July meeting notes

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+title: Board Meeting Minutes - July 2026
+date: "2026-07-08"
+excerpt: The long road ahead
+tags: meeting
+author: MonoGame Foundation
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+Board meeting took place on July 08th, 2026.
+
+## Attendees
+
+- Dean Ellis - President
+- Simon Jackson - Corporate Secretary
+- Tom Spilman - Banking Matters
+- Christopher Whitley - Board Member
+- Dominique Louis - Chairman
+- Christopher Whitley - Board Member
+- Vic Chelaru - Board Member
+
+## Agenda
+
+- 3.8.5
+- Samples
+- Website
+- Showcase
+- Issue / PR triage
+- Foundation growth report
+- Bounties
+
+## Outcomes
+
+- `3.8.5` Last PR finishing and a new preview to release
+- New samples being prepped
+- DX12 and Vulkan are now release platforms, the extra time enabled the team to harden them.
+- Discussions about breaking changes for the new Content Builder, items to be addressed post `3.8.5`
+- New improved Website being produced, almost ready to release.
+- MonoGame is preparing a new showcase video, if you are interested, send an email to biz@monoGame.net
+- The Foundation is looking to get setup on CodeTriage, to give community members other opportunities to contribute.
+- Bounties are currently closed while we review policies, due to re-open after the `3.8.5` release.
+- The Foundation is compiling reports on growth stats from many sources for transparency.
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