This is the Minimization Objective [0] update.

Status: Discovery phase

== systemd-sysusers ==

Many packages pull in Systemd because of systemd-sysusers to create new users. This is fine in traditional setups where there already is Systemd, but for containers, that means pulling additional 60MB just to create a new user.

This is being discussed. [1][2]

One way to approach this is creating a "systemd-container-stub" basically something that says it's systemd, and might even have some functionality (like adding users) but doesn't have the baggage of systemd.

We plan to coordinate with the Container SIG about approaching this problem as a bigger topic of accommodating traditional-environment-oriented packages in containers.

== Weekly meeting ==

Discussing a new approach to the weekly meeting — the agenda and when to hold it. [3]

== How to get involved ==

See if there is anything interesting to you on action plan [42], or reach out with something you think is useful but is missing there. Open a ticket in the tracker [43] or discuss in #fedora-devel on IRC.

Cheers,
Adam


[0] Objective: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/minimization/
[1] Systemd-sysuser discussion: https://pagure.io/minimization/issue/13
[2] Systemd-sysuser discussion: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/6YX6CEFBPU3XVZZEHTN6CBH2F7JDF35N/#EJD4BNBE52JTEOPKAT6HFOO4HVUPBTCH
[3] Meeting discussion: https://pagure.io/minimization/issue/14
[42] Action plan: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/minimization/action-plan/
[43] Issue tracker: https://pagure.io/minimization/issues

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Adam Šamalík
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Senior Software Engineer
Red Hat