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Fedora 17 ARM Beta Release
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2799
<pre>The Fedora ARM team is pleased to announce that the Fedora 17 Beta for ARM is now available
for download from:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/17-Beta/Images/
Please visit the announcement page for additional information and links to specific hardware images
as well as QEMU for those who lack ARM hardware.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Fedora_17_Beta
We invite you to take part in making Fedora 17 for ARM a solid release by downloading, testing, and
providing your valuable feedback. Please join us on the IRC in #fedora-arm on Freenode or send
feedback and comments to the ARM mailing list.
On behalf of the Fedora ARM team,
Paul
</pre>
Paul Whalen
2012-05-24T01:49:46
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Fedora Board, FESCo, and FAmSCo elections: Town hall meeting schedule
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2798
<pre>As you have (hopefully) heard by now, elections for the Fedora Board,
FESCo, and FAmSCo are quickly approaching.
In each election cycle, a series of town hall meetings is held to give
community members and opportunity to ask candidates questions - and hear
their answers - via IRC.
The town hall schedule for the upcoming election is as follows:
Fedora Project Board:
* Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 17:00 UTC
* Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 20:00 UTC
FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee):
* Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 17:00 UTC
* Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 20:00 UTC
FAmSCo (Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee):
* Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 16:00 UTC
* Monday, May 28 at 17:00 UTC
Not sure what time that is? Use a handy-dandy time zone calculator to
find out when to show up:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Important information about how you can participate in the town halls
via IRC, as well as the details of each town hall meeting, can be seen
on the wiki here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections#IRC_Town_Halls
Additional details about the upcoming elections, including who the
candidates are and the schedule for elections, can be seen here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
IRC town halls are a great and interesting way to get to know the
candidates for the various bodies. I encourage you to come and
participate, and bring your questions!
Cheers,
-Robyn
</pre>
Robyn Bergeron
2012-05-23T11:43:56
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Re: The Future of release names
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2797
<pre>
Hmm... That would help wouldn't it? ;-)
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Future_Release_Naming
-Toshio
</pre>
Toshio Kuratomi
2012-05-09T17:57:45
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Fedora Weekly News (FWN): Issue 295
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2796
<pre> [image: FWN Header.png] <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/File:FWN_Header.png>
Contents
- 1 Fedora Weekly News : Issue
295<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_Weekly_News_:_Issue_295>
- 1.1 Announcements<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Announcements>
- 1.1.1 Breaking News of the
Week<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Breaking_News_of_the_Week>
- 1.1.1.1 Fedora 18 release name by Robyn Bergeron published on
Mon Apr 30 13:51:00 UTC
2012<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_18_release_name_by_Robyn_Bergeron_published_on_Mon_Apr_30_13:51:00_UTC_2012>
- 1.1.1.2 Formally announcing FUDCon: Paris and FUDCon:
Lawrence by Robyn Bergeron published on Tue May 8 14:06:41
UTC 2012<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Formally_announcing_FUDCon:_Paris_and_FUDCon:_Lawrence_by_Robyn_Bergeron_published_on_Tue_May_8_14:06:41_UTC_2012>
- 1.1.1.3 Appointment to the Fedora Board, and Elections
Reminder by Robyn Bergeron published on Tue May 8 17:29:41
UTC 2012<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Appointment_to_the_Fedora_Board.2C_and_Elections_Reminder_by_Robyn_Bergeron_published_on_Tue_May_8_17:29:41_UTC_2012>
- 1.1.1.4 The Future of release names by Toshio Kuratomi
published on Wed May 9 08:39:18 UTC
2012<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#The_Future_of_release_names_by_Toshio_Kuratomi_published_on_Wed_May_9_08:39:18_UTC_2012>
- 1.1.2 Fedora Development
News<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_Development_News>
- 1.1.2.1 Fedora 17 Change Freeze by Dennis Gilmore published
on Tue May 1 18:30:02 UTC
2012<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_17_Change_Freeze_by_Dennis_Gilmore_published_on_Tue_May_1_18:30:02_UTC_2012>
- 1.1.3 Fedora
Events<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_Events>
- 1.1.3.1 Upcoming Events (March 2012 - May
2012)<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Upcoming_Events_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29>
- 1.1.3.2 Past
Events<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Past_Events>
- 1.1.3.3 Additional
information<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Additional_information>
- 1.2 Fedora In the
News<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_In_the_News>
- 1.2.1 Fedora Project is naming
names<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_Project_is_naming_names>
- 1.2.2 Fedora 17 beta review – Miraculously
beefy<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_17_beta_review_.E2.80.93_Miraculously_beefy>
- 1.2.3 Fedora 18 Linux will be a Spherical
Cow<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#Fedora_18_Linux_will_be_a_Spherical_Cow>
Fedora Weekly News : Issue 295
Fedora Project welcome you to the Fedora Weekly News(FWN) Issue
295[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-0>.
