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      about the latest developments in the Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
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CentOS Connect is the contributor conference for CentOS, focusing

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on CentOS Stream, Special Interest Groups, and the entire Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
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CentOS Connect at FOSDEM happens February 1-2, 2024, as part of the
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FOSDEM Fringe.

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Register

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CentOS Connect is a free event, but we strongly encourage registration to

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help us ensure we have enough space and catering for everyone. Your registration
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includes two days of presentations and meetups, lunch on both days, and access
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to our birthday party.

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We will also live stream the event, and make every effort to include online

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participants. The live stream will be public, but registering allows us to
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keep you updated.

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Venue

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CentOS Connect 2024 will be held at the Radisson

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Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels in the Royal room.
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We have a room block available which includes breakfast.

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  • IMPORTANT: Use the code CENTOS24.
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  • Book your room on the Radisson website.
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  • Under “Selected rates”, select “Promotional code”, then enter the code “CENTOS24”.
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    You must enter the code “CENTOS24” to get our room block.
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  • Our room block is available from January 31 thru February 5.
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    Any dates outside the room block will have to be booked separately.
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    Speakers

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    Alexander Bokovoy

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    Sr. Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, working on security and

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            identity management. Actively participates in FreeIPA, SSSD, Samba,
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            and many other free software projects targeting open source enterprise
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            environments.

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            currently co-chairs, and also serves as a director on the CentOS Board.
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            In his day job, Davide is a Production Engineer on the Linux Userspace
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            team at Meta, which is responsible for the CentOS deployment on the
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    Troy Dawson

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    Troy works on the Emerging RHEL and CentOS Stream teams at Red Hat.

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            He is the Chair for the CentOS Alternative Images SIG and the EPEL
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            Steering committee.  He loves Penguins, Hawaiian Shirts, Penguins
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            on Hawaiian Shirts and making Linux distributions.

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    Carl George is the EPEL team lead in the Community Platform Engineering (CPE)

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            group at Red Hat.  He is active in the EPEL, Fedora, and CentOS communities.

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    Neal is a developer and contributor in Fedora; CentOS; Mageia; and openSUSE,

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            focusing primarily on the base Linux system components, such as package and
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            software management, as well as the Linux desktop. He's a big believer in
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            "upstream first", which has led him all over the open source world.

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    Senior Software Engineer and Packit Product Owner at Red Hat. Occasional

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            teacher at Masaryk University, Brno CZ. Instructor of scout leaders. Python
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    Elkhan is a FLOSS enthusiast and contributor who maintains the cloud, container,

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            live media and WSL images, automates testing of ISOs and projects like ELevate
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            and AlmaLinux Deploy at AlmaLinux OS Foundation. He works as a Cloud Engineer
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    Shaun is the Community Architect for the CentOS project, taking care of the

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            non-technical bits to keep the project running. He's the chair of the Promo
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            SIG and co-chair of the Docs SIG. When not working on CentOS, he likes to
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            pretend he still works on GNOME.

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    Nicola is a free software enthusiast. He is a software engineer working

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            at Red Hat. Part of the RPM software management team, developing and
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            maintaining DNF and DNF5.

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    Sessions

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    Hyperscale SIG update

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    Davide Cavalca

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    Update on what the Hyperscale SIG has been working on, what deliverables are

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          available and how to use them, and what's coming up next.

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    EPEL 10 Overview

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    Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) is a yum repository of community

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          maintained packages for use on CentOS Stream and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
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          In EPEL 9, package maintainers were able to build against CentOS Stream 9 early
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          to have packages ready before the RHEL 9.0 launch. For EPEL 10, the EPEL Steering
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          Committee is planning on expanding that strategy to all minor versions of RHEL 10.
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          Attend this talk to learn more about this initiative and the progress towards it
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          so far.

