2026-01-29 –, Sycamore 1
Join this panel discussion with members of the EPEL Steering Committee. After a brief round of introductions, the panel will discuss what is going on in EPEL and take questions from the audience.
Neal Gompa is a developer for–and contributor to–Fedora, CentOS, AlmaLinux, and openSUSE. Neal focuses primarily on the base Linux system components, such as package and software management, and desktop Linux. He believes in “upstream first,” which has led him all over the open source world. In addition to open source work as a consultant through Velocity Limitless, he is also a co-host on the Sudo Show podcast where he talks about "the business of open source."
Carl George leads the EPEL team at Red Hat. He is a longtime maintainer in the Fedora and CentOS projects and contributes regularly to the broader open source ecosystem. He is a member of the EPEL Steering Committee, the Fedora Packaging Committee, and several Fedora Special Interest Groups.
Open Source enthusiast that loves to build operating systems and wear Hawaiian shirts.
CentOS Stream Team Lead
CentOS Alternative Images SIG Chair
EPEL Steering Committee Chair
CentOS Board member
Hawaiian Shirt Artisan / Founder Casual Penguins
