DSF Board monthly meeting, April 9, 2026

This meeting was led by Jeff Triplett (Chair).

Board members in attendance:

Apologies:

Finance

USD $285,750

The Code of Conduct Working Group proposes updating Django’s Code of Conduct for the first time since 2014 by adopting Contributor Covenant 3, inspired by the BeeWare Project’s similar adoption. Contributor Covenant 3 was chosen for its broad adoption by similar-scale projects, clearer definitions of encouraged and discouraged behaviors, and a well-defined enforcement ladder focused on repairing harm.
The Board discussed scope wording concerns related to how the Code of Conduct applies to in-person vs online events and spaces. Paolo Melchiorre to follow-up with the Code of Conduct Working Group for the same.
Motion status: Approved! The DSF Board approves the adoption of Contributor Covenant 3 as proposed in this pull request, replacing the Code of Conduct in place since 2014.

Jeff Triplett initiated a Board vote on four new working group charters: Triage and Review, Ops, Releasers, Mergers.
tl;dr Motion status: All approved.

Proposal: django/dsf-working-groups#79
Summary: The charter formalizes the Triage and Review team governance, largely mirroring DEP 10 processes, while adding explicit guidance on monitoring active contributors for invitations and including PyCharm license provisions.
Resolution: RESOLVED, that the DSF Board approves the Triage and Review team charter to formalize the team’s governance under the DSF working groups structure.

Proposal: django/dsf-working-groups#73
Summary: The charter establishes formal governance for the Operations team. It is intended to help onboard future team members and set clear expectations so the DSF Board and other groups can better support the team.
Resolution: RESOLVED, that the DSF Board approves the Operations team charter to establish formal governance and expectations for the Ops team.

Proposal: django/dsf-working-groups#72
Summary: Governance for the Releasers team is moved from DEP 10 into the working groups structure with a slimmer framework that increases flexibility.
Resolution: RESOLVED, that the DSF Board approves the Releasers team charter to transition the team’s governance from DEP 10 into the DSF working groups framework.

Proposal: django/dsf-working-groups#71
Summary: Governance for the Mergers team is moved from DEP 10 into the working groups structure with a slimmer framework that increases flexibility.
Resolution: RESOLVED, that the DSF Board approves the Mergers team charter to transition the team’s governance from DEP 10 into the DSF working groups framework.

Priya Pahwa proposed to audit the current working group operations to understand activity levels and engagement.
The Board discussed gathering feedback from board liaisons and members and accordingly cater to potential structural or process adjustments as required.
Priya Pahwa to consolidate the discussions in a formal plan and actionables.

The PyCon US contract was signed and updated.
The DSF currently has half of the ticket allocation and is splitting with Djangonaut Space.
The Board discussed purchasing at least one ticket for a Fellow.

Tom Carrick proposed the changes to add language around voting members and affirmation in the DSF Bylaws.
The Board discussed to clarify between voting members and individual members.
Jacob Kaplan-Moss highlighted the need to publish detailed corresponding supplementary explanation separately from high-level information.
Board Members to review the changes.

All Board Members: To go through technical governance DEP.
All Board Members: Review the DSF Board Calendar.
Priya Pahwa: Consolidate working group audit discussion points into a formal plan for Board review.
Paolo Melchiorre: Raise follow-up suggestions for Adopting Contributor Covenant 3.
Jeff Triplett: Communicate the approval of new working groups on the respective charters.
Jeff Triplett: Share the Fellows’ Contract Renewals.