Kickoff: OpenSSL TAC First Meeting
Anton Arapov
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Congratulations on being elected to the OpenSSL Corporation Technical Advisory Committee! Our first task is to get everyone acquainted and aligned on the committee’s purpose and initial steps.
The elected members are:
Academics – Nicola Tuveri [GMT+3]
Committers – Shane Lontis [GMT+10]
Distributions – Dmitry Belyavsky [GMT+2]
Individuals – Aditya Koranga [GMT+5.5]
Large Businesses – Craig Lorentzen [GMT-4]
Small Businesses – Paul Yang [GMT+8]
Our first meeting will focus on introductions, clarifying the TAC’s role, and discussing immediate priorities for 2025.
Please vote in the poll below to select a meeting date and time. Once confirmed, we’ll share the agenda.
In the meantime, you are welcome to participate in this thread – feel free to share your thoughts, ask questions, introduce yourself, or share ideas and expectations for the first meeting.
Looking forward to working together and starting this important collaboration.
Poll Created Mon 2 Jun 2025 8:06AM
TAC Kickoff Meeting Closed Sat 7 Jun 2025 12:00AM
Thank you all for participating in the scheduling poll and sharing your availability.
We received votes across multiple options, with Monday 9 June and Thursday 12 June at 12:00PM UTC emerging as the top choices. However, given the DevConf taking place this week and to ensure full participation, we’ve decided to set our first OpenSSL Corporation Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for:
🗓️ Monday, 16 June 2025 at 12:00PM GMT
This meeting will focus on introductions, clarifying the TAC’s role, and aligning on immediate priorities for the year ahead. An agenda and call details will be shared shortly.
Looking forward to meeting all of you and launching this important collaboration!
Poll Instructions
Please select the date and time slots that work best for you for the first BAC meeting.
Mark green ‘thumbs up’ if the time works for you.
Leave the red ‘thumbs down’ if the time is not possible for you.
Use the orange ‘thumbs sideways’ if you are available “if need be.”
💡 Times are automatically localized to your time zone based on your profile settings. Please double-check that your time zone is set correctly in your profile to ensure accuracy.
We will try to find a time slot that works for everyone next week. The poll will close on June 6th UTC.
Results
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Mon 9 Jun 2025 11:00AM |
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Mon 9 Jun 2025 12:00PM |
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Tue 10 Jun 2025 11:00AM |
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Tue 10 Jun 2025 12:00PM |
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Wed 11 Jun 2025 11:00AM |
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Wed 11 Jun 2025 12:00PM |
2.5 |
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Thu 12 Jun 2025 11:00AM |
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Thu 12 Jun 2025 12:00PM |
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5 of 6 people have participated (83%)
Craig Lorentzen Mon 16 Jun 2025 5:46PM
@Anton Arapov In the future I should be able to make the mornings work.
Nicola Tuveri Mon 2 Jun 2025 8:34AM
I voted, in my case all time slots are equally suitable for a recurring monthly meeting: I used yellow just to mark that I have a preference for collating my meetings on Tuesday or Monday.
I just note that for the first meeting, that week is a bit problematic for me (and I suspect other representatives) because it overlaps with DevConf in Brno.
Dmitry Belyavsky Mon 2 Jun 2025 9:39AM
+1. I also have quite a busy week...
Anton Arapov Mon 2 Jun 2025 9:50AM
@Dmitry Belyavsky Please make your choice in the poll; the day of the week and the time are now more important than the specific date.
Shane Lontis Tue 3 Jun 2025 2:28AM
Meeting item: I would like some clarity around the difference between the groups for TAC for corporation and foundation. At least for committers there may be some confusing overlaps.
Paul Yang Mon 9 Jun 2025 4:09AM
Any update on the date of the first kick-off meeting?
Anton Arapov Mon 9 Jun 2025 1:35PM
@Paul Yang , I've just sent an invite.
Craig Lorentzen Mon 16 Jun 2025 5:44PM
apologies for missing this I just finished the first half of my parental leave today, so should be ready to vote and engage on the next meeting.
Anton Arapov · Mon 2 Jun 2025 8:08AM
I’d like this to be a recurring monthly call for the TAC group. Based on our time zones, we have a reliable overlap between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM UTC.
To make this work for everyone, and avoid splitting into separate calls, I’d like to propose a start time of either 11:00 AM or 12:00 PM UTC.
I realize this makes it an early start for Craig and a late evening for Tim and Shane, so I’d like to confirm if this schedule is workable on your end. If not, we can consider rotating time slots to share the load more evenly.