Dean Ellis - President +- Dominique Louis - Treasurer +- Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary +- Tom Spilman - Banking Matters + +## Missing +- Marko Jeremic - Board Chairman +- Thomas Altenburger - Board Member + +## Agenda + +- Financial status. +- Review Current Staff Priorities, are we focused on the right areas? +- Restoring the Discourse community site. +- Finishing 3.8.5 +- Hub release schedule +- Our goals for 3.8.6. +- Updating our roadmap page. +- Patreon Fees are an issue (15% in fees, GitHub is max 6%). + +## Outcomes + +- MonoGame finances are improving with ConcernedApe, we now have sufficient funding for another 24 months of development and maintenance. +- Seeking new funding to extend the scope of MonoGame's capabilities in 2026. +- Improve Automation testing for all platforms and status validation. +- Work is underway to restore the Community site and re-enable the mail server connection. +- Final 3.8.5 PR's getting updated and merged, race to release.  New preview this week. +- Looking to expand test hardware to add additional certified platforms.  (Add suggestions!) +- New bounty to launch to test ARM building compatibility for tools / builds. +- Work is underway to update the Sponsors highlighted on the MonoGame website. +- Sponsor onboarding process improvements required. +- Foundation discussed recent concerns raised over AI use, the contribution guides will be updated to reflect our position. + +## Outstanding Bounties + +All current bounties are either complete or in progress. + +{% include 'partials/_blog_footer.njk' %} From e72369891507a5f5444895be419153aab587eb72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Simon (Darkside) Jackson" Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:43:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update attendee's --- website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md b/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md index cf78cf38..9520271d 100644 --- a/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md +++ b/website/content/blog/2026-01-14-meeting.md @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png - Dominique Louis - Treasurer - Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary - Tom Spilman - Banking Matters - -## Missing -- Marko Jeremic - Board Chairman - Thomas Altenburger - Board Member ## Agenda