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# ALESCo Meeting Minutes (2025-05-14)

Minutes recorded by Cody Robertson.

Edited by Cody Robertson for publishing.

# Members

# ALESCo Member Attendees

  • Andrew Lukoshko
  • Ben Thomas
  • Cody Robertson
  • Elkhan Mammadli
  • Jonathan Wright
  • Neal Gompa

# Unable to Attend

  • N/A

# Board Attendees

  • benny Vasquez (not present for full meeting)

# Community Attendees

  • Boris Burkov
  • Davide Cavalca
  • Koichiro Iwao
  • Lance Albertson
  • Luna Jernberg
  • Michel Lind

# Decisions Adopted

  • Enable KVM on PPC64LE for AlmaLinux 9
  • Ship NVIDIA open-source driver via AlmaLinux add-on repo (AlmaLinux 9 & AlmaLinux 10)
  • Offer btrfs as a Tech Preview (initially in "Kitten" branch)

# Minutes

# Enable KVM on PPC64LE (RFC #0002 (opens new window))

  • PPC64LE KVM packages work; OpenStack Nova/PPC libvirt issues
  • Outcome: RFC accepted unanimously.

# NVIDIA Open-Source Driver (RFC #0004 (opens new window))

  • Packaging complete; kernel-module signing almost finished.
  • negativo17 (https://negativo17.org/nvidia-driver/) repo will serve until official NVIDIA repo appears. Have discussed w/ them.
  • Outcome: RFC accepted unanimously.
  • Actions:
    • Neal to finish signing workflow.
    • Jonathan to coordinate with NVIDIA’s Simone about repo hand-off

# Enable CRB by Default in AlmaLinux 10 (RFC #0006 (opens new window))

  • Motivation: SELinux-policy split will break EPEL without CRB.
  • Pros: smoother UX; already on in RHEL containers.
  • Cons: diverges from vanilla RHEL; minor metadata hit
  • Outcome: Vote postponed to next meeting.
  • Actions:
    • All members to seek concrete breakage scenarios.

# Btrfs Tech Preview (RFC #0005 (opens new window))

  • CentOS Stream Hyperscale patches exist; installer already patched.
  • Concerns: long-term KABI drift, but Stream gives early warning.
  • Outcome: Approved for “Kitten” branch only; async vote later for 10 GA.
  • Actions:
    • Enable for Kitten, see how it goes to help determine if we consider it for 10 GA

# Use dynamic workspace indicator on GNOME (RFC #0003 (opens new window))

  • Goal: keep workspace-dots indicator and add AlmaLinux logo to the left.
  • Needs a new patch; no vote yet.
  • Actions:
    • Elkhan & Neal (with help from Javi) to draft PoC/patch