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ADR 0001: Adopting Architecture Decision Records (ADR) for Garden Linux

ADR 0002: Distributions Can Never Change Retroactively

ADR 0003: Update the Builder using Dependabot

ADR 0004: Vendoring dependencies in Go Applications

ADR 0005: How to handle Secure Boot Keys in glci

ADR 0006: New Test Framework to enable In-Place, Self-Contained Test Execution

ADR 0007: Non-Invasive, Read-Only Testing

ADR 0008: Unified and Declarative Test Logic

ADR 0009: Flexible Distribution and Reporting

ADR 0010: Incremental Migration and Coexistence of Tests

ADR 0011: Garden Linux versioning

ADR 0012: Remove the Firecracker Feature from Garden Linux

ADR 0013: Discontinue `packages_musthave` tests

ADR 0014: Enforce Pull Request References in git Commit History

ADR 0015: No Backports from Debian Stable in Garden Linux

ADR 0016: Avoid Host Dependency on `retry` Command in Makefile for tests-ng

ADR 0017: Retain Shell-Based CIS Implementation for tests-ng (No Custom Python Rewrite)

ADR 0018: Revert ADR 3 Update the Builder using Dependabot

ADR 0019: Standardize on systemd Timers

ADR 0020: Enforce Single Platform by Default in Garden Linux Builder

ADR 0021: Use of tiger tool in tests-ng

ADR 0022: System State Diffing in tests-ng

ADR 0023: Providing Garden Linux Images for Lima-VM via Containerized YAML Generator

ADR 0024: Promote Lima Image to Official Garden Linux Product

ADR 0025: Disable Debsums Tests entirely

ADR 0026: Use Parser Plugins for Files and Command Output in Test Framework

ADR 0027: Do not use systemd release candidates

ADR 0028: Pinning All GitHub Actions in Garden Linux Workflows

ADR 0029: Build features/cis with SELINUX=permissive Instead of SELINUX=enforcing

ADR 0030: Defining python-gardenlinux-lib as an internal tool

ADR 0031: S3 Artifact and Metadata Publishing Contract Between Builder and GLCI

ADR 0032: Static Feature/Test Coverage Analysis for Test Framework

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