FOSS United published the results of its 2026 Governing Board elections, held alongside IndiaFOSS 2026, after three members of the inaugural board stepped down and ten candidates stood for the three open seats. About 1,131 people took part out of roughly 25,000 eligible voters, with 985 casting votes and about 146 abstaining; the foundation used the STAR voting method and the Better Voting platform. The new members are Dr. Mohit P. Tahiliani, an associate professor at NIT Karnataka and member of the ns-3 steering council who says he wants to help students become long-term contributors and unlock funding for FOSS projects, Ashutosh Pandey, a compiler engineer and longtime community organiser, and Ramya Ragupathy, who works on humanitarian tech and with non-profits in the FOSS4G space. They join sitting board members Bodhish Thomas and Bowarna.
Meet the 2026 FOSS United Governing Board
FOSS United published the results of its 2026 Governing Board elections, held alongside IndiaFOSS 2026, after three members of the inaugural board stepped down and ten candidates stood for the three open seats. About 1,131 people took part out of roughly 25,000 eligible voters, with 985 casting votes and about 146 abstaining; the foundation used the STAR voting method and the Better Voting platform. The new members are Dr. Mohit P. Tahiliani, an associate professor at NIT Karnataka and member of the ns-3 steering council who says he wants to help students become long-term contributors and unlock funding for FOSS projects, Ashutosh Pandey, a compiler engineer and longtime community organiser, and Ramya Ragupathy, who works on humanitarian tech and with non-profits in the FOSS4G space. They join sitting board members Bodhish Thomas and Bowarna.
Source: Fossunited