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  • 61: Framework Laptop 12 Meets Fedora

    Framework does not have a storefront you can walk into. What they do have is a laptop you can order that arrives with Fedora already on it, and a screwdriver in the box.

    Michael Tunnell is the Senior Marketing Manager for Linux Marketing at Framework, and spent years covering this ecosystem at TuxDigital before joining. Noah is back this week after missing the last episode while stuck forty feet up on a scissor lift with a dead battery.

    We get into:

    • Why Fedora KDE, and why the answer is a boring technical one: KDE tested best for stylus and touchscreen, and Fedora moves fast enough on the kernel for brand new silicon
    • The 80 percent of Laptop 12 owners already running Linux, measured before any preload existed, so every one of them installed it themselves
    • What "officially supported" means at Framework: engineering collaboration with the distro, support for the distro, and a dedicated Linux support specialist a customer can actually reach
    • Real upstream fixes, including a CPU limiter and thermals bug on Wildcat Lake, audio modules, and screen rotation, all landed in Fedora and the kernel
    • The expansion card system, with two of the four slots on the 12 running Thunderbolt 4
    • ZMK open source keyboard firmware, published CAD files, and 3D printable components
    • What it costs a company to commit to repairability instead of planned obsolescence

      • There is a written companion post at https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep61-framework-laptop-12/

      Special Guest: Michael Tunnell.

      Links:

      • Framework Laptop 12
    • Framework Linux support
    • Fedora Magazine: Framework Laptop 12 Arrives with Fedora Pre-installed
    • Framework blog: Laptop 12 now with Core Series 3
    • Fedora Podcast 44 with Matt Hartley
    • Michael Tunnell
    • TuxDigital
    • Companion post
    • Watch on YouTube
    • Watch on PeerTube
      • 39 min
    • 60: Changing of the Guard, the New Fedora Community Architect

      Fedora has a job whose entire purpose is the health of the community around the distribution, and this month a new person took it over. So we got both of them on at once.

      Justin Wheeler has held the Fedora Community Architect seat since 2022 and is moving into a new role as AI Alignment Community Architect. Shaun McCance is stepping into the Fedora role while staying on as CentOS Community Architect. Noah is out this episode, so Eric hosts solo.

      We get into:

      • Where the role came from, why Robyn Bergeron pushed for it in 2015, and how it went from community outreach and impact lead to Fedora Community Architect in January 2023
      • What actually lands on the desk: a Council seat, the Mindshare Committee, the Code of Conduct Committee, budget stewardship, and Flock
      • How Mindshare funding works for ambassadors, local organizers, and anyone who just needs a box of stickers and will write an event report
      • Justin's new AI Alignment role, why he wrote his own job description, and why he thinks community consent on AI has to be earned rather than assumed
      • This Week in Fedora, and the argument that started when a bot began ingesting messages from a public but non-indexed Matrix room
      • What Shaun brings from CentOS and from years as GNOME Foundation treasurer, and what he finds daunting about Fedora's breadth
      • Why one shared budget spreadsheet is not a merger, and what stays separate on purpose
      • Where to find both projects: CentOS Connect January 28 and 29 in Brussels, DevConf US September 24 and 25 in Boston, Texas Linux Fest in November, and All Things Open

        • There is a written companion post at https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep60-changing-of-the-guard/

        Special Guests: Justin Wheeler and Shaun McCance.

        Links:

        • The announcement on Fedora Magazine
      • Fedora Podcast planning on Fedora Forge
      • Fedora Community Architect role charter
      • CentOS Connect
      • Flock to Fedora
      • Shaun McCance on LinkedIn
      • Justin Wheeler on LinkedIn
      • Justin Wheeler's blog
      • Companion post
      • Watch on YouTube
        • 51 min
      • 59: What is CentOS?

        A couple of episodes ago we talked to Carl George about EPEL, and half that conversation ended up being about CentOS. The questions kept coming, so we made a whole episode out of it.

        This is the biggest panel the show has ever had. Amy Marrich chairs the CentOS Board and does technical marketing for OpenStack at Red Hat. Troy Dawson leads the CentOS Stream team, sits on the board, and builds CentOS Stream for RISC-V. Shaun McCance is the CentOS Community Architect, and as of two weeks ago the Fedora Community Architect as well.

        We get into:

        • Why CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream are different projects, and why one of them retired around RHEL 9
        • The pipeline: Fedora, then Fedora ELN, then CentOS Stream, then RHEL, and why Btrfs is the example everyone reaches for
        • How Stream and RHEL now build from the same commit, on a one-week cadence versus six months
        • Why partners shipped on RHEL 9 launch day because they had been building against Stream 9
        • How the board actually works, why only one seat speaks for Red Hat, and what the SIGs and the SIG Council do
        • Where to file a bug (against RHEL, not at Troy)
        • How to contribute without writing code, and why being new makes you good at documentation

          • There is a written companion post at https://itguyeric.com/blog/fedora-ep59-what-is-centos/

          Special Guests: Amy Marrich, Shaun McCance, and Troy Dawson.

          48 min
        • 58: Where Can You Engage with Fedora?

