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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Board Meeting Minutes - June 2026 |
| 3 | +date: "2026-06-10" |
| 4 | +excerpt: 3.8.5 shipping in June |
| 5 | +tags: meeting |
| 6 | +author: MonoGame Foundation |
| 7 | +image: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png |
| 8 | +ogImage: /images/blog/cover/monogame_foundation.png |
| 9 | +--- |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Board meeting took place on June 10th, 2026. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Attendees |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +- Dean Ellis - President |
| 16 | +- Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary |
| 17 | +- Tom Spilman - Banking Matters |
| 18 | +- Garrick Campsey - Board Member |
| 19 | +- Christopher Whitley - Board Member |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## Agenda |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +- 3.8.5 - top of mind |
| 24 | +- Terms of Service / Policy updates |
| 25 | +- Microsoft ARM - RFI for the 3.8.5 release |
| 26 | +- Open Hours |
| 27 | +- reviewing the license notifications for third party libraries? |
| 28 | +- Bounties |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Outcomes |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- `3.8.5` aiming for final release in June, critical path due to other dependencies. |
| 33 | +- Vulkan and DX12 performance impacts have delayed release and close to delivery. |
| 34 | +- MonoGame Foundation policies being reviewed and refreshed. |
| 35 | +- ARM is fully available in MonoGame for `3.8.5`, for both Development and running projects. |
| 36 | +- Presentation this month on the DX12/Vulkan performance fixes. |
| 37 | +- Overview on the upcoming new Font Rendering system to be presented, aiming for a future delivery of MonoGame. |
| 38 | +- Work is underway to publish license guidance for Monogame projects with the introduction of FreeType as a dependency. |
| 39 | +- New bounty procedure is needed following the difficulties with recent deliverables before publishing future bounties. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## New Bounties under consideration |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +- Multiple Window support on desktops. |
| 44 | +- Dav1d video decoder. |
| 45 | +- Debug GPU features (markers and resource naming) |
| 46 | +- Metal backend for MacOS. |
| 47 | +- OpenGL backend for native |
| 48 | +- Wasm backend for native (depends on above) |
| 49 | +- Native Android/iOS backends which use Vulkan. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 52 | +> Bounties **MUST** be published before the Foundation can accept applications, as the bounty conditions need to be rattified by the board before publication. |
| 53 | +
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| 54 | +### [Send feedback on new/upcoming bounties here:](https://community.monogame.net/t/what-bounties-would-you-like-to-see-next-big-ticket-items/21463) |
| 55 | + |
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