{"slug": "fortran-monthly-call-september-2026", "title": "Fortran Monthly Call - September 2026", "summary": "Fortran-lang's September 2026 monthly call agenda includes a proposal to draft a written AI policy for the org, covering whether AI-assisted pull requests are accepted, what disclosure is required, and how to handle low-quality AI-generated PRs and issues. The call, held at 17:00 CEST / 8:00 AM PDT, also covers fpm v0.13 features and profiles — conditional compilation, per-compiler/OS flags, and optional dependencies — plus registry status, LFortran support, the PR backlog, maintainer effort and funding, and whether to apply for free AI/compute credits offered to open source projects.", "body_md": "Hello all, a few quick items to discuss during today’s call (link above, 17:00 CEST / 8:00 AM PDT). Bring anything else you’d like to raise to the open floor.\n\n- **fpm update** (Federico): v0.13 features & profiles - conditional compilation, per-compiler/OS flags, optional dependencies. ([@hkvzjal](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/hkvzjal) , others) discussion on the registry status/implementation. What’s next? LFortran support status; PR backlog.\n- **Ecosystem update** : maintainer effort, funding status, opportunity for contracts and grants.\n- **Free AI/compute credits for open source** : several providers run OSS credit programs - worth applying for fortran-lang projects?\n- **AI policy for fortran-lang projects** : do we accept AI-assisted PRs, and with what disclosure? How do we handle low-quality AI-generated PRs/issues? AI in docs and review triage. Proposal: a short written policy for the org.\n- **Open floor and next steps** : owners, dates, next call.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026", "canonical_source": "https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026/11075#post_9", "published_at": "2026-09-21 14:57:49+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 15:27:11.009749+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Fortran-lang", "fpm", "LFortran", "Federico", "hkvzjal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026.jsonld"}}