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    AlmaLinux: How we automated testing without inventing the wheel and instead improving it

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    As the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, we take the testing seriously while pioneering

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          on the speed of the delivery. When you have multiple major versions with the
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          support of multiple architecutes, testing of a GNU/Linux distribution can be
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          exhausting. One of the phase on our journey of testing was the automation. We
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          will talk about the openQA and Testinfra as the technologies choice of us, the
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          challenges we faced while adopting them and how we handled them with contributing
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          back to upstream and Enterprise Linux ecosystem.

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    Briging the Gap: Packit automation for CentOS and upstream projects

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    Are you a package maintainer striving for a seamless integration with upstream

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          projects? Are you an upstream project developer aiming to ensure your software
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          functions flawlessly on CentOS Stream? Look no further – Packit is your solution!

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    Since the beginning of CentOS Stream, Packit has allowed developers to execute

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          CentOS Stream RPM builds directly from their upstream changes. But that's just
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          the beginning – delve into the possibilities of running tmt-based tests on a
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          pristine virtual machine with the newly-built RPMs installed. This approach
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          enables you to identify and address potential issues as they are introduced
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          to the codebase, ensuring robust and reliable software when the new code
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          reaches the user.

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    More and more projects are using Packit to automatically synchronise upstream

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          releases to Fedora. And we are pleased to announce that the very same is now
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          available for CentOS Stream as well!

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    In this talk, we will guide you through the functionalities Packit brings

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          to the table specifically tailored for CentOS Stream. Discover how you can
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          effortlessly enhance collaboration between upstream projects and CentOS
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          Stream, fostering a more efficient and reliable development process.

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    Discuss your identity: how FreeIPA helps running CentOS community infrastructure

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    It is time to gather a feedback!

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    CentOS Stream upstream and downstream communities rely on infrastructure bits

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          provided by FreeIPA project. Fedora uses FreeIPA since 2017, providing the shared
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          infrastructure together with the CentOS project.

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    FreeIPA team would like to hear a community feedback! At this session let us dive

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          into what is working and what could be improved in CentOS community's usage of
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    Promo SIG and Docs SIG Updates

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    Did you know we have SIGs for Promo and Docs? The Promo SIG has been recently

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          revitalized, while Docs has finally been officially recognized as a SIG. This
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          talk will showcase the work being done in both SIGs, and show you how you can
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          get involved. Spoiler: we're having a working day on Monday after FOSDEM, and
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          you're invited!

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    Meetups

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    Hyperscale SIG meetup

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    In-person meetup for the CentOS Hyperscale SIG.

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          The meetup is open to everybody interested -- you don't have to be a member
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          of the SIG to attend, and we'd welcome participation from anyone interested
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    Alternative Images SIG meetup

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    Meetup for face-to-face meeting and roadmap for the next year of Alternative

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          Images. Primary focus on looking forward to CentOS Stream 10.

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    Packagers Meetup: Share your experience with packaging RPMs

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    Are you an RPM packager? Do you work with packages downstream? Do you

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          have experience with automation and build systems, or are you just
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          learning how to approach this world?

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    Whether you work with Fedora, CentOS, Enterprise solutions or other RPM

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          environments, join me to discuss the state of packaging in the domain of
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          RPM-based distributions. This will be an opportunity to connect with
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          people involved in the creation, delivery, and maintenance of packages
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          in different distributions.

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    Both beginners and experienced packagers will be able to introduce

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          themselves, share their experiences with different RPM systems, and
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          learn from each other. There is no set plan or schedule. Everybody is
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          welcome, and we will have an open discussion. Bring a topic or question
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          you would like to discuss and meet the people that work behind the spec
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    Sponsors

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    Thanks to our generous sponsors for helping us put on a great event.

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    Interested in sponsoring?
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    Email the Promo SIG.

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    Code of Conduct

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    CentOS is committed to providing an inclusive and harassment-free experience

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    for participants at all of our events. All participants, whether in-person or
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    virtual, are expected to follow the
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    CentOS Code of Conduct. and the
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    Fedora Code of Conduct.

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    To report violations or for any concerns, contact the Community Architect
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    Shaun McCance.

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