Welcome to this month’s newsletter! Here’s what you may have missed in the past few weeks.
Quick Notes
- AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta is now available! Learn more below in the “New on the AlmaLinux Blog” section.
- Voting has opened for the 2026 election! See more below.
New on the AlmaLinux Blog
Meet the 2026 Board Election Candidates
Voting for the 2026 board election opened on September 14 and closes on October 2! If you were a member in good standing by July 16, your ballot link will be sent to the email address associated with your membership in accounts.almalinux.org. Though we have two open seats and two nominees, your votes still matter because we still need 50% of the foundation members to vote.
AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta Now Available!
We’re proud to announce the availability of AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta “Mauve Lion” for all supported architectures! AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta introduces new compiler toolsets, new language runtimes, and improved security. This is also the first Enterprise Linux 10 release to carry the mod_security web application firewall and the OWASP Core Rule Set. Finally, Podman 6 moves container configuration out of /etc.
A usual reminder: this is a BETA release. It should not be used for production installations.
Get the full release notes in this blog post.
AlmaLinux Events (2026)
We’ve got big plans for 2026! Here’s a look at the upcoming events we’re currently planning to attend in the next few months:
- October 7-9: Open Source Summit EU - Say hi to Andrew and benny!
- October 19-20: ATO 2026 - Say hi to the crew!
- November 6: Texas Linux Fest - Say hi to Jonathan!
- November 13-14: SFSCon - Say hi to benny!
- November 15-20: SC26 - Say hi to the crew!
If you have thoughts on other events that we should attend, let us know! Our global community is growing quickly, and we love to connect with them wherever they are.
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