During March 2025, Neal Gompa enhanced the osbuild/osbuild repository by enabling AlmaLinux as a supported host operating system for build tasks. He accomplished this by leveraging his DevOps and system administration expertise, using shell scripting to create symbolic links from existing RHEL 8 and CentOS 9 runner configurations. This approach allowed AlmaLinux environments to integrate seamlessly into the existing CI pipeline with minimal changes, expanding cross-distribution build coverage. Neal’s work reduced manual configuration and onboarding time for AlmaLinux, demonstrating a practical, low-impact method for cross-distro runner orchestration while maintaining the reliability and maintainability of the build infrastructure.