Invitation to informal members meeting regarding TDF's current situation

Dear members,

in July, I’ve offered a two hour meeting to TDF’s members, where I’ve updated you on the current situation, and answered questions.

A second meeting was planned, but due to the vacation time, it didn’t work out yet. Having talked to Sophie and Italo, I’d therefore like to invite you to a similar session during the LibreOffice Conference 2026 in Pordenone.

The rules will be the same: The meeting is for members, board, MC and staff only, so everyone can talk freely and openly. I will update you on the current situation and answer questions to the best of my knowledge. Members who can localize the content are welcome to do so.

I don’t want finger-pointing or “he said, she said” accusations. There will be no recording and no streaming of the meeting, so everyone can talk freely. I will try to share some slides and material to the members afterwards and will also offer another remote meeting after the conference for those who cannot attend in person.

The plan is to offer this session before the lunch and the community meeting

on Wednesday, September 9
at approximately 1130 to 1300 local time

While the meeting I offer is for members, board, MC and staff only, the regular community meeting will be open to everyone after this.

If you are interested, please send me a direct/private e-mail. The meeting will take place if enough people want to attend, and I will send you the details then shortly before the conference.

Looking forward to meeting you in Pordenone,
Florian

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As a reminder: If you want to join this meeting, please let me know via direct e-mail, so we can plan accordingly.

Hi dear, I’m planning to come there Wednesday and if there is still room I’d like to attend this meeting.

Please let me know if I can and in case the chosen place.

I look forward meeting you again :wink:

Hello everyone,

we have several meeting rooms available at the university. They are all shortly after the entrance (where you get your t-shirts and badges), you can hardly miss them.

We’ll meet in one of these rooms tomorrow. The meeting is open only to all members, board, MC and staff, whether you’ve already sent me an e-mail or not. Just come to the venue, and once we’ve verified you’re amongst one of these groups, you can enter the room - looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Florian

FTR, 41 “selected” slides,
nothing really new, nor already public.
maybe the accumulation in one place by one man makes it more dramatic to be publicly shared ? :thinking:
a bit similar to From the machine room of TDF: Verifications for international hirings - #2 by fpy

seems to be just the same old grim BAU of a shrinking TDF (with booming donations),
and the same missing elephantS in the room.

totally discouraging.
and slightly misleading to ask members to get involved when they are stripped from their elementary voting right/duty :face_with_thermometer: