So the applicable criteria would be:

If a particular keyboard layout has been configured for the system, that keyboard layout must be used:

• When unlocking encrypted storage volumes during boot (but see footnotes)
  In the "initial setup" utility (if applicable)
• When logging in at a console
• When logging in via the default login manager for a release-blocking desktop
• After logging in to a release-blocking desktop, if the user account does not have its own keyboard layout configuration for that desktop (if there is such a user/desktop-specific configuration, it must be used when that user logs in to that desktop).

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Final_Release_Criteria#Keyboard_layout_configuration

actually, I'd say this one is better:

"If an initial setup utility is run or intended to be run after the first boot of the installed system, then it must start successfully and each page or panel of the initial setup utility should withstand a basic functionality test."

Per the upstream discussion, I think the accurate characterization of this bug is "anything you do in g-i-s which should be saved to the user's settings (not systemwide settings) will fail". Is this right, @catanzaro ?

If it is, I'm:
FinalBlocker +1
If not, count me as 0 (or, if necessary, I vote whatever kparal votes).

If this is mostly about g-i-s

FinalBlocker +1

Absolutely, this bug surely fails the initial setup utility basic functionality test.

FinalBlocker +1

AGREED AcceptedFinalBlocker

Discussed at the 2025-10-13 (blocker / freeze exception) review meeting:

This violates the first boot experience criterion, when the user configures an input method in it: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Final_Release_Criteria#First_boot_experience

https://meetbot-raw.fedoraproject.org//blocker-review_matrix_fedoraproject-org/2025-10-13/f43-blocker-review.2025-10-13-16.00.txt

The following votes have been closed:

• Accepted FinalBlocker (+3, 0, -0)
  • +1 by adamwill, lruzicka, nielsenb

Release F43 is no longer tracked by BlockerBugs, closing this ticket.