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CentOS Board Meeting Recap, September 2025 – Blog.CentOS.org

CentOS @centos.org · 21d

The September CentOS Board meeting recording and recap are available. FRCL, Secure Boot, docs, and events.

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The recording of the September CentOS Board meeting is now available.

CentOS @ DevConf.US 2025 - The CentOS Project

CentOS @centos.org · 22d

Are you coming to #DevConfUS in Boston this week? Stop by our shared Fedora+CentOS table and see some of our community members present on Saturday.

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#Fedora #CentOS

DevConf.US is the free, Red Hat sponsored technology conference for community project and professional contributors to Free and Open Source technologies at Boston University in the historic city of…

CentOS Board Welcomes David Duncan – Blog.CentOS.org

CentOS @centos.org · Aug 29

Welcome @davdunc.bsky.social to the CentOS Board:

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CentOS is excited to welcome David Duncan to the Board of Directors.

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CentOS @centos.org · Aug 27

The recap of the August board meeting is now available. This month, there was a lengthy discussion about an AI contribution policy.

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The recording of the August CentOS Board meeting is now available.

EPEL 10 for the Discerning Packager

CentOS @centos.org · Aug 26

From #CentOSShowcase: @carlwgeorge.bsky.social talked about how minor versions work in everybody's favorite extra package repo, EPEL.

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#CentOS #FedoraEPEL #EPEL

Carl George presented at CentOS Showcase. EPEL 10 introduces the concept of minor versions for EPEL. While intuitive to some, this change has tripped up even experienced maintainers who haven't kept…

One-Click WSL install and other Alt Image Magic

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CentOS @centos.org · Aug 21

From #CentOSShowcase: Troy Dawson showed how to deploy CentOS on WSL with just a click, as well as a few other tricks from the Alt Images SIG.

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#CentOS #CentOSAltImages #WSL

Troy Dawson presented at CentOS Showcase. The CentOS Alternative Images SIG continues to update their images. The latest update brings one-click installation of their WSL image on Windows 10 and 11…

Neal Gompa and Davide Cavalca presented at CentOS Showcase. We'll present an update on what the Hyperscale SIG has been working on lately, what deliverables are available and how to use them, and…

CentOS @centos.org · Aug 19

From #CentOSShowcase: @conan-kudo.bsky.social and @davide.cavalca.name gave an update on the Hyperscale SIG, which focuses on delivering CentOS to large-scale deployments.

youtu.be/LN3l2OgT56A

#CentOS #CentOSHyperscale

Hyperscale SIG update

Steve Wanless presented at CentOS Showcase. This brief talk gives a technical update of what's happening in the RISC-V ecosystem. We'll orient ourselves with Fedora, as the upstream, followed by…

CentOS @centos.org · Aug 14

From #CentOSShowcase: Steve Wanless talked about what's happening in the RISC-V ecosystem, and the ongoing RISC-V work in CentOS.

youtu.be/rViGdHgMatw

#CentOS #RISCV

RISC-V status update

Year of the Enterprise Linux Desktop—coming soon?

CentOS @centos.org · Aug 12

From #CentOSShowcase: @michel-slm.name talks about what Enterprise Linux brings to the Linux desktop.

youtu.be/4YfDbKc4oWQ

#CentOS #CentOSHyperscale #CentOSDesktop #LinuxDesktop

Michel Lind presented at CentOS Showcase. Could we actually reach the Year of the Linux Desktop soon? Join this session to hear how an enterprise Linux distribution could potentially deliver a…

Progress Report: Linux 6.16 - Asahi Linux

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CentOS @centos.org · Aug 8

Great news from the #AsahiLinux team! Their latest progress report highlights the upstreaming of the Asahi and Honeykrisp Mesa drivers, improved support for 32-bit Windows apps, and a significant reduction in downstream patches.

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Porting Linux to Apple Silicon

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CentOS @centos.org · Jul 31

The videos from our CentOS Showcase are now available. Enjoy all five talks on enterprise desktops, RISC-V, Hyperscale, WSL and other images, and EPEL.

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CentOS Showcase, July 2025

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CentOS @centos.org · Jul 29

The recap and recording for the July CentOS board meeting are now available. The board discussed the GitLab migration, AI policy, Secure Boot, and more.

