March 2025 - Arch-dev-public - lists.archlinux.org

RFC Final Comment Period: Shorten default TCP keepalive time
by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

An RFC has now entered its Final Comment Period. In 14 days, the discussion will end and the proposal will either be accepted, rejected or withdrawn: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/51 Please visit the above link for discussion. Summary: Set our default `net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time` to override the extremely conservative kernel default.

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RFC: REUSE for package license linting
by Morten Linderud 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

A new RFC (request for comment) has been opened here: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/52 Please visit the above link for discussion. Summary: Utilize REUSE for package license linting for all package sources. -- Morten Linderud PGP: 9C02FF419FECBE16

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RFC: providing an official WSL image
by Robin Candau 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

A new RFC (request for comment) has been opened here: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/50 Please visit the above link for discussion. Summary: Provide an official Arch Linux WSL image and define specifications for it (in terms of maintenance, distribution and support). -- Regards, Robin Candau / Antiz

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Cleaning up old [community*] repos
by Sven-Hendrik Haase 01 Mar '25

01 Mar '25

Hey, The git/community-to-extra migration was almost two years ago. Back then, we left the [community] repository and friends ([community-staging], [community-testing]) in place (though empty) so that users would have an easier time migrating. They've sat there unused for a long time now and I think users have had enough time to migrate. I would like to suggest removing the empty [community] repos from repos.archlinux.org. This could break update workflows for users who haven't updated their /etc/pacman.conf in a long time but apart from that I don't expect any drawbacks. Opinions? Sven

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