The Community Linux Engineering team

The Community Linux Engineering Team (CLE) is a Red Hat team dedicated to the Fedora and CentOS projects where they contribute to the infrastructure, release engineering, quality engineering, design, and documentation. The team was formed in late 2024 by merging the Community Platform Engineering (CPE) team with Fedora QE.

Our Vision

To collaborate and grow the future of open source communities.

Our mission

The CLE team connects Red Hat and upstream communities, empowering Fedora, CentOS, and RHEL communities through collaboration, innovation, and sustainable open source growth.

How to contact us

Due to the fact that members of CLE work on highly varied tasks, there is no single point of contact for the team. Instead, if you need help in any of the areas listed above, you should talk to:

Infrastructure
- The Fedora Infrastructure Team channel on Matrix (#admin:fedoraproject.org)
- The #infrastructure-team tag on Fedora Discussions
- The Infra issue tracker on Pagure
Release Engineering
- The Fedora Release Engineering channel on Matrix (#releng:fedoraproject.org)
- The #release-engineering-team tag on Fedora Discussions
- The Releng issue tracker on Pagure
QA
- The Fedora Quality channel on Matrix (#quality:fedoraproject.org)
- The #quality-team tag on Fedora Discussions
- The test mailing list (also see test-announce for announcements)
- The fedora-qa issue tracker on Pagure
- Also see the Fedora QA wiki page and https://openqa.fedoraproject.org/
Design
- The Fedora Design channel on Matrix (#design:fedoraproject.org)
- The #design-team tag on Fedora Discussions
- The Design team requests issue tracker on Pagure
Documentation
- The Fedora Documentation channel on Matrix (#docs:fedoraproject.org)
- The #docs-team tag on Fedora Discussions
- Docs issues (click the bug icon in the top right corner of any page on the Docs site)
CentOS
- CentOS Matrix
- The #centos tag on Fedora Discussions
- CentOS Infra issue tracker on Pagure
- CentOS mailing lists
EPEL
The Fedora EPEL channel on Matrix (#epel:fedoraproject.org)
The #epel-sig tag on Fedora Discussions
The EPEL issue tracker on Pagure
Also see EPEL project documentation

Unless specified otherwise, Matrix rooms can be found at link:https://chat.fedoraproject.org. You will need a Fedora account to join.

Also see Communication in Fedora for more general information about communicating and getting help within the Fedora project.

FAQ/Common misconceptions

Are Red Hat teams separate from the community?

Red Hatters can, and indeed many do, play key roles in the community Linux space, regardless of team affiliation.
Can community members can’t take part in the same Fedora activities that Red Hat employees can?

Most activities are or can be open to all and community participation is always welcome.
Are CLE team members responsible for All the Things?

No, would be impossible – it’s way too much. We all are part of making these distributions and communities succeed and grow.

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