          Fedora is a huge project with a lot of doors in. In this episode Eric and Noah walk through the different ways to find your people in Fedora, from real time chat on Matrix to long form discussion on Fedora Discourse, reading Fedora Magazine, getting a friendly hand from the Join SIG, and catching up on project wide activity through This Week in Fedora. If you have ever wondered where to start, this one is for you.

          Chapters

          00:00 Intro
          01:57 What is Matrix?
          05:19 Fedora on Matrix
          11:18 Matrix clients: Element and beyond
          20:01 Fedora Discourse
          23:14 Fedora Magazine
          30:07 The Join SIG
          33:22 What can I do for Fedora?
          36:51 This Week in Fedora
          44:56 Wrap-up

          Links from this episode

          Fedora Chat (Matrix): https://chat.fedoraproject.org
          Fedora Discourse: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org
          Fedora Magazine: https://fedoramagazine.org
          Fedora Join SIG: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-join/
          This Week in Fedora: https://abompard.fedorapeople.org/twif/
          Fedora Community Blog: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org
          What can I do for Fedora?: https://whatcanidoforfedora.org/

          New to Fedora? Get started: https://fedoraproject.org/

          Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          Join the conversation on Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          Become part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          Connect with Eric the IT Guy: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric
          Connect with Noah Chelliah: https://noahc.us/about

          Fedora #Linux #Matrix #FedoraMagazine #OpenSource #FOSS #Community #GetInvolved #Podcast

          Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

          46 min
        • 57: What is EPEL

          EPEL is one of those repos a lot of us turned on without thinking twice. This episode, Noah and Eric sit down with Carl George, who leads the EPEL team at Red Hat, to explain what EPEL actually is, the golden rule that gives it its reputation, and the changes Carl is proposing for EPEL 11. If you run enterprise Linux, or you have ever typed dnf install epel-release, this one is for you.

          Carl is collecting feedback on the EPEL 11 idea right now, so give it a listen and jump into the thread.

          Chapters

          00:00 Intro
          01:12 Meet Carl George
          04:25 What is EPEL?
          07:50 EPEL's golden rule
          09:32 Getting started: CRB + epel-release
          10:38 Who governs EPEL
          16:08 The road to EPEL 10
          21:45 Minor versions and the EPEL team
          24:44 The private mirror problem
          34:09 Cleaning it up in EPEL 11
          40:26 Getting involved & RPM packaging
          50:36 Wrap-up

          Links from this episode

          EPEL 11 discussion thread: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/looking-back-at-epel-10-and-forward-to-epel-11/197373
          EPEL branches documentation: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/branches/
          How to request an EPEL package: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/epel-package-request/
          What can I do for Fedora?: https://whatcanidoforfedora.org/
          Join the Package Maintainers: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/
          RPM packaging lab (RHDP): https://zero.rhdp.net/lab/zt-rhelbu.zt-rpmbuild.prod

          New to Fedora? Get started: https://fedoraproject.org/

          Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          Join the conversation on Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          Become part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          Connect with Eric the IT Guy: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

          Our guest: Carl George, EPEL Team Lead at Red Hat (https://fedoraproject.fireside.fm/guests/carl-george)

          Fedora #EPEL #Linux #RHEL #CentOS #EnterpriseLinux #RPM #OpenSource #SysAdmin #Podcast

          Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

          Special Guest: Carl George.

          52 min
        • 56: Fedora Contributor Recognition Winners 2026

          The Fedora Contributor Recognition Program just wrapped its second year, and the winners were announced live at Flock. On this episode of the Fedora Podcast, we sit down with a couple of them: Ankur Sinha and Justin Forbes, to talk about the work that earned them recognition and what keeps them showing up for Fedora year after year.

          We cover Ankur's long-running stewardship of the Join SIG and his work on NeuroFedora, and Justin's work keeping the Fedora kernel reliable, secure, and up to date. Two very different corners of the project, one shared thread of contribution.

          If you have ever wondered what it takes to leave a lasting mark on Fedora, this episode is full of answers.

          The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there's always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

          🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/

          🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://itguyeric.com

          🔗 Episode Resources

          Contributor Recognition Program 2026 Wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Contributor_Recognition_Program_2026
          Announcement Thread: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/meet-the-2026-fedora-contributor-recognition-program-winners/194595

          Chapters

          00:00 Stream start
          00:36 Contributor Recognitions
          01:54 Introductions
          07:36 Award experience
          15:56 Join SIG
          28:38 Kernel team
          44:00 NeuroFedora
          51:38 Closing thoughts
          59:30 Wrap up

          Special Guests: Ankur Sinha and Justin Forbes.

          59 min
        • 55: Fixing Fedora's Packaging Pipeline

          Getting a package into Fedora takes more than just writing a spec file. There's a review queue, a sponsorship bottleneck, and a contribution process that can feel opaque to newcomers. Jakub Kadlcik has spent a decade inside that pipeline as a Copr developer and maintainer, and he's been quietly building tools to fix the parts that frustrate him most. From the Fedora Review Service that automates package review CI, to a sponsor-finder that helps new contributors navigate one of open source's less-discussed gatekeeping challenges, Jakub is reshaping how packaging works in Fedora. He'll also share what he thinks needs to change when src.fedoraproject.org moves to Forgejo, and why his live coding YouTube channel is pulling in way more viewers than he expected.

