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DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – Friday, April 25, 2025

The DPDK Governing Board met on Zoom on April 25th for a high-level monthly review of different aspects of the project. Vice Chair Ian Jolliffe (Red Hat) kicked off the meeting by discussing the leadership team's progress on reaching out to potential new membership opportunities for contributors to the community, with occasional follow ups as…

DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – Thu., April 3, 2025

A meeting of the DPDK Governing Board Took Place on April 3, 2025 and covered the following agenda items: LF Antitrust/Attendance - Nathan Southern Board Chair Update - Tim O’Driscoll Financial update - Keesang Song Marketing Update - Ben Thomas Tech Board Update - Stephen Hemmingereve Tech Writer Update - Nandini Persad Events Update - Prague and Santa Clara - Nathan Southern…

DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – February 13, 2025

The second meeting of the DPDK Governing Board for 2025 took place on February 13, with 9 of 11 board members present. Three major items were covered in this session: 1) The appointment of new leadership for the project in 2025/the outcome of the recent leadership election 2) The arrival of a new NXP representative…

DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – January 23, 2025

The first 2025 meeting of the DPDK Governing Board took place on January 23.  The board covered three major items in this session: a September 2025 event in Santa Clara, CA; the departure of two longstanding board members + the arrival of their replacements; and 2025 leadership elections. Santa Clara Event DPDK leadership formally proposed…

DPDK Governing Board/Tech Board Joint Meeting Minutes Summary – December 12, 2024

A joint meeting of the DPDK Tech Board and Governing Board took place on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 to streamline the project's priorities for 2025. 8 Governing Board members and 7 Tech Board Members (i.e., a quorum from each board) were present. Review of Three Core Areas of Expansion in 2025 - Maxime Coquelin  As tech board…

Kamalakshitha’s Journey from Noise-Canceling Algorithms to Open Source Networking

In the fast-paced world of high-performance networking, DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) stands as a powerful tool, and its success is due in no small part to the dedication of its community members.  One such contributor is Kamalakshitha, a talented developer whose journey took her from studying electronics and communications in India to making a…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – August 29, 2024

Montreal Summit  - Rashid Khan and Evi Harmon This meeting began with a high-level overview of the DPDK North American Summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which will be held from September 23-25 at the William Gray Hotel.  The Summit will be preceded by two private working meetings/dinners - one with the Tech Board and one with…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – Thu. Jul. 25, 2024

·       Welcome and Opening Remarks -  Rashid Khan (Red Hat) - Board Chair ·       Tech Stack Evolution Updates - Thomas Monjalon (Nvidia) - Lead Maintainer ·       Update on Grout - Konstantin Ananyev (Huawei) - Tech Board Rep to Governing Board ·       Community Lab Update - Patrick Robb/Aaron Conole (3 min.) ·       ‘24 Summit Updates - Evi Harmon, Linux Foundation, Events…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – April 30, 2024

This board meeting featured: a financial update & membership updates by Robin Giller of Intel, DPDK Board Vice Chair and Treasurer; 2024 Summit updates for APAC (Bangkok) and North America (Montreal) by Evi Harmon, Events Coordinator of the Linux Foundation; tech stack updates on DPDK's expansion, by Thomas Monjalon of Nvidia, Lead Maintainer of DPDK;…