Yocto Project Status 12 Aug. 2025 (WW32)

Stephen K Jolley <[email protected]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:52:25 -0700
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Current Dev Position: YP 5.3 M3

Next Deadline: YP 5.3 M3 Build Date 2025-09-01

Next Team Meetings:

   -

   Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Aug. 14th 7:30 am PDT (
   https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=3DZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
   -

   Weekly Project Engineering Sync  - Tuesday Aug. 12th 8 am PDT (
   https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=3DcHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
   <https://zoom.us/j/990892712>
   -

   Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Aug. 14th 10am GMT and Monday Aug.
   18th 9am PDT (
   https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=3D1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1
   <https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=3D1xkiC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1>)


Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/

Key Status/Updates:

   -

   YP 5.3 M2 was released
   -

   YP 4.0.29 is in QA
   -

   Patches continue to merge into master for upgrades and fixes.
   -

   Things have noticeably slowed due to holidays.
   -

   Images are now .zst compressed by default
   -

   Bitbake variable =E2=80=9Cfilter=E2=80=9D support merged, which is usefu=
l to make class
   extension internals (and hence parse time) more efficient.
   -

   The clang build time (41min -> 76min) and size (350MB -> 535MB)
   increases continue to cause significant concern. There is some minor
   improvement with recent patches but much work remains to regain speed/sp=
ace.
   -

   The main mirroring issues left are around =E2=80=9Cdownloadfilename=E2=
=80=9D support in
   urls which likely needs to be rewritten.
   -

   Glibc was upgraded to 2.42 with a new uninative added for the new versio=
n
   -

   The kernel upgrade to 6.16 is blocked on lttng-modules which doesn=E2=80=
=99t
   support the new kernel version yet.
   -

   For M3, the following changes have been mentioned as possibilities:
   -

      Bitbake-setup (although this is feeling not ready and too late for
      the next LTS)
      -

      wic split from OE-Core
      -

      RISC-V tune changes (final part)


Ways to contribute:

   -

   As people are likely aware, the project has a number of components which
   are either unmaintained, or have people with little to no time trying to
   keep them alive. These components include: devtool, toaster, wic, oeqa,
   autobuilder, CROPs containers, pseudo and more. Many have open bugs. Hel=
p
   is welcome in trying to better look after these components!
   -

   There is an issue open upstream with the openssl project related to
   making path relocation of openssl easier (as used in our buildtools tarb=
all
   and SDK). We=E2=80=99d love assistance in moving this forward and gettin=
g some kind
   of upstream feature merged to make this easier:
   https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/19260
   -

   There are bugs identified as possible for newcomers to the project:
   https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/bugtriage/#newcomer-container
   -

   There are bugs that are currently unassigned for YP 5.3. See:
   https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Bug_Triage#Medium+_5.3_Unassigned_Enh=
ancements/Bugs
   -

   We=E2=80=99d welcome new maintainers for recipes in OE-Core. Please see =
the list
   at:
   http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/conf/distro/include/=
maintainers.inc
   and discuss with the existing maintainer, or ask on the OE-Core mailing
   list. We will likely move a chunk of these to =E2=80=9CUnassigned=E2=80=
=9D soon to help
   facilitate this.
   -

   Help is very much welcome in trying to resolve our autobuilder
   intermittent issues. You can see the list of failures we=E2=80=99re cont=
inuing to
   see by searching for the =E2=80=9CAB-INT=E2=80=9D tag in bugzilla:
   https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=3DAB-INT.
   -

   Help us resolve CVE issues: CVE metrics
   <https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/>
   -

   We have a growing number of bugs in bugzilla, any help with them is
   appreciated.
   -

   Regarding bugs, even if you can=E2=80=99t fix a bug, submitting a failin=
g test
   case that can reproduce the issue significantly improves the chances it
   might get fixed.
   -

   Further help on optimizing build disk usage would be most welcome.
   -

   Ongoing project development plans are being developed in this document:
   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsnN_HcaMhqg6Dn1P_19AnumDaUMQSdFZ_I4=
rjD830A/edit?usp=3Dsharing

We need to continue to develop this as it will allow us to potentially find
ways to fund specific work items.

