Re: Release criteria proposal: except BitLocker-enabled installs from Windows dual-boot criterion bootloader requirement

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On Mon, 2022-09-19 at 12:16 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
> For background here, see:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2049849
> 
> right now, when installing Fedora alongside a Windows install with
> BitLocker enabled, trying to boot Windows from the Fedora boot menu
> does not work.
> 
> We waived the bug as a blocker for Fedora 36 on the basis upstream did
> not consider it fixable within the F36 timeframe. We agreed that if
> upstream still couldn't get this fixed for F37, we'd consider revising
> the criteria.
> 
> Well, we're approaching F37 Final and the bug is still open, and
> there's no appreciable movement upstream, so I'm proposing the criteria
> change. I propose we change this:
> 
> "The installer must be able to install into free space alongside an
> existing clean Windows installation and install a bootloader which can
> boot into both Windows and Fedora."
> 
> to say:
> 
> "The installer must be able to install into free space alongside an
> existing clean Windows installation. As long as the Windows
> installation does not have BitLocker enabled, the installer must also
> install a bootloader which can boot into both Windows and Fedora."

So since nobody objected to this proposal, I'm going to put it into
production today and kick the current accepted blocker bug back to
proposed (from where I'd expect it to get rejected).

Thanks folks!
-- 
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA
IRC: adamw | Twitter: adamw_ha
https://www.happyassassin.net

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