Foundations Team Updates - 2026-08-13

[rkratky]

Hello everybody,

It’s time for a weekly update from Foundations

Courtesy ping:

• Foundations: @mclemenceau
  • @mwhudson, @rkratky
• Release: @utkarsh, @skia, @oreiche, @amrelsh, @nulltrek
• Package manager, crypto, and system: @juliank
  • @bamf0, @varranvar, @zgrigoryan
• Boot: @mkukri, @fhoerni, @artiepoole
• Runtimes: @samirkam
  • Rust: @richard-scott-mcnew, @maxgmr, @petrakat, @karljs, @blkerby, @ruancomelli, @cad97
  • Java: @vpa19771, @pushkarnk, @rroessler
  • .NET: @mateus-morais, @rinconjr
  • Golang: @levihackerman-102, @sumit-tiwari
  • Python: @dviererbe, @vmpyr
• Architectures: @ravi-sharma
  • @xypron, @waveform, @r41k0u, @tobhe, @vhaudiquet

Please, post your updates. Thanks!

[ravi-sharma]

• openssl 4 is in the stonking release pocket. I am continuing to fix the FTBFS. There are still a few unassigned and New with tag openssl-4.0
• working on an openssl performance SRU Bug #2130576 “Missing ec_nistp_64_gcc_128 optimization on non-x8...” : Bugs : openssl package : Ubuntu

[sumit-tiwari]

Packaging

• Proposed a merge of golang-github-google-pprof into ubuntu/devel for stonking;
  currently awaiting review MP: #509345

[richard-scott-mcnew]

• Mid-cycle Sprint planning and reports
• Meetings and 1:1s

[maxgmr]

Toolchains

• rustc-1.95 migration
• rustc-1.96 upload
• rustc-1.97 bug fixes
• Planning Rust dependency rebuilds

Miscellaneous

• Addressing feedback with rust-cargo-auditable upload

[artiepoole]

Boot

• triaging Grub and Shim bugs
• catching up on Grub status
• package the application of one minor patch to postinst.in in grub

[petrakat]

• Meetings and 1:1s
• Continue development & admin work on devpack-for-rust
• Test zed snap