Tracking Metrics:

   -

   WDD 2838 (last week 2841) (
   https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
   -

   OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
   -

      Total patches found: 1098 (last week 1098)
      -

      Patches in the Pending State: 155 (14%) [last week 156 (14%)]
      -

      https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/


YP 5.3 Milestone Dates:

   -

   YP 5.3 M2 was released.
   -

   YP 5.3 M3 Build Date 2025-09-01
   -

   YP 5.3 M3 Release Date 2025-09-12
   -

   YP 5.3 M4 Build Date 2025-10-06
   -

   YP 5.3 M4 Release Date 2025-10-31


Upcoming dot releases:.

   -

   YP 4.0.29 is in QA.
   -

   YP 5.2.3 Build Date 2025-08-18
   -

   YP 5.2.3 Release Date 2025-08-29
   -

   YP 5.0.12 Build Date 2025-08-25
   -

   YP 5.0.12 Release Date 2025-09-05
   -

   YP 4.0.30 Build Date 2025-09-22
   -

   YP 4.0.30 Release Date 2025-10-03
   -

   YP 5.2.4 Build Date 2025-09-29
   -

   YP 5.2.4 Release Date 2025-10-10
   -

   YP 5.0.13 Build Date 2025-10-13
   -

   YP 5.0.13 Release Date 2025-10-24
   -

   YP 4.0.31 Build Date 2025-11-03
   -

   YP 4.031 Release Date 2025-11-14
   -

   YP 5.0.14 Build Date 2025-11-17
   -

   YP 5.0.14 Release Date 2025-11-28
   -

   YP 4.0.32 Build Date 2025-12-15
   -

   YP 4.0.32 Release Date 2025-12-24
   -

   YP 5.0.15 Build Date 2026-01-05
   -

   YP 5.0.15 Release Date 2026-01-16


The Yocto Project=E2=80=99s technical governance is through its Technical S=
teering
Committee, more information is available at:

https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC

The Status reports are now stored on the wiki at:
https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Weekly_Status

[If anyone has suggestions for other information you=E2=80=99d like to see =
on this
weekly status update, let us know!]

Thanks,



*Stephen K. Jolley*

*Yocto Project Program Manager*

(    *Cell*:                (208) 244-4460

* *Email*:                 *s
<[email protected]>[email protected] <[email protected]>=
*

