Hello everyone!
Welcome to this month’s AlmaLinux newsletter, where we share the latest AlmaLinux happenings, upcoming events, and more!
Quick notes!
AlmaLinux OS 9.3 and AlmaLinux OS 8.9 are now available! More on these releases in the section below with the latest from the AlmaLinux Blog.
CIS Benchmarks for AlmaLinux 8 have been updated, and an update for AlmaLinux 9 is coming soon!
We will be back at FOSDEM in 2024, and we’re helping with the Distributions Dev Room this year. Want to join us at this or another event? Read how on the blog post!
We have added a brand new guide to help folks moving from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 9 using ELevate.
The 2023 election is starting December 1st! Members will get an email, but more info is available on the wiki.
We’ve made some recent improvements to the mirror system (blog post coming soon!). If you run one of our mirrors, take a look at your traffic, and then reach out if you have any questions!
In case you missed it, earlier this month we announced AlmaLinux Day Tokyo! This event will take place on December 9th, just a few days after Open Source Summit Japan. Reserve your spot at AlmaLinux Day Tokyo now, or you can catch the recordings on our YouTube channel after the event.
We last posted about the AlmaLinux OS 8 CIS benchmark almost two years ago. We’ve recently released the second update to that - v3.0.0 which was tested on AlmaLinux 8.8 and are about to start working on the first update to the AlmaLinux OS 9 CIS benchmark for 9.2. Check out this new blog post to learn more about what this means, and how you can help!
In just over two months we’ll be returning to FOSDEM again with a stand, a bunch of friends, and this time we get to help host the Distros Dev Room! Read more about how to attend, plus how you can join AlmaLinux at more events next year!
This month we released both AlmaLinux OS 9.3 “Shamrock Pampas Cat” and AlmaLinux OS 8.9 “Midnight Oncilla”. These two builds are the first minor releases that we have done since we shifted to using CentOS Stream for our enterprise linux builds in July. Both were ready within a week of RHEL’s release, and we are extremely happy with our new build pipeline. Check the link to the blog above for ISOs, torrents, release notes, and more, or watch this 2 minute Q&A with benny (our foundation Chair) and Andrew (our lead architect).
The year is almost over, but we have one more destination to go! We can’t wait to see everyone in Tokyo for Open Source Summit Japan and AlmaLinux Day Tokyo.
Open Source Summit - December 3rd and 4th in Tokyo, Japan
AlmaLinux Day Tokyo - December 9th in Tokyo, Japan
What events would you like to see us at next year? Drop into the ~marketing room on our chat and say hi, or just email benny.
Thanks for everything you do to support open source.
benny Vasquez
Chair, Board of Directors @AlmaLinux OS Foundation
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