# Certification SIG
Create and maintain standards and procedures related to hardware and software certification for AlmaLinux.
# How to Join
Email a SIG member or show up on the chat. Occasionally there are non-disclosure agreements with hardware vendors, so some chats/meeting might be private, but SIG members will do their best to welcome everyone as fully as possible.
Where we chat
We use mattermost SIG/Certification (opens new window) channel for communication and all are welcome there.
Where and when we meet
Meetings are approximately every fortnight. If there's nothing confidential in the next meeting agenda a SIG member will happily welcome you along and provide time and meeting URL information.
# Activities, projects, and deliverables
Current deliverables are:
- AlmaLinux OS Foundation Hardware Certification Program (opens new window) - the document describing the process for certifying hardware.
- The AlmaLinux Hardware Certification Suite (opens new window), where the Ansible rules for exercising a test suite is maintained.
Once active, the SIG will be taking test results and issuing certifications.
# Help wanted
- Review of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation Hardware Certification Program document to ensure its clear and concise.
- Contributions towards expanding the AlmaLinux Hardware Certification Suite to represent a meaningful range of hardware and Linux hardware driver tests that an end user would expect a certification to cover.
- There is work in progress happening where an Independent Software Vendor can maintain a set of tests for their software with obligations as an addition part of this suite. Once this is defined more, vendor participation will be encouraged. Let us know if this is you so you can be advised when we are ready.
- Eventually users will be welcome to run the AlmaLinux Hardware Certification Suite on the hardware they have access to and submit these results.
# SIG members
- Jonathan Wright - Committee lead
- Koichiro Iwao - member
- Akitsu Izawa - member
- Daniel Black - member
- Simon John - member
- Neal Gompa - member
On Leave:
- Asaka Matsumoto - member
# Additional information for SIG application approval
- The AlmaLinux OS Foundation Hardware Certification Program is in its final stages of review and expects to be operational in 2024-07-01
- The AlmaLinux Hardware Certification Suite is functional, though could do with more GPU tests.