The dynamic stream of FWN 295 covers few breaking news for the community
worldwide. *Spherical Cow*- the release name of Fedora 18 followed by the
most spreading and expecting event *FUDCon which will be held in Paris in
2012 & in Lawrence, Kansas in 2013*. Meanwhile, the Fedora Board decided
that it would be worthwhile to come up with a new procedure for selecting
the name for the Fedora 19 release (means future of release names) and
beyond to attempt to solve some of the issues that have been brought up.
The Board is looking for volunteers on the purposes.
The most attentive news is the newly appointed Fedora Board Member Garrett
Holmstrom <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Gholms>. There is also a
friendly and open reminder to everyone of the ongoing elections process
from May 8th - which was the last day to submit questions to the elections
questionnaire. From *May 9th, nominations for the Board, FESCo, and FAmSCo
will be open, closing on May 15th*.
Fedora 17 schedule lists the final change freeze on 2012-05-07 - is the
most exploring news in the heart of development list.
Fedora in the news- the Fedora Residence beat of trade press and Fedora
Marketing list heavily maintained by Jason
Brooks<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>covers the
pretty huge news of
*Fedora Project is naming names*. Along with another pictorial coverage
entitled *Fedora 17 beta review – Miraculously beefy*. The readers choice
news is *Fedora 18 Linux will be a Spherical Cow*. More details & link will
be found on that specific beat.
Recent issues of FWN are now being published to Fedora
Insight[2]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-1>.
Insight offers RSS features, multimedia capabilities and more, beyond the
mailshot/wiki FWN you have come to know and love. Try it out, and we'd love
to hear your feedback!
Fedora Project is the right and first place to explore your freedom,
friends and features(idea, development, contribution) indeed. You can join
your particular interest at any time; meantime if you interested in
contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join'
page[3]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-2>.
FWN welcome readers feedback: news< at >lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal
Calarco<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pcalarco>,
Adam Williamson <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adamwill>, Rashadul
Islam <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-0>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-1>
http://insight.fedoraproject.org/
3. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-2>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
Announcements
Fedora Announcements are the place where you can find the major coverage
from the Fedora Project including general
announcements[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-3>,
development announcements[2]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-4>and
Fedora Events
[3] <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-5>.
Contributing Writer: Rashadul
Islam<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-3>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-4>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
3. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-5>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events
Breaking News of the Week Fedora 18 release name by Robyn
Bergeron<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>published on Mon
Apr 30 13:51:00 UTC 2012
News on Announcement
Desk[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-6>,
"Thank you to everyone who participated in voting for the Fedora 18 release
name. The name for Fedora 18, the follow-up to Beefy Miracle, is:
*Spherical Cow*
Voting period: Friday 2012-04-20 00:00:00 to Friday 2012-04-27 00:00:00
Number of valid ballots cast: 429
Using the range voting method, each candidate could attain a maximum of
(429*8) = 3,432
Results:
Votes :: Name
------------------------------
-
- 1359 :: Spherical Cow
- 1087 :: Halva
- 1072 :: Chamoy
- 1035 :: Pamukkale
- 964 :: Tandoori Chicken
- 930 :: Frankfurter
- 821 :: Pop Soda
- 536 :: Ketchy Ketchup"
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-6>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003067.html
Formally announcing FUDCon: Paris and FUDCon: Lawrence by Robyn
Bergeron<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>published on Tue
May 8 14:06:41 UTC 2012
News on Announcement
Desk[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-7>,
"As many of you know, FUDCon is the abbreviation for Fedora Users and
Developers Conference, an event we typically hold 4 times per year in
various regions of the world. These events are proposed and arranged
largely by Fedora contributors, and are designed to be events where
contributors and those new to Fedora can learn, share, hack, and
participate in various aspects of the Fedora Project.
It is with great pleasure that I am formally announcing two upcoming
FUDCons:
*FUDCon for the EMEA region in 2012 will be held in Paris, France, October
13-15, 2012 [2] <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-8>*.
