Governance | FinLinux OS

FLESCo: the FinLinux Engineering Steering Committee

FLESCo is the technical governing body of the project. It sets release policy, approves major architectural changes, resolves cross-SIG disputes, and represents the project's technical direction to the Foundation board. FLESCo holds a public meeting every two weeks; agendas and minutes are posted in advance on the devel mailing list.

Nine seats, elected annually by active contributors
Meetings are open to observers; minutes are published within 48 hours
Decisions default to lazy consensus, escalating to a vote when needed

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Most day-to-day packaging and engineering work happens inside SIGs, each with its own maintainers and its own public meeting:

SIG	Scope
Core	Base OS packages, kernel configuration, installer
Cloud	Cloud provider images and cloud-init integration
Security	SCAP content, FIPS validation, Common Criteria evaluation
ARM & Edge	aarch64 hardware enablement, Raspberry Pi builds
Desktop	Live media, GNOME desktop spin
HPC	High-performance computing packages and tuning profiles

Foundation Board

The Foundation board handles legal, financial, and trademark matters — membership dues, sponsorship agreements, and the Foundation's nonprofit filings — and is separate from FLESCo's technical authority. Board composition and meeting cadence are set out in the Bylaws.

Get involved in governance

Any active contributor can stand for a FLESCo seat at the next election, and every SIG accepts new maintainers on an ongoing basis. Start on the Community Hub page.