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font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;fon=
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aseline">Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Aug. 14th 10am GMT and Monda=
y Aug. 18th 9am PDT (</span><a href=3D"https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=3D=
1xkiC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span=
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t-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5=
.3 M2 was released</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:=
disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgroun=
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parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari=
ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 4.0.29 is in QA</span></p=
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ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-var=
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normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span=
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normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline">Patches continue to merge into master for upgrades and f=
ixes.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-siz=
e:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:trans=
parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari=
ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pres=
entation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-v=
ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate=
s:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Things have noticeably slowed due to holi=
days.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-siz=
e:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:trans=
parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari=
ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pres=
entation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-v=
ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate=
s:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Images are now .zst compressed by default=
</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11p=
t;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparen=
t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a=
lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" st=
yle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentat=
ion"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-varian=
t-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:nor=
mal;vertical-align:baseline">Bitbake variable =E2=80=9Cfilter=E2=80=9D supp=
ort merged, which is useful to make class extension internals (and hence pa=
rse time) more efficient.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-styl=
e-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa=
ce:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott=
om:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-colo=
r:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fo=
nt-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The clang build time =
(41min -&gt; 76min) and size (350MB -&gt; 535MB) increases continue to caus=
e significant concern. There is some minor improvement with recent patches =
but much work remains to regain speed/space.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr"=
 style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;=
color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;f=
ont-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align=
:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-=
top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e=
ast-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Th=
e main mirroring issues left are around =E2=80=9Cdownloadfilename=E2=80=9D =
support in urls which likely needs to be rewritten.</span></p></li><li dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">Glibc was upgraded to 2.42 with a new uninative added for the new ver=
sion</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size=
:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp=
arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia=
nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr=
" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"prese=
ntation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The kernel upgrade to 6.16 is blocked on l=
ttng-modules which doesn=E2=80=99t support the new kernel version yet.</spa=
n></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;fon=
t-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fon=
t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-altern=
ates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline">For M3, the following changes have been mentioned=
 as possibilities:</span></p></li><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom=
:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-f=
amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-v=
ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate=
s:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l=
ine-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeri=
c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vert=
ical-align:baseline">Bitbake-setup (although this is feeling not ready and =
too late for the next LTS)</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-sty=
le-type:circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)=
;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east=
-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-=
space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-b=
ottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-c=
olor:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal=
;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">wic split from OE-=
Core</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;font-si=
ze:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tran=
sparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-var=
iant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"l=
tr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pre=
sentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-=
variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternat=
es:normal;vertical-align:baseline">RISC-V tune changes (final part)</span><=
/p></li></ul></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0=
pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-=
serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no=
rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical=
-align:baseline">Ways to contribute:</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;=
margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:=
11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpa=
rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varian=
t-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr"=
 style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presen=
tation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-var=
iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:=
normal;vertical-align:baseline">As people are likely aware, the project has=
 a number of components which are either unmaintained, or have people with =
little to no time trying to keep them alive. These components include: devt=
ool, toaster, wic, oeqa, autobuilder, CROPs containers, pseudo and more. Ma=
ny have open bugs. Help is welcome in trying to better look after these com=
ponents!</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-=
size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:t=
ransparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-=
variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=
=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparen=
t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a=
lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">There is an issue open upstream w=
ith the openssl project related to making path relocation of openssl easier=
 (as used in our buildtools tarball and SDK). We=E2=80=99d love assistance =
in moving this forward and getting some kind of upstream feature merged to =
make this easier: </span><a href=3D"https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull=
/19260" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;b=
ackground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-a=
sian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;v=
ertical-align:baseline">https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/19260</span=
></a></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;=
font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;=
font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alt=
ernates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" styl=
e=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentatio=
n"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norma=
l;vertical-align:baseline">There are bugs identified as possible for newcom=
ers to the project: </span><a href=3D"https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/bu=
gtriage/#newcomer-container" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:norma=
l;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decora=
tion-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://dashboard.yoctoproject=
.org/bugtriage/#newcomer-container</span></a></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-va=
riant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:basel=
ine;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">There ar=
e bugs that are currently unassigned for YP 5.3. See: </span><a href=3D"htt=
ps://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Bug_Triage#Medium+_5.3_Unassigned_Enhanceme=
nts/Bugs" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt=
;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east=
-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline=
;vertical-align:baseline">https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Bug_Triage#Med=
ium+_5.3_Unassigned_Enhancements/Bugs</span></a></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" st=
yle=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;col=
or:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font=
-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:ba=
seline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top=
:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt=
;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east=
