2026-07-16 (Thursday)

[AkihiroSuda]

How to join

• Date: 2026-07-16 (Thursday) 05:30 UTC (Wednesday 22:30 PDT, 07:30 CEST, 11:00 IST, 14:30 JST) - 06:30
• Link: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/lima
  • Zoom, Video recording, and AI-generated meeting note

The meetings are open to anyone, not just for maintainers and contributors.

Attendees

@AkihiroSuda @jandubois @afbjorklund

Agenda

Note taker: @AkihiroSuda

LFX Mentorship

• [LFX Mentorship] Improve Windows support (guest and host) #4907

https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2026/02-Jun-Aug

• Schedule:
  • Jun 8 - Aug 31: Program term (Evaluations: Jul 21, Aug 25)

Windows guest

• Support for Windows guests #4852

  • Support Windows server 2025 guest #5138
  • Support Windows 11 x86-64 #5164 Windows 11 ARM64 support #5185 Improve Windows 11 performance #5244

• TODO:

  • Support provision scripts
  • windows-11 hangs with "TianoCore" screen in the first reboot during the installation #5256
  • Non-plain mode (virtiofs (or SMB?), automatic portfowarding, etc.) does not need to be supported during the mentorship program

Windows host

• Windows: drop dependency on cygpath.exe, MSYS2, Git for Windows, etc. #4819
  • Windows: detect the SSH toolchain and convert paths for native OpenSSH #5205
    • Mergeable after squashing
• Windows: autoappend %PROGRAMFILES%\QEMU etc. to %PATH% #4820
• Support for Windows hosts, without depending on QEMU #4961
  • Unlike Hyper-V, HCS seems to work on WIndows Home, it just "require the calling process to run with elevated administrator privileges" Support for Windows hosts, without depending on QEMU #4961 (comment)
  • But that might be a bug, or a behavior that can potentially change in a future release of Windows? -- @jandubois

KubeCon Japan

• 2026-07-29 Wednesday 12:33 PM Project Lightning Talk: Lima in 5 Minutes: From Containers to AI Sandboxing by @unsuman
  https://kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026.sessionize.com/session/1228175
• 2026-07-30 Thursday 10:45-13:00 Project Table https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan/features-add-ons/project-engagement/#project-table-directory

v2.2 release timeline

• v2.2.0 planning #5067
  • Beta: 2026-07-02 https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases#release-v2.2.0-beta.0
  • Feature freeze: 2026-07-14
  • RC: 2026-07-16 https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v2.2.0-rc.0
  • GA: 2026-07-21 (a week before KubeCon Japan)

PR reviews

v2.2.0

Note

GitHub seems to have a glitch related to issue/PR milestones.
https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+milestone%3Av2.2.0 shows v2.3.0 items too.
No outage is mentioned in https://www.githubstatus.com though.

• contain github symlink targets within the source repo #5240
  • Assigned to @jandubois
• docs(driver): document external driver gRPC API contract #5221
  • Assigend to @unsuman
• portfwdserver: fix socket FD leak per forwarded connection #5216
• Upgrade contribution policy and AI usage #4989
  • @AkihiroSuda has already approved. Wants another approval.

v2.3.0

https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/pulls

• Add parameter for Kubernetes apt-proxy (k8s) #5251

  • Improves the set up time
  • Needs documents

• Add SBOM artifact using cyclonedx-gomod #5220

  • The scope of SBOM needs to be clarified (only covers lima binaries, excluding nerdctl-full.tar.gz, ubuntu qcow2, etc.)

• https://clomonitor.io/projects/cncf/lima needs to be updated

• Rename "Committers" to "Maintainers" to match CNCF's terminology #5168

  • "Maintainers" terminology adopted from containerd is different from the terminology in CNCF
  • We should try our best to use the same terminology for containerd and Lima to avoid further confusion. Probably containerd's terminology has to be updated.