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CentOS Board Meeting Recap, July 2025 – Blog.CentOS.org

The recording of the June CentOS Board meeting is now available.

CentOS @centos.org · Jul 28

CentOS Showcase is starting now. Join us for a free, half-day virtual conference showcasing the latest developments in Enterprise Linux.

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#CentOS #CentOSShowcase

CentOS Showcase is a half-day virtual event that showcases the work happening in the CentOS ecosystem. It features short talks focusing on CentOS Stream, the CentOS SIGs, and various projects that…

CentOS Board Meeting Recap, June 2025 – Blog.CentOS.org

CentOS @centos.org · Jul 26

The recording and recap from our June board meeting are now available. Sorry for the summer holiday delay. July is coming soon.

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#CentOS #CentOSBoard

The recording of the June CentOS Board meeting is now available.

CentOS @centos.org · Jul 24

The full schedule for our CentOS Showcase is now available. Make sure to register for the free virtual event.

www.centos.org/events/showc...

#CentOS #CentOSShowcase

CentOS Showcase is a half-day virtual event that showcases the work happening in the CentOS ecosystem. It features short talks focusing on CentOS Stream, the CentOS SIGs, and various projects that…

CentOS @centos.org · Jul 14

Registration is now open for CentOS Showcase, our free virtual event on July 28.

www.centos.org/events/showc...

#CentOS #CentOSShowcase

CentOS Showcase is a half-day virtual event that showcases the work happening in the CentOS ecosystem. It features short talks focusing on CentOS Stream, the CentOS SIGs, and various projects that…

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CentOS @centos.org · Jul 11

Time to showcase your work again! We're holding another #CentOSShowcase on July 28. This is a half-day virtual event. The CFP is open until July 14.

www.centos.org/events/showc...

CentOS Showcase is a half-day virtual event that showcases the work happening in the CentOS ecosystem. It features short talks focusing on CentOS Stream, the CentOS SIGs, and various projects that…

Davide Cavalca and Neal Gompa presented at CentOS Showcase.We'll present an update on what the Hyperscale SIG has been working on lately, what deliverables a...

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CentOS @centos.org · Jul 7

From #CentOSShowcase: @davide.cavalca.name and @conan-kudo.bsky.social gave an update on the popular Hyperscale SIG.

youtu.be/verv3wE8BAw

#CentOS #CentOSHyperscale

Hyperscale SIG update

The case for an enterprise desktop

CentOS @centos.org · Jul 2

From #CentOSShowcase: Jorge Castro showed off a tech preview of Bluefin LTS, a CentOS-based workstation OS from Universal Blue built with bootc.

youtu.be/mLrGJjXO94w

#CentOS #Bluefin

Jorge Castro presented at CentOS Showcase.bootc has transformed how we can consume operating systems.Where does this leave the "enterprise workstation"? Ther...

Proposed Updates SIG: Bridging the Gap between development and production

CentOS @centos.org · Jun 30

From #CentOSShowcase: Michel Lind and Jonathan Wright presented an overview of the new Proposed Updates SIG.

youtu.be/DK1_UwaNvGU

#CentOS #CentOSProposedUpdates

Michel Lind and Jonathan Wright presented at CentOS ShowcaseCentOS Stream is especially suited for production deployments. In these environments it's often c...

Matteo Croce presented at CentOS ShowcaseRPM CoW (Copy-on-Write) leverages filesystem reflink capabilities to perform package installations with minimal I/O ...

CentOS @centos.org · Jun 25

From #CentOSShowcase: Matteo Croce talked about reducing disk usage and speeding up deployment using RPM CoW.

youtu.be/YMR2-PMx-Kc

#CentOS

RPM Copy-on-write

Building AutoSD images for the Automotive industry

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CentOS @centos.org · Jun 23

From #CentOSShowcase: Leonardo Rossetti talked about AutoSD, the Automotive distribution built on CentOS.

youtu.be/YXqJTtNIIYc

#CentOS #CentOSAutomotive

Leonardo Rossetti presented at CentOS Showcase.I would like to share how the CentOS Automotive SIG builds its images for the automotive industry (aka AutoSD ...