-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We=E2=
=80=99d welcome new maintainers for recipes in OE-Core. Please see the list=
 at: </span><a href=3D"http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/=
conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numer=
ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;tex=
t-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://git.yoctoprojec=
t.org/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc</span></a=
><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-nu=
meric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;=
vertical-align:baseline"> and discuss with the existing maintainer, or ask =
on the OE-Core mailing list. We will likely move a chunk of these to =E2=80=
=9CUnassigned=E2=80=9D soon to help facilitate this.</span></p></li><li dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">Help is very much welcome in trying to resolve our autobuilder interm=
ittent issues. You can see the list of failures we=E2=80=99re continuing to=
 see by searching for the =E2=80=9CAB-INT=E2=80=9D tag in bugzilla: </span>=
<a href=3D"https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=3DAB-I=
NT" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;backg=
round-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian=
:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;verti=
cal-align:baseline">https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/buglist.cgi?quicksear=
ch=3DAB-INT</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transp=
arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia=
nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"l=
tr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-ser=
if;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:norma=
l;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-al=
ign:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;marg=
in-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varian=
t-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"=
>Help us resolve CVE issues: </span><a href=3D"https://autobuilder.yocto.io=
/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no=
rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-dec=
oration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">CVE metrics</span></a><span=
 style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline">=C2=A0</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-styl=
e-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa=
ce:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott=
om:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-colo=
r:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fo=
nt-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We have a growing num=
ber of bugs in bugzilla, any help with them is appreciated.</span></p></li>=
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Ar=
ial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig=
ht:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline">Regarding bugs, even if you can=E2=80=99t fix a bug, submittin=
g a failing test case that can reproduce the issue significantly improves t=
he chances it might get fixed.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list=
-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,=
0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-ea=
st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whit=
e-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin=
-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background=
-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm=
al;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Further help on =
optimizing build disk usage would be most welcome.</span></p></li><li dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">Ongoing project development plans are being developed in this documen=
t: </span><a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsnN_HcaMhqg6Dn1P_=
19AnumDaUMQSdFZ_I4rjD830A/edit?usp=3Dsharing" style=3D"text-decoration-line=
:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-vari=
ant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:n=
ormal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://docs.=
google.com/document/d/1xsnN_HcaMhqg6Dn1P_19AnumDaUMQSdFZ_I4rjD830A/edit?usp=
=3Dsharing</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:trans=
parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari=
ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We need to continue to devel=
op this as it will allow us to potentially find ways to fund specific work =
items.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-s=
erif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:nor=
mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-=
align:baseline">Tracking Metrics:</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;mar=
gin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11p=
t;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparen=
t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a=
lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" st=
yle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentat=
ion"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-varian=
t-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:nor=
mal;vertical-align:baseline">WDD 2838 (last week 2841) </span><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas,sans-serif;background-color:transpa=
rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varian=
t-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(</span><a href=3D"https://wik=
i.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><=
span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume=
ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;te=
xt-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://wiki.yoctopro=
ject.org/charts/combo.html</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-fam=
ily:Consolas,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertica=
l-align:baseline">)</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type=
:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backg=
round-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian=
:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:=
pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:=
0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,=
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-va=
riant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:basel=
ine">OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics</span></p></li><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;=
margin-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;font-siz=
e:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:trans=
parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari=
ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"pres=
entation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-v=
ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate=
s:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Total patches found: 1098 (last week 1098=
)</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:circle;font-size:=
11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpa=
rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varian=
t-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr"=
 style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presen=
tation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-var=
iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:=
normal;vertical-align:baseline">Patches in the Pending State: 155 (14%) [la=
st week 156 (14%)]</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:=
circle;font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);back=
ground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asia=
n:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space=
:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom=
:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><a href=3D"https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non=
-release/patchmetrics/" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;fo=
nt-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alter=
nates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https:=
//autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/</span></a></p></li></u=
l></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-b=
ottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color=
:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">YP 5.3 Milestone Dates:</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-=
bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;fo=
nt-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fo=
nt-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alter=
nates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.3 M2 was released.</span></p></li><li dir=3D=
"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-s=
erif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:nor=
mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-=
align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;ma=
rgin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baselin=
e">YP 5.3 M3 Build Date 2025-09-01</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;back=
ground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asia=
n:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span clas=
s=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></span=
></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font=
-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alterna=
tes:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D=
"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><=
span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume=
ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;ve=
rtical-align:baseline">YP 5.3 M3 Release Date 2025-09-12</span></p></li><li=
 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial=
,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume=
ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;ve=
rtical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:=
1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D=
"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;fo=
nt-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:=
baseline">YP 5.3 M4 Build Date 2025-10-06</span><span style=3D"font-size:11=
pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-ea=
st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><sp=
an class=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span=