This particular event will be held over those days in two locations; the
first day, Saturday the 13th, will be held at the Eurosites Georges V
facility, in conjunction with the Open World Forum
(OWF)[3]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-9>,
and on the 14th and 15th at Universcience. I'd like to thank Kevin Raymond
and the rest of the FUDCon Paris team for putting together this bid, and
for working with OWF to procure space during that event for the first day
of FUDCon; I think that this will be an interesting opportunity to showcase
Fedora to a captive audience that is passionate about open source. I would
also like to thank the other teams who submitted bids for the EMEA region.
*The next FUDCon for North America will be held in Lawrence, Kansas, on the
18th through 20th of January, 2013
[4]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-10>,
at the University of Kansas*. While you can peruse the bidding page
[5]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-11>for
details, I'd like to note that Lawrence is home to many awesome
things:
It is the birth place of the Django Project, was pinpointed as the "center
of the earth" in Google Earth, was the home of William Burroughs, is the
location of the awesomely-named Free State Brewing Company, has been named
a top-ten college town, and most importantly, is the collegiate location of
our resident Wiki Czar and Doer of Stuff, Ian Weller, who, as you may have
guessed, was also the author of this FUDCon bid. A big thank-you! to Ian
for volunteering to put this together.
FUDCon planning continues, in grand tradition, to be open to everyone for
participation; if you are interested in contributing to the discussion or
lending a helping hand, I encourage you to subscribe to the FUDCon planning
mailing list [6] <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-12>.
Cheers,"
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-7>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-May/003068.html
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-8>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Paris_2012
3. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-9>
http://www.openworldforum.org/
4. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-10>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Lawrence_2013
5. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-11>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Bid_for_Lawrence_2013#About_Lawrence
6. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-12>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fudcon-planning
Appointment to the Fedora Board, and Elections Reminder by Robyn
Bergeron<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>published on Tue
May 8 17:29:41 UTC 2012
News on Announcement
Desk[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-13>,
"I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Garrett
Holmstrom<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Gholms>to the Fedora
Board. In this election cycle, three Board seats are open for
election, and two Board appointee seats are open; the first appointee,
Garrett, is being appointed prior to nominations opening, and the second
will be appointed after elections are completed.
Garrett (aka: gholms) has been involved in the Cloud SIG since the "early
days" (early 2010, to be more precise), as the maintainer of the euca2ools
package. As the group has progressed, he's taken on a number of tasks,
doled out much advice and opinion, and has shown himself to be an excellent
leader and communicator. He's also a regular in the #fedora-devel channel,
willing to help out and answer questions as he can. I'm delighted that he
has agreed to serve on the Board; I believe that, as a community, we should
constantly strive to nurture and grow new leadership, and I think that
Garrett's communication skills and positive attitude will be a fantastic
asset to the Board as Fedora continues to evolve.
Garrett will be taking seat A3, previously held by Rudi Landmann. (And a
big thank you to Rudi for his contributions as a Fedora Board member --
your time and efforts are greatly valued!)
I'd also like to remind everyone of the ongoing elections process; today,
May 8th, is the last day to submit questions to the elections
questionnaire. Beginning tomorrow, May 9th, nominations for the Board,
FESCo, and FAmSCo will be open, closing on May 15th.
Additional information about Elections can be seen here:
[2]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-14>
A complete history of Board Members is available here:
[3]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-15>
Cheers,"
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-13>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-May/003069.html
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-14>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
3. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-15>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board/History
The Future of release names by Toshio
Kuratomi<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Toshio>published on Wed
May 9 08:39:18 UTC 2012
News on Announcement
Desk[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-16>,
"At the last Board Meeting, the Board looked at the poll results asking
whether people felt like continuing to name releases. The results seemed to
show that many people do like having a name associated with Fedora
releases. However, the discussion before and after has shown there is a
desire to improve upon the current method of selecting the names.
The Board decided that it would be worthwhile to come up with a new
procedure for selecting the name for the Fedora 19 release and beyond to
attempt to solve some of the issues that have been brought up. The Board is
looking for volunteers who would like to do two things:
(1) Answer the following questions:
-
- What benefits does the Project get from the current release naming
process?
- What changes do people want to see in a revised process?
(2) Come up with at least one proposal and analyze it according to the
answers to the previous questions.
If anyone is interested in coming to a weekly meeting to work on this,
please feel free to contact me. If anyone would like to champion this,
please contact me ASAP so I know whether there is someone else who's going
to champion this or if I need to lead the effort.
