Open Mainframe Project TAC Meeting - February 13, 2025

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Conference call details

Meetings are hosted on the LFX Meeting Management platform. More details on how to register are at https://tac.openmainframeproject.org/meetings.

Meeting Recording

A recording of the meeting and the transcript are both available at the link below:

Meeting Recording

Attendance

Voting Member Attendance

  • Giancarlo Frix - Rocket Software
  • Mike Friesenegger - Feilong Representative
  • Andrea Orth - GenevaERS Representative
  • Joe Bostian - International Business Machines Corporation

Quorum Not Achieved.

Voting Members Not in Attendance

  • Phil Tully - Citi
  • Sudharsana Srinivasan - COBOL Programming Course Representative
  • Gregory MacKinnon - Broadcom Corporation
  • Lauren Valenti - Open Mainframe Education Representative
  • Sean Grady - Zowe Representative

Other attendees

  • Tom Slanda, The Linux Foundation
  • Daniel Horak, Red Hat, Inc.
  • Lionel Dyck, CBT Tape
  • Sam Golob, CBT Tape
  • Ray Mullins, Broadcom Software
  • Elizabeth Joseph, International Business Machines Corporation

Agenda

  • CBT Tape Annual Review [#530]
  • Ambassador Program applications open [#753]
  • Slack Public Channel Policy [#766]
  • Summer Mentorships 2025 [#770]
  • Strategy Session [#763]

Notes

CBT Tape Annual Review

Sam Golob presented the CBT Tape Annual Review.

A renewal vote will take place offline in LFX.

Ambassador Program Applications Open

Tom Slanda reported that a discussion had started via email regarding the Ambassador Program moving from the TAC to the Marketing Committee. John Mertic created a poll in LFX for TAC voting representatives to vote on the proposal.

Slack Public Channel Policy

Mike Friesenegger reviewed the current Slack policy and opened a discussion with the TAC regarding updating the policy. Friesenegger suggested discussing the policy with Mertic and Slanda offline and presenting any updates to the TAC.

Summer Mentorships 2025

Friesenegger said that the mentorship application window will open next week. The deadline to submit a mentorship is March 31, 2025.

Strategy Session

Friesenegger said that the next meeting will be dedicated to discussing strategy for the TAC for the next year.