Tasks

• Maintainers: review v2.2 PRs
• @AkihiroSuda update https://clomonitor.io/projects/cncf/lima

Next meeting

2026-08-20 (Thursday) 2026-08-31 (Monday)

[AkihiroSuda]

AI-generated meeting note

Quick Recap

The meeting focused on the status of Windows support in Lima, ongoing PRs, and release preparations for version 2.2. Akihiro reported that Windows Server and Windows 11 for Intel and ARM were mostly supported, but provisioning scripts were still missing, and Windows 11 ARM on Mac had recently regressed. Jan and Akihiro discussed a PR to drop the Silk Pastor cygpath.exe dependency, with Jan expressing frustration over previous changes and preferring to merge the current PR and handle missing pieces later. They also discussed using HCS/Hyper-V APIs on Windows Home as a possible workaround, with Jan noting the risk that Microsoft might close this in the future. The group reviewed several PRs for 2.2, including bug fixes, documentation updates, and a contribution policy for AI usage, and Jan noted limited availability for in-depth reviews. Anders presented updates on a proxy for Kubernetes packages to reduce download size and improve startup time, as well as work on SBOM generation and license scanning. The conversation ended with brief personal updates and scheduling notes for the next meeting.

Next Steps

• Akihiro: Squash and merge the PR to drop the dependency on Silk Pastor cygpath.exe, then Jan will do the follow-up PR for missing pieces.
• Jan: Review and merge PR 5240 (temporary template URL GitHub bug fix).
• Akihiro: Assign PR 5221 (Trevor Driver API documentation) to Anselman Ansuman for review.
• Jan: Review PR 5216 (bug fix for ghost guest agent, long-running instances) using deep review tool and approve if no issues are found.
• Akihiro: Get one more approval for PR 499 4989 (contribution policy for AI usage) and ensure commits are squashed before merging.
• Anders: Update documentation for the new proxy additions, including setup instructions and clarifications on scope.
• Anders: Update the issue and README for the SBOM tool, addressing format issues and missing fields.
• Akihiro: Postpone the terminology change to avoid confusion with CNC CNCF terminology to 2.3 release, pending decision from ContainerD.

Summary

Mentorship Program Status Discussion:
Akihiro and Jan discussed the status of a mentorship program supporting Windows Server and Windows 11 for both Intel and ARM, noting that while most components are complete, provisioning scripts and SFTP SMB (?) server functionality are still pending. Jan expressed a preference to have the current PR merged first before completing the remaining work, and they agreed to wait for the PR to be squashed before proceeding. The team also discussed plans for KubeCon Japan, where Ansman Ansuman will deliver a lightning talk and Akihiro and Asma Ansuman will host a project table, with a GA release scheduled for the 21st to align with a CNCF blog article.

Pull Request and Bug Review:
Akihiro discussed several pull requests, including one for Trevor Driver API documentation that needs review from Anselman Ansuman, and a critical bug fix for ghost guest~ agent geeks leaks translate (?_) FG FD per folder port connection that needs immediate attention. Jan indicated limited availability due to being busy for three weeks followed by a three-week absence, offering only to review the bug fix using an AI tool rather than running manual tests. Akihiro mentioned that the Windows Libre (Eleven(?)) issue fix and contribution policy for AI usage already have his approval but need additional maintenance team approvals before merging.

Kubernetes Image Proxy Implementation:
Anders discussed implementing a Kubernetes image proxy that reduces startup time from several minutes to 90 seconds for Kubernetes and 30 seconds for K3s by caching image downloads. Jan suggested adding more documentation about setting up the proxy, including information about cache directory management and configuration. Akihiro proposed merging the proxy functionality into Python Lima 2.3 and using HTTP proxy environment variables, though Anders noted that HTTPS proxying doesn't work for system variables set during first boot.

SBOM Tool Limitations Discussion:
Anders discussed issues with the SBOM tool they used for the Lima project, noting that while it creates a more concise SBOM than other tools like CNCF, it has limitations including missing copyright information and problems with cross-compiled binaries (of nerdctl). Akihiro acknowledged these points and mentioned they need to fulfill requirements for license scanning and provide summary information for the monitor. The conversation concluded with informal discussion about Anders' new elephant adoption and the monthly updates received about it.

Meeting Rescheduling and Terminology Discussion:
The team discussed rescheduling the next meeting to either the 28th or 31st, with Jan and Akihiro confirming they could attend on the 31st. Akihiro proposed postponing some work to version 2.3 due to time constraints and mentioned the need to change terminology to avoid confusion with CNC CNCF terminology, suggesting they wait for ContainerD's decision before proceeding.