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### Key Discussion Points

*   **Fedora 44 Release Schedule**
    *   The FCOS Test Week for Fedora 44 is currently in progress.
    *   The Final Freeze is scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday, March 31.
    *   Some tasks for branching and beta in the tracker issue still need to be completed and checked off.

*   **Afterburn for NetworkManager Configuration**
    *   A proposal was made to add the ability for Afterburn to generate NetworkManager keyfiles.
    *   This is needed for platforms like Hetzner where network metadata is only available via an HTTP endpoint, which requires an initial network connection. This makes the current kernel argument-based configuration method problematic.
    *   The discussion covered using `netplan` as a common configuration language, but this could add complexity and a new dependency.
    *   The core issue is handling a two-stage network setup: a temporary network to fetch metadata for the final, permanent network configuration.
    *   The topic was complex and tabled for a more in-depth discussion in the main channel after the meeting.

*   **Increasing `/boot` Partition Size**
    *   The need to increase the `/boot` partition size was discussed due to the growing size of the initramfs, particularly with the inclusion of `bootc`.
    *   As a short-term fix, the team will prioritize reducing the Ignition binary size, specifically by investigating the large Azure SDK it includes.
    *   A longer-term discussion is needed about redesigning the on-disk format to better support BIOS, UEFI, and UKI setups from a single image.
    *   The topic will remain on the agenda for the next meeting.

### Action Items

*   **marmijo**: Revisit the F44 branching steps, specifically regarding untagging old packages, and update the tracker issue ([#2055](https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/2055)).
*   **marmijo**: Continue to follow up with `jmarrero` on the rpm-ostree issue ([#5539](https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/issues/5539)).
*   Someone needs to investigate reducing the Ignition binary size by removing the full Azure SDK dependency ([Ignition #2045](https://github.com/coreos/ignition/issues/2045)).