PSC Meeting 2026-02-13 - Revision history

Annakrat: /* Minutes */ add link, remove one level of bullet points

2026-02-19T19:01:49Z

Minutes: add link, remove one level of bullet points

Veroandreo: minor edits

2026-02-19T16:04:22Z

minor edits

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	* GSoC		* GSoC
	* [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy AI policy]		* [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy AI policy]
	* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us ~~are~~ in PSC since Feb 2021)		* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us have been in PSC since Feb 2021)
	* Budget		* Budget
	** Where are we at time?		** Where are we at time?
	** Fundraising efforts		** Fundraising efforts
	* add your suggestion here...

	== Minutes ==		== Minutes ==

	* 1. Budget		* 1. Budget
	** OSGeo ~~Budget~~: The annual budget request was submitted. See https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Budget_2026. OSGeo has allocated $1,600 of the $2,000 originally requested. Budget for swags should be requested from the Marketing Committee, which is why they cut 400 USD.		** OSGeo:
			*** The annual budget request was submitted. See https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Budget_2026. OSGeo has allocated $1,600 of the $2,000 originally requested. Budget for swags should be requested from the Marketing Committee, which is why they cut 400 USD.
	** Numfocus		** Numfocus
	*** Their interface for money is not as transparent as OpenCollective; there’s no public view of the contributors or the money we have in their bucket		*** Their interface for money is not as transparent as OpenCollective; there’s no public view of the contributors or the money we have in their bucket
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	* 4. Releases		* 4. Releases
	** MN, NL and Edouard had a branching session		** MN, NL, and Edouard had a branching session
	** New 8.5 branch: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/releasebranch_8_5		** New 8.5 branch: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/releasebranch_8_5
	** Waiting for Martin Landa to create the branch on Windows server		** Waiting for Martin Landa to create the branch on Windows server
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	* 7. AI policy		* 7. AI policy
	** Included in the main repo: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy		** Included in the main repo: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy
	** Simple - straightforward criteria that people might actually read, sort of guarantee / reference to close bad/meaningless PRs.		** Simple - straightforward criteria that people might actually read, sort of guarantee/reference to close bad/meaningless PRs.
	** Anna wrote it in response to the huge amount of PRs we are getting lately that are clearly created with AI, with no understanding of GRASS.		** Anna wrote it in response to the huge amount of PRs we are getting lately that are clearly created with AI, with no further understanding of GRASS.
	** Many PRs are about tests, but they are not meaningful tests. It would be interesting to have instructions to create tests, so that contributors train AI with instructions and create better tests.		** Many PRs are about tests, but they are not meaningful tests. It would be interesting to have instructions to create tests, so that contributors can train AI with instructions and create better tests.
	*** Corey is preparing instructions for Copilot, so it has context for code writing/reviewing.		*** Corey is preparing instructions for Copilot, so it has context for code writing/reviewing.

	* 8. PSC elections		* 8. PSC elections
	** ~~Start planning~~ PSC ~~elections/role changes for later this year (some of us~~ have been in PSC since Feb 2021, mandates should last max 6 years).		** Some PSC members have been in PSC since Feb 2021, and as we decided back then, [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/PSC/Minutes/PSC_Meeting_20210203#Electiondebrief mandates should last max 6 years].
	** [Action] Start planning by July, ~~say~~ during the Community Meeting.		** [Action] Start planning by July, during the Community Meeting.

	* 9. Mailman		* 9. Mailman

Veroandreo: add minutes

2026-02-19T14:54:43Z

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 == Minutes ==
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Veroandreo: /* Participants */ add participants

2026-02-19T13:52:28Z

Participants: add participants

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

	* ~~TBD~~		* Anna
			* Vashek
			* Nicklas
			* Markus
			* Paulo
			* Linda
			* Helli
			* Huidae
			* Vero
			* Luca (guest)

	== Agenda ==		== Agenda ==

Neteler: /* Agenda */

2026-02-13T15:12:03Z

Agenda

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	* Releases		* Releases
	* GSoC		* GSoC
	* AI policy		* [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy AI policy]
	* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us are in PSC since Feb 2021)		* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us are in PSC since Feb 2021)
	* Budget		* Budget

Neteler: +Budget

2026-02-13T15:06:20Z

+Budget

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	* AI policy		* AI policy
	* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us are in PSC since Feb 2021)		* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us are in PSC since Feb 2021)
			* Budget
			** Where are we at time?
			** Fundraising efforts
	* add your suggestion here...		* add your suggestion here...

