# Basic Info - **Time:** Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 13:00 CET (12:00 UTC) - **Place:** #openvpn-meeting channel on LiberaChat IRC network # Topics ## Current Topics ### Planning New Release of OpenVPN 2.6 - Target release date around March 8th. ### Press Release of 2.6 - In progress, draft made, needs review from some community members. - Suggested to have the draft on cryptpad; novaflash will handle this post-meeting. ### Build I005 of 2.6.0 Due to OpenSSL 3 Update? - No urgency observed, doesn't significantly affect OpenVPN2. Reconsideration possible. ### Website Release Process Woes - Changes in company website team causing delays. - Proposed solution: repo access for certain community members to push updates, with automatic system for regular publishing. ### Review DCO-for-Linux Release Status - Efforts to make control packets go through the transport socket. - TCP notification issues under heavy load to be retested after control channel improvements. ### License Amendment for OpenVPN2 - Necessary exception addition confirmed by legal expert. - Draft refined, pending community approval. ### Status of PoC Using Gerrit for Code Review - Proof of concept online, aiming to replace patchwork and streamline reviews. - D12fk and uddr collaborating on integrating email list patches into Gerrit. ### Feedback on 2.6 Release - Addressed boot failure issue on specific computer models. - Intermediate solution for SELinux policy by packaging for Fedora/Copr, pending wider distribution. ## Topics on Standby ### Forums Machine on Community Infrastructure - New forums system on Rocky Linux 8, pending approval from ecrist. ### Windows Traybar Logos - Ongoing work by Matt, tracked on [GitHub issue #595](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui/issues/595). ### Updating Supported Versions - Plan to mark version 2.4 as out of support by end of March. ### OpenVPN 2.6 Performance Results - Consider publishing performance results post stable release of 2.6, after press release. ### Management Interface Documentation Update - Update planned with info from `doc/management-notes.txt`. ### Quickstart Guide Update on Community Website - Update to reflect deprecation of static-key and inclusion of peer-fingerprint info. ### IPv6 to Community - No new updates.