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= About the team
In 2017 the Fedora Engineering team merged with the CentOS Engineering team to form what is now called the Community Platform Engineering (CPE) team.
In 2017 the Fedora Engineering team merged with the
CentOS Engineering team to form what is now called
the Community Platform Engineering (CPE) team.
Currently, team members are fully dedicated to working on the Fedora and CentOS Stream projects in several different capacities.
That includes helping the EPEL project and key SIGs such as the CentOS Automotive SIG
Currently, team members are fully dedicated to working
on the Fedora and CentOS Stream projects in several
different capacities.
That includes helping the EPEL project and key SIGs
such as the CentOS Automotive SIG
On both, its members are involved in infrastructure, release engineering, design, and implementation of new services (which we term initiatives) for use by the community.
The two infrastructures and teams were brought closer to each other, allowing for more collaboration between them, and where we can, we try and share services and ideas to better both our communities.
On both, its members are involved in infrastructure,
release engineering, design, and implementation of
new services (which we term initiatives) for use by
the community.
The two infrastructures and teams were brought closer
to each other, allowing for more collaboration between
them, and where we can, we try and share services and
ideas to better both our communities.
There are approximately 40 people on this consolidated team and we take a fluid approach to how we staff initiatives.
There are approximately 40 people on this consolidated
team and we take a fluid approach to how we staff initiatives.
The breakdown looks approximately like this:
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* In CentOS:
** 8 software engineers
* There are 10 system administrators, Ops centric engineers, and software engineers working in Infrastructure & Release Engineering for CentOS Stream and Fedora where they help keep the lights on.
* There are 10 system administrators, Ops centric engineers,
and software engineers working in Infrastructure & Release
Engineering for CentOS Stream and Fedora where they help keep
the lights on.
* There are also 4 Red Hat Interns working with us.
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** 2 product owners
** 4 people managers
Team members are geographically spread in multiple timezones giving us as much coverage as possible.
Team members are geographically spread in multiple timezones
giving us as much coverage as possible.
The team is both quite diverse as well as limited due to the variety of technologies, languages, and innovations that make up our communities.
We are constantly trying to learn and upskill on the next big thing that our communities might need.
The team is both quite diverse as well as limited due to
the variety of technologies, languages, and innovations
that make up our communities.
We are constantly trying to learn and upskill on
the next big thing that our communities might need.
For these reasons, we need to be careful about how our limited time and effortare spent.
The team has therefore defined a Mission Statement for itself, allowing it to focus its work in certain areas.
For these reasons, we need to be careful about how
our limited time and effortare spent.
The team has therefore defined a xref:index.adoc[Mission
Statement]
for itself, allowing it to focus its work in certain
areas.
We have also written a document explaining How to work with us for small and large tasks.
We have also written a document explaining
xref:working_with_us.adoc[How to work with us]
for small and large tasks.
Following this document makes it easier for us to help you.