Subject: [ANN] netdev foundation TSC meeting notes - Feb 10th

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:48:43 -0800

Present: Andrew, Eric, Paolo, Simon, Willem, Johannes, Jakub

NIPA maintenance help (MoU)
 - Simon: proposal submitted to the board, not yet voted on
 - question from the board:
   - are we coordinating with K and LF on similar efforts (yes)

PHY SoW
 - signed, minor delays on trivial contracting matters

Lab stage 2 HW
 - delay on 2nd machine. Due to RAM supply issues
 - current delivery data in Nov - will follow up with the supplier
 - need to source a 10G cable as well due to shipping error

Patchwork
 - discussing possible contract work via LF
 - Jakub to write up a full proposal for the board

Lab admin
 - Paolo: could not log into some machines on Monday
 - Ansible needs some attention
 - plan to document how to maintain lab to allow load to be shared
 - Monday issues tracked down to linux.dev DNS outage

NetConf
 - discussed location options: Netdev Conference; LPC; Kernel Recipes

Research grants
 - plan to create RFP