Hello Fedora community! This is a summary of the weekly meeting for the Fedora Council, held on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. The Fedora Council is the top-level governance and leadership body for the Fedora Project, responsible for stewardship of the project as a whole.
In this meeting, the Council tackled a few administrative tickets before the end of the year. We renewed the “Image Mode” (bootc) Initiative to continue its work through Fedora Linux 45, discussed trademark usage for a new CVE dashboard, and briefly looked at concerning Terms & Conditions changes for our translation platform.
Note: AI (Google Gemini) was used to summarize the HTML log of the public meeting. I reviewed and corrected the AI-generated output before posting.
Agenda
- #549: Renewal of the Fedora Image Mode Initiative – The Council voted to renew this initiative to make bootc-derived OCI artifacts first-class citizens in Fedora.
- #552: Trademark Usage Approval Request for FedoraCVE.org – Conditional approval was granted for the use of the Fedora logo on this community-driven security dashboard.
- #553: translate.fedoraproject.org requires legal T&Cs agreement – Discussion on new Weblate terms that appeared to assign payment liability to individual contributors.
#549: Renewal of the Fedora Image Mode Initiative
Link: Ticket #549
The Council discussed the renewal of the “Image Mode” (formerly bootc) Initiative. This initiative aims to make bootc-derived OCI artifacts first-class citizens in Fedora, solving ecosystem fragmentation and targeting production readiness by Fedora Linux 45.
Key Highlights:
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The initiative proposes a sustainable pipeline for base images and subprojects.
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Executive Sponsor: Jef Spaleta (@jspaleta)
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Initiative Lead: @nimbinatus
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Outcomes: The Council reviewed the expected outcomes, which include official production-ready base images, a sustainable Konflux pipeline, and eventually a recommendation for a permanent SIG.
Decision:
The Council voted to approve the renewal.
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Vote: +8 (Unanimous among present members)
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Agreement: “The Fedora Council approves the renewal of the bootc Initiative with @nimbinatus as the Initiative Lead and @jspaleta as the Council Executive Sponsor. The Initiative is projected to conclude by the end of F45 release cycle, thereby concluding around December 2026.”
Important Info:
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Success Criteria: Includes a clean development pipeline, beta/nightly rolling releases of base images, and eventual SIG creation.
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Timeline: Targeted conclusion by the end of the F45 release cycle.
#552: Trademark Usage Approval Request for FedoraCVE.org
Link: Ticket #552
The Council reviewed a request to use the Fedora logo on fedoracve.org, a site built by Red Hat Product Security engineers to provide a dashboard for Fedora CVEs.
Discussion:
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Context: The site is a community-driven initiative but looks very similar to official Fedora infrastructure.
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Concerns: There was concern that users might mistake it for an official Fedora Infrastructure service and send support requests to the wrong place. There was also discussion about ensuring the data presented is clearly marked regarding its official status.
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Resolution: The Council supports the project and the use of the logo but requires safeguards to prevent confusion.
Decision:
The Council voted to grant conditional approval.
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Vote: +8 (Unanimous among present members)
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Agreement: “The Fedora Council conditionally approves the use of the Fedora logo on the fedoracve.org website, pending final approval from Red Hat Legal trademark experts. The Fedora Council RECOMMENDS the use of a clear disclaimer on the site that the site is not officially managed or run by the Fedora community (to avoid our Fedora Infra team getting support requests when there are issues), AND does not represent the state or management of CVEs in Fedora Linux. The Fedora Council RECOMMENDS transferring ownership of the domain to Red Hat IT so it can be maintained and renewed in perpetuity by those responsible for the Fedora trademark.”
Action Items:
- @jspaleta: Start a new ticket/email with Red Hat Legal (i.e. Richard Fontana, Jilayne Lovejoy, and Red Hat trademark lawyers) to request review of the use of the Fedora trademark on fedoracve.org.
#553: translate.fp.org requires legal T&Cs agreement of Fedora contributors
Link: Ticket #553
The meeting concluded with a brief but important discussion regarding Weblate, the platform used for Fedora translations (translate.fp.org).
Discussion:
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The Issue: New Terms & Conditions for Weblate define “User” in a way that implies individual contributors could be liable for payment obligations (“The User is obliged to pay the Price…”).
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Reaction: Council members agreed these terms were unacceptable for individual contributors and that payment responsibilities clearly belong to the project/Red Hat, not the volunteers.
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Next Steps: @jflory7 will handle the communication with Weblate to resolve this confusion, noting that Weblate has recently shifted to a registered business entity which likely precipitated the legal language change.
Action Items:
- @jflory7: Engage in existing communications with Weblate about new T&Cs and confusion over who is ultimately responsible for paying the cost of Weblate for Fedora.