          The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there's always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

          🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/

          🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

          🔗 Episode Resources

          Copr: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/

          Fedora Review Service: https://github.com/FrostyX/fedora-review-service
          Fedora Packager Sponsors: https://packager-sponsors.fedoraproject.org/
          FrostyX Unscripted (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@frostyx-unscripted/videos
          Fedora Package Sources (Forgejo migration): https://src.fedoraproject.org/
          Jakub's Contributor Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3e3W00KqVI

          🔖 Chapters

          00:00 Stream start
          01:13 Meet Jakub
          05:13 What is Copr
          11:40 Package review bottleneck
          22:23 Finding a sponsor
          29:25 Per-commit package checks
          35:10 Naming things is hard!
          37:57 Forgejo Migration
          44:04 FrostyX Unscripted
          48:38 Outro

          Special Guest: Jakub Kadlcik.

          52 min
        • 54: BootC in the Wild

          What does bootc look like when it's actually running in production, not just in a lab? James Harmison joins the Fedora Podcast to talk about building custom bootc images across wildly different contexts: NVIDIA drivers, AGX Orin hardware with custom kernel RPMs, replacing RHCOS images in OpenShift, and even a stripped-down SteamOS-style couch gaming rig. We also get into his contributions to the Chunkah project and the real-world UX conversations shaping where bootc goes next.

          The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

          🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/

          🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric
          📱 Connect with Noah Chelliah (Kernellinux): https://noahc.us/about

          🔗 Episode Resources

          Project Website: https://bootc.dev
          Bootc upstream: https://github.com/containers/bootc
          Fedora bootc docs: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/bootc
          Bootc Matrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#bootc:fedoraproject.org

          🔖 Chapters

          00:00 Stream start
          01:41 Introduction
          05:27 What is bootc?
          12:21 James' operations
          20:40 Use cases
          28:00 Chunkah
          33:04 Getting involved

          Special Guest: James Harmison.

          36 min
        • 53: Introduction to Fedora Flock

          Flock to Fedora is coming! On this episode of the Fedora Podcast, hosts Eric and Noah sit down with Justin and a special guest to give you everything you need to know about the Fedora Project's annual contributor conference. Flock 2026 is headed to Prague, Czech Republic, June 14-16, and whether you are a seasoned contributor or thinking about getting involved for the first time, this is the episode to watch before you pack your bags.

          We cover what Flock actually is and who it is for, how the conference is structured across its three-day run, what kinds of sessions and activities to expect, and how to register, submit a talk proposal, or apply for financial aid. We also dig into why Flock matters beyond the schedule itself — the in-person connections, cross-team collaborations, and community energy that keep contributors going the rest of the year.

          If you have ever wondered what happens when the Fedora community gets together in one room, this is your invitation to find out.

          The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

          🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/

          🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
          💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
          🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
          📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric
          📱 Connect with Noah Chelliah (Kernellinux): https://noahc.us/about

          🔗 Episode Resources

          Flock 2026 Info: https://fedoraproject.org/flock/2026
          Venue — OREA Hotel Andel's, Prague: https://www.orea.cz/en/hotel-andels
          Register to Attend (free): https://rsvp.fedoraproject.org/community/flock-2026/
          Financial Aid Application: https://forms.gle/yyZnCZ991DAqJpNE7

          Flock Matrix Room: https://matrix.to/#/#flock:fedoraproject.org

          Flock Announce Matrix Room: https://matrix.to/#/#flock-announce:fedoraproject.org

          Planning Meeting Recording: https://youtu.be/JajOr1GQ9gk

          Voting Poll: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/your-vote-counts-flock-2026-branding-inspiration-poll/172427
          Research and Sketches: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/design/tickets/issues/7

          🔖 Chapters

          00:00 Stream start
          01:08 Introductions
          04:41 What is Flock to Fedora
          11:53 Back to Prague
          22:28 Regional and Virtual Events
          31:34 Design Inspiration
          40:32 Schedule Overview
          46:31 Wrapping Up
          49:03 Closing

          Special Guests: Emma Kidney and Justin Wheeler.

          49 min
        • 52: Fedora Project Leader Transition Interview

          The Fedora Podcast features interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome! These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, produce the distro itself, or help put Fedora into the hands of users. There is so much going on in Fedora that it takes a whole podcast series!

          🖥️ Get Started with Fedora Linux: https://fedoraproject.org

          📢 Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org

          🗣️ Chat With Us in the Fedora Podcast room: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org

          🫂 Become a Part of the Fedora Community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...

          📱 Connect with Us:

          Noel Miller: https://noelmiller.dev
          Noah Chelliah: https://asknoahshow.com

          🔗 Additional Resources

          🔖 Chapters:

          00:00 Preshow

          01:33 Interview with Matthew Miller
          08:22 Interview with Jeff Spaleta

          Special Guests: Jef Spaleta and Matthew Miller.

          22 min

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