Board/Minutes/2025-11
Date and time: Thursday 27 November at 13:00 UTC - Countdown.
Location: Video room https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-2cd-qah-rim
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Participants
Officers and Board Historic
Board member biographies Historic
Minutes by Dorothea Kazazi.
Guests
Open to all OSM Foundation members. (Become a member of the Foundation, even for free if you are an active OSM contributor)
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Administrative
Approval of previous minutes
Circular Resolutions
2025/Res31 The board to approve signing the Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution ("Keep Android Open")
| The board to approve signing the Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution ("Keep Android Open"). The letter and additional background information can be found at https://keepandroidopen.org/. |
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Voting closes on 2025-11-06 . |
| Circular by Héctor Ochoa Ortiz. |
2025/Res32 Approve active contributor membership application #2025072910000038
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2025-11-06. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2025/Res33 Approve active contributor membership application #2025071610000302
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2025-11-06. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
2025/Res34 Approve active contributor membership application #2025102310000097
| The Board currently decides on active contributor membership applications based on non-mapping contributions on a case-by-case basis. |
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Voting closes on 2025-11-09. |
| Application initially processed by the Membership Working Group. |
Chairperson's report
| Topic presented by Craig Allan. |
Secretary's report
| Topic presented by Dani Waltersdorfer. |
Treasurer's report
| Previous reports during monthly board meetings and general meetings |
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| See the Treasurer's reports on the finances page. |
| Topic presented by Roland Olbricht. |
More topics to be added
Any other business
Guest comments or questions
| Open to all OSM Foundation members (Become a member of the Foundation). You are welcome to ask questions or to comment (via voice or on the chat) at the end of the meeting.
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