Veroandreo: /* Agenda */ add topics

2026-02-09T18:22:31Z

Agenda: add topics

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	* ~~TBD~~		* Annual budget request submitted to OSGeo
			* Community Meeting - San Michele: date, planning, budget requests
			* Releases
			* GSoC
			* AI policy
			* Plan PSC elections/role changes for later this year (some of us are in PSC since Feb 2021)
	* add your suggestion here...		* add your suggestion here...

Veroandreo: Create page for 2026-02-13 PSC meeting

2026-02-08T19:12:04Z

Create page for 2026-02-13 PSC meeting

New page

== Participants ==

* TBD

== Agenda ==

The topics proposed are:

* TBD
* add your suggestion here...

== Minutes ==

* TBD

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	== Minutes ==		== Minutes ==

	* 1. Budget		1. Budget
	** OSGeo:		* OSGeo:
	*** The annual budget request was submitted. See https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Budget_2026. OSGeo has allocated $1,600 of the $2,000 originally requested. Budget for swags should be requested from the Marketing Committee, which is why they cut 400 USD.		** The annual budget request was submitted. See https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Budget_2026. OSGeo has allocated $1,600 of the $2,000 originally requested. Budget for swags should be requested from the Marketing Committee, which is why they cut 400 USD.
	** Numfocus		* Numfocus
	*** Their interface for money is not as transparent as OpenCollective; there’s no public view of the contributors or the money we have in their bucket		** Their interface for money is not as transparent as OpenCollective; there’s no public view of the contributors or the money we have in their bucket
	*** We've been with them for a year now, and they are still not our fiscal hosts in Redbubble and OpenCollective. They are also going through a transition.		** We've been with them for a year now, and they are still not our fiscal hosts in Redbubble and OpenCollective. They are also going through a transition.

	* 2. Community Meeting - San Michele		2. Community Meeting - San Michele
	** OSGeo allocated 2500 USD, originally requested 5500 USD. See: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Community_Meeting_2026:_Budget.		* OSGeo allocated 2500 USD, originally requested 5500 USD. See: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Community_Meeting_2026:_Budget.
	** By the beginning of March, Luca will meet FEM director, and we should then have an idea if we can stay at Convito in San Michele, so everything happens in San Michele, or if not, we search for university options in Trento, i.e., working rooms and housing.		* By the beginning of March, Luca will meet FEM director, and we should then have an idea if we can stay at Convito in San Michele, so everything happens in San Michele, or if not, we search for university options in Trento, i.e., working rooms and housing.
	** [Action] Create a wiki for the event.		* [Action] Create a wiki for the event.
	** [Action] FOSSGIS e.V. request: will be handled by MN based on the one from [https://www.fossgis.de/wiki/Förderanträge/GRASS_GIS_Community_Meeting_2024 2024]		* [Action] FOSSGIS e.V. request: will be handled by MN based on the one from [https://www.fossgis.de/wiki/Förderanträge/GRASS_GIS_Community_Meeting_2024 2024]

	* 3. Annual report 2025		3. Annual report 2025
	** Published as a news item on the website		* Published as a [https://grass.osgeo.org/news/2025_12_31_annual_report/ news item] on the website
	** It also served to meet the OSGeo requirement for budget request		* It also served to meet the OSGeo requirement for budget request
	** Nice new writing style with mentions to people actually doing things, as well as funding		* Nice new writing style with mentions to people actually doing things, as well as funding

