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+## 2025-10-02
+
+### Participants
+
+<!-- GitHub handles preferred -->
+- @depressiveRobot
+- @garloff
+- @matfechner
+
+### Pending action items
+
+- _AI @mbuechse_: implement decisions from 2025-09-18 regarding communication of relaxed requirements
+- _AI @garloff_: blog article about `os_purpose` scs-0102 and reference in implementation notes
+
+### SCS-0007 Integrator exceptions
+
+sponsor: @depressiveRobot
+
+- worries
+  - too many requests for exceptions may undermine the quality perception of integrator certification
+  - some Gestalters had problems to vote due to assessment of references or don’t know requesting organization
+  - no clear criteria how to rate exception references (hard checkable facts)
+- opinions
+  - standards vs. flexibility
+    - customers expect standards to be fulfilled
+    - flexibility to allow (new) companies to qualify and be able to acquire customers requesting SCS compatibility (chicken-egg problem)
+  - fact-checked reasoning
+    - exceptions should be based on hard checkable facts
+    - exceptions should be time-limited
+      - supplement already states, that exceptions should be eliminated until re-certification
+    - prevent exceptions from becoming a risk to trust
+  - many suggestions on lowering initial requirements
+    - alternative entry level certificate like "Incubator" or "Bronze" status
+  - defined process with strict criteria to ensure quality and transparency
+    - roadmap on how exceptions will be eliminated
+    - counteract potential social pressure
+- proposal
+  - make requirements more generic for the first year
+  - allow companies with relevant experience (like OpenStack) to qualify while they work towards full SCS compliance
+- inputs of this meeting
+  - integrators should always work towards building SCS-compatible clouds
+  - entry level certification only once
+  - allow companies that don't want to offer an own public cloud (criteria c) to get certification
+  - how do we want to handle joint references? (e.g. two or more companies have jointly set up SCS clouds or manage them together)
+
+### Add larger memory flavors
+
+sponsor: @mbuechse
+
+- PR [standards#938](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/standards/pull/938) now ready for review
+- Q: do we need that many flavors, or can we drop those with root disk?
+  - suggestion to drop those with root disk
+  - recommend meaningful and uniform disk sizes as explanation in the standard
+- AI: @garloff will create a proposal/draft
+
+### Create v2 of scs-0102-image-metadata
+
+sponsor: @mbuechse
+
+- draft PR [standards#988](https://github.com/SovereignCloudStack/standards/pull/988)
+  - makes `os_purpose` mandatory
+  - removes naming convention
+- while we're at it, what else do we want to change?
+- open question how fast we want to make this mandatory
+  - maybe tie such things in the future to SCS releases
+- _AI @depressiveRobot_ will ask all providers whether a prompt activation of the new requirements is feasible for them in short term in order to stay compliant