Hi, Below are the Nov 15th's OS Distro meeting minutes: ----- Nov 15, 2023 Attendees: Charles S., Tianyu Li, Scott L., Jackie Huang, Linda, Davlet P. 1.General Topic       1.1 Log into the git before download the source. * How to pass the credential through the tooling layer when log into git repo. * Workaround: currently use repo sync outside of the containers. * AI: Scott to write up a feature request for the tool - file a request in Story Board. * Created: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2010777, (create a jira for it) 2. ARM Support       2.1 Equipment * Steve gave the addresses for the location of the hosts, 4 in Alameda (for CI/CD server for testing), and 2 in Ottawa lab (build process) , 2 were returned * ARM is sending those machines to these locations. Steve update the address of the Ottawa office. * 2 machines for ARM has already been setup in Ottawa Lab. Installed with Debian OS. So needs IT to put them on the right network. * AI: Jackie will share the setup information with Scott to help setup the ARM server. Q: Need Mike M., to help allocate time. 1. 2.2 CI/CI Update * CI/CD try to set up the workflow in ARM's local lab (ARM's Shanghai Lab), applied Jackie's patches, but may still need more patches to do builds. * Tianyu is trying to reproduce the environment in local lab, but still have some error on generating the ISO image. * Still have the same problem. Can't generate the ISO image as needed from Jenkins, so will need help from the Jackie, will need to get help from Jackie. * Q: TianYu to reach out to Rob Cook directly to get help on testing infrastructure. * Took 20 hours to build the packages. Very time consuming, some time out and driver issues. Some difficult to get to next stage. 1. 2.3 ARM Port * Porting still in progreess (Jakie) * Not spending much time in this area * Rebase all the code to latest master, send all the code reivews * There are 37 code reviews, and there are 36 reviews pending. * Code reviewers are different for different repos. 3- 4 weeks ago * Packages for x86_64 are in CNGN, need to push ARM packages there. * CNGN mirror only sync the mirror? * We have enough disk space, add another arch support for the mirror. * Need man power to help get the mirror to support ARM? Q: Another people resource question to Mike M. * Need to change meta-lat layer for ELF SDK, but want to link the task to different repo, not yet done. 1. 2.4 OSTree * removing OSTree from the installer ISO. (not from the StarlingX) * Work in progress, not sure when it will be ready. Possible early next year, StarlingX 9. 3. StarlingX 9.0 * SPEC from Chuck on OSTree generation on the controller, pending review. * Using OSTree to do upgrade management * Will pull in several packages in to branch. * Still in Progress. Next Meeting: Nov 29, 2023