	* 4. Releases		4. Releases
	** MN, NL, and Edouard had a branching session		* MN, NL, and Edouard had a branching session
	** New 8.5 branch: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/releasebranch_8_5		* New 8.5 branch: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/releasebranch_8_5
	** Waiting for Martin Landa to create the branch on Windows server		* Waiting for Martin Landa to create the branch on Windows server
	** Jupyter integration should be ready soon and will be backported to 8.5, to be part of the release.		* Jupyter integration should be ready soon and will be backported to 8.5, to be part of the release.
	** CMake is mostly functional, even for addons (those that were added), but documentation cannot yet be built with CMake.		* CMake is mostly functional, even for addons (those that were added), but documentation cannot yet be built with CMake.
	** NL requested us to test CMake: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install_With_CMake		* NL requested us to test CMake: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install_With_CMake
	** HC: Fixing issues in CMake for Windows.		* HC: Fixing issues in CMake for Windows.
	** FHS is not ready yet; there's a big PR waiting for after the release.		* FHS is not ready yet; there's a big PR waiting for after the release.
	** Conda: HC is working on a conda package for Windows.		* Conda: HC is working on a conda package for Windows.
	** Documentation: Materials for Mkdocs style is retiring, we should transition to a supported theme. Just maybe not for the 8.5 release.		* Documentation: Materials for Mkdocs style is retiring, we should transition to a supported theme. Just maybe not for the 8.5 release.

	* 5. GSoC		5. GSoC
	** First year we participate under Numfocus if they are accepted		* First year we participate under Numfocus if they are accepted
	** We don’t know how many students we’ll get; it’s not clear how it works with Numfocus (is there a GSoC liaison/responsible person as in OSGeo?)		* We don’t know how many students we’ll get; it’s not clear how it works with Numfocus (is there a GSoC liaison/responsible person as in OSGeo?)

	* 6. GRASS website		6. GRASS website
	** There's a new version of packages and dependencies soon to be deployed		* There's a new version of packages and dependencies soon to be deployed
	** Build to be moved to github-actions. Then the artifact has to be uploaded to OSGeo server (limitation: it needs a token that expires yearly).		* Build to be moved to github-actions. Then the artifact has to be uploaded to OSGeo server (limitation: it needs a token that expires yearly).
	** Corey to be added to the list of GRASS people with access to the OSGeo server		* Corey to be added to the list of GRASS people with access to the OSGeo server
	*** [Action] VP will invite him, then create the SAC ticket needed		** [Action] VP will invite him, then create the SAC ticket needed
	** conda missing from the download page, [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website/issues/601 issue] created		* conda missing from the download page, [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website/issues/601 issue] created
	** download logos were broken for > half a year (?) and nobody realized this, [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website/issues/602 issue] created		* download logos were broken for > half a year (?) and nobody realized this, [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website/issues/602 issue] created

	* 7. AI policy		7. AI policy
	** Included in the main repo: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy		* Included in the main repo: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ai-use-policy
	** Simple - straightforward criteria that people might actually read, sort of guarantee/reference to close bad/meaningless PRs.		* Simple - straightforward criteria that people might actually read, sort of guarantee/reference to close bad/meaningless PRs.
	** Anna wrote it in response to the huge amount of PRs we are getting lately that are clearly created with AI, with no further understanding of GRASS.		* Anna wrote it in response to the huge amount of PRs we are getting lately that are clearly created with AI, with no further understanding of GRASS.
	** Many PRs are about tests, but they are not meaningful tests. It would be interesting to have instructions to create tests, so that contributors can train AI with instructions and create better tests.		* Many PRs are about tests, but they are not meaningful tests. It would be interesting to have instructions to create tests, so that contributors can train AI with instructions and create better tests.
	*** Corey is preparing instructions for Copilot, so it has context for code writing/reviewing.		** Corey is preparing instructions for Copilot, so it has context for code writing/reviewing.

	* 8. PSC elections		8. PSC elections
	** Some PSC members have been in PSC since Feb 2021, and as we decided back then, [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/PSC/Minutes/PSC_Meeting_20210203#Electiondebrief mandates should last max 6 years].		* Some PSC members have been in PSC since Feb 2021, and as we decided back then, [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/PSC/Minutes/PSC_Meeting_20210203#Electiondebrief mandates should last max 6 years].
	** [Action] Start planning by July, during the Community Meeting.		* [Action] Start planning by July, during the Community Meeting.

	* 9. Mailman		9. Mailman
	** Move translation, grass-gui and grass-stats lists to read-only mode; make a last post saying we are closing it, and ask SAC to do so (keeping their archives).		* Move translation, grass-gui and grass-stats lists to read-only mode; make a last post saying we are closing it, and ask SAC to do so (keeping their archives).


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