At the end of February Ryan Ozimek and James Vasile completed their terms on the board of Open Source Matters (OSM). We express our thanks to both long-serving board members for the unique roles they played during their terms: Ryan as former Secretary and President of the board, and Joomla evangelist and JoomlaDay events around the world, and James for his guidance, wisdom and legal advice, from the beginnings of the Joomla project.

On February 23 the Community Oversight Committee approved an extension of Ryan's term as board member. This was done so that the board could appoint Ryan as interim Treasurer, until such time as new board members could be elected, and a new Treasurer appointed. The vacancy in the board-officer position of Treasurer was the result of the election of OSM's previous Treasurer, Paul Orwig, as the new President of the board.

Ryan is committed to remaining an active member of the Joomla community.

James has agreed to make himself available to share his insights regarding license and organisational developments.

The board of OSM wishes to thank Ryan and James for their invaluable contribution over the years, and for their willingness to continue to support OSM with their expertise.