></span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11=
pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare=
nt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-=
alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" s=
tyle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presenta=
tion"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-varia=
nt-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:no=
rmal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.3 M4 Release Date 2025-10-31</span></p><=
/li></ul><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin=
-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;col=
or:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font=
-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:ba=
seline">Upcoming dot releases:.</span></p><ul style=3D"margin-top:0px;margi=
n-bottom:0px"><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;=
font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;=
font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alt=
ernates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" styl=
e=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentatio=
n"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norma=
l;vertical-align:baseline">YP 4.0.29 is in QA.</span></p></li><li dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margi=
n-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size=
:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant=
-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=
YP 5.2.3 Build Date 2025-08-18</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;backgrou=
nd-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:no=
rmal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class=3D=
"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></span></p=
></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-var=
iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:=
normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline">YP 5.2.3 Release Date 2025-08-29</span></p></li><li dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">YP 5.0.12 Build Date 2025-08-25</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;b=
ackground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-a=
sian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span c=
lass=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></s=
pan></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;f=
ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;f=
ont-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alte=
rnates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.0.12 Release Date 2025-09-05</span></p></li>=
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Ar=
ial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig=
ht:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline">YP 4.0.30 Build Date 2025-09-22</span><span style=3D"font-size=
:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant=
-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=
<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</s=
pan></span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size=
:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp=
arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia=
nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr=
" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"prese=
ntation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 4.0.30 Release Date 2025-10-03</span></=
p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-fa=
mily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"li=
ne-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric=
:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;verti=
cal-align:baseline">YP 5.2.4 Build Date 2025-09-29</span><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line"><span class=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;=
">	</span></span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;fon=
t-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:=
transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font=
-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=
=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparen=
t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a=
lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.2.4 Release Date 2025-10-10<=
/span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt=
;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent=
;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-al=
ternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" sty=
le=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentati=
on"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant=
-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norm=
al;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.0.13 Build Date 2025-10-13</span></p></li>=
<li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Ar=
ial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heig=
ht:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline">YP 5.0.13 Release Date 2025-10-24</span></p></li><li dir=3D"lt=
r" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margi=
n-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size=
:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant=
-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=
YP 4.0.31 Build Date 2025-11-03</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lis=
t-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0=
,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e=
ast-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whi=
te-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margi=
n-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;backgroun=
d-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor=
mal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 4.031 Releas=
e Date 2025-11-14</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:d=
isc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background=
-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm=
al;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">=
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" =
role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transp=
arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia=
nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.0.14 Build Date 2025-11-=
17</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-span" style=
=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-va=
riant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:basel=
ine;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.0.1=
4 Release Date 2025-11-28</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-styl=
e-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa=
ce:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott=
om:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-colo=
r:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fo=
nt-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 4.0.32 Build Date =
2025-12-15</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent=
;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-al=
ternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class=3D"gmail-Apple-tab-spa=
n" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr=
" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif=
;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;=
font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-alig=
n:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin=
-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-=
east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Y=
P 4.0.32 Release Date 2025-12-24</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"li=
st-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,=
0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-=
east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;wh=
ite-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;marg=
in-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;backgrou=
nd-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:no=
rmal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">YP 5.0.15 Buil=
d Date 2026-01-05</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;background-color:tran=
sparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-var=
iant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class=3D"gmail-Apple-=
tab-span" style=3D"text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">	</span></span></p></li><li dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:=
normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38=
;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role=3D"presentation"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">YP 5.0.15 Release Date 2026-01-16</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir=3D"l=
tr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background=
-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm=
al;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Yocto Projec=
t=E2=80=99s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committe=
e, more information is available at:</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line=
-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https://wiki.yoct=
oproject.org/wiki/TSC" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;fon=
t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-altern=
ates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https:/=
/wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC</span></a></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l=
ine-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpa=
rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varian=
t-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Status reports are now sto=
red on the wiki at: </span><a href=3D"https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/We=
ekly_Status" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norma=
l;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://wiki.yoct=
oproject.org/wiki/Weekly_Status</span></a></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l=
ine-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpa=
rent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varian=
t-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">[If anyone has suggestions for=
 other information you=E2=80=99d like to see on this weekly status update, =
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