OpenInfra Foundation Minutes of a Meeting of the Governing Board August 12, 2025
A meeting of the Governing Board of the OpenInfra Foundation ("OIF"), which is part of The Linux Foundation, was held on August 12, 2025, from 8:00 AM - 8:46 AM PT via Zoom.
Board Voting Members Present (constituting a quorum under the OIF Charter):
Kurt Garloff
ChangBo Guo
Julia Kreger
Ghanshyam Maan
Amy Marrich
Allison Randal
Phil Robb
Josh Villareal
Steve Westmoreland
Johan Christenson
Tytus Kurek
OpenInfra Staff / Executive Leadership Present:
Jonathan Bryce
Mark Collier
Thierry Carrez
Allison Price
Wes Wilson
Ildiko Vancsa
Ms. Kreger called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM PT. She welcomed the board members to the call, reviewed the Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy Notice, and confirmed that a quorum was present.
Motion - Approval of July meeting minutes Motion by Ms. Marrich, seconded by Mr. Christenson.
RESOLVED, that July meeting minutes are approved as presented. Mr. Garloff and Mr. Robb abstained. Motion is approved.
As this was the inaugural meeting of the Governing Board, Mr. Bryce addressed the composition and seating of the board.
Ms. Kreger proposed a new process for approving board meeting minutes moving forward. This process would include lazy consensus via email. If the board does not have any feedback or disagreements with the draft minutes sent within 2 weeks of being received, the minutes will be
considered approved and published to the board wiki. Hearing no disagreements, this new process will begin immediately.
Ms. Kreger thanked everyone for their votes via email. She shared that the proposed updates to the Policy for AI Generated Content were approved and are now published on the foundation website.
Mr. Carrez presented the proposed budget for the remainder of 2025, board approval is required under the new entity. He shared that adjustments were made to account for known changes since the shift to LF, otherwise the budget is unchanged from the previously approved budget under the Delaware entity. After a brief discussion, the Board moved to a vote.
Motion - Approve the new 2025 budget as presented. Ms. Marrich moves, Mr. Garloff seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
OpenInfra staff provided updates to the board.
Mr. Wilson started by providing an update on the transition to The Linux Foundation. He shared that most operational systems and assets have been, or are in the process of being, transferred to the LF. He also highlighted some synergies that are taking place as a result of the merger.
Ms. Price gave updates on the upcoming OpenInfra Summit in Paris-Saclay, including updates on sponsorship and registration. She followed up with an update on the schedule. Finally, she shared updates specifically for the governing board, including the informal board session tentatively scheduled for October 17 and the OpenInfra Member Event scheduled for October 18. Next, she provided an update on the OpenStack for AI Working Group and passed to Ms. Vancsa who shared an update on the OpenInfra Edge Computing Working Group, including highlighting a new white paper that was recently published.
Mr. Carrez concluded the staff update with technical project updates for OpenStack, StarlingX and Kata Containers. He then provided information about upcoming events where OpenInfra staff will be present.
Ms. Kreger mentioned two potential conflicts for upcoming board meetings. After discussion, it was decided to cancel the October 14 board meeting in lieu of attending the informal board session at the OpenInfra Summit. The board also agreed to shift the November 11 meeting to November 4.
There being no further business before the Board, upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 8:46 AM PT.
Respectfully submitted,
Wes Wilson
Secretary