I've put up a wiki page that tries to summarize the answers to the first
two questions that I've seen circulated on the advisory-board mailing list
and a link to the only proposal I currently know of (mizmo's proposal to
use a single theme for all of the new Fedora releases)."
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-16>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-May/003070.html
Fedora Development News
The Development
Announcement[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-17>list
is intended to be a LOW TRAFFIC announce-only list for Fedora
development.
*Acceptable Types of Announcements*
- Policy or process changes that affect developers.
- Infrastructure changes that affect developers.
- Tools changes that affect developers.
- Schedule changes
- Freeze reminders
*Unacceptable Types of Announcements*
- Periodic automated reports (violates the INFREQUENT rule)
- Discussion
- Anything else not mentioned above
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-17>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce
Fedora 17 Change Freeze by Dennis
Gilmore<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ausil>published on Tue May
1 18:30:02 UTC 2012
Fedora development news
desk[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-18>,
"the fedora 17 schedule[2]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-19>lists
the final change freeze as 2012-05-07 this means that you need to
make sure that any changes you want in Fedora 17 final must be submited for
stable in Bodhi before 2012-05-07 there will be a small window on monday
where you can get your build in still but it is not assured. after this
time only blocker bugs will be accepted to be pushed for stable. please
work on testing and ensuring anything you want in final has the appropriate
karma. *If you have questions please drop by #fedora-releng* on freenode*"*
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-18>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-May/000925.html
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-19>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/Schedule
Fedora Events
The purpose of event is to build a global Fedora events calendar, and to
identify responsible Ambassadors for each event. The event page is laid out
by quarter and by region. Please maintain the layout, as it is crucial for
budget planning. Events can be added to this page whether or not they have
an Ambassador owner. Events without an owner are not eligible for funding,
but being listed allows any Ambassador to take ownership of the event and
make it eligible for funding. In plain words, Fedora events are the
exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow
community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following
events to consider attending or volunteering near you!
Upcoming Events (March 2012 - May 2012)
- North America
(NA)[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-20>
- Central & South America (LATAM):
[2]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-21>
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa
(EMEA)[3]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-22>
- India, Asia, Australia
(India/APJ)[4]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-23>
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-20>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29
2. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-21>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_2
3. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-22>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
4. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-23>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
Past Events
Archive of Past Fedora
Events[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-24>
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-24>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents
Additional information
- Reimbursements <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reimbursements> --
reimbursement guidelines.
- Budget<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Budget>--
budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
- Sponsorship
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsoring_event_attendees>-- how
decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
- Organization
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/Organization>-- event
organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
- Event reports <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports> --
guidelines and suggestions.
- LinuxEvents
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/LinuxEvents>-- a
collection of calendars of Linux events.
Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is
re-posted to the Fedora Marketing
list[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-25>.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Jason
Brooks<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-25>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
Fedora Project is naming names
"The Fedora Project is still trying to clarify its process of naming major
releases, a process that has been met with calls for revision within the
Fedora community.
"To address the problem, Fedora Advisory Board member Toshio Kuratomi is
working to build a new naming process that will avoid some of the pitfalls
of the most-recent naming concerns."
The full article is available
[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-26>.
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-26>
http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/276036/fedora-project-naming-names
Fedora 17 beta review – Miraculously beefy
"The Fedora Project is preparing for the final release of Fedora 17 with
the beta version of their cutting edge distribution. Dubbed Beefy Miracle,
the release of the beta was delayed for three weeks while further testing
and bug fixing was done to meet the stringent requirements set down by the
team.
"This development version brings with it a number of new features and
upgrades, all of them to show off the very latest, and upcoming, open
source software."
The full article is available
[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-27>.
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-27>
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/fedora-17-beta-review-miraculously-beefy/
Fedora 18 Linux will be a Spherical Cow
"How do you follow-up a name like Beefy Miracle? (the name of the upcoming
Fedora 17 Linux release).
"With another Cow of course."
The full article is available
[1]<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_note-28>.
1. ↑ <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue295#cite_ref-28>
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-will-be-a-spherical-cow.html
</pre>
Rashadul Islam
2012-05-11T18:43:12
-
The Future of release names
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2795
<pre>At the last Board Meeting, the Board looked at the poll results asking
whether people felt like continuing to name releases. The results seemed
to show that many people do like having a name associated with Fedora
releases. However, the discussion before and after has shown there is
a desire to improve upon the current method of selecting the names.
The Board decided that it would be worthwhile to come up with a new
procedure for selecting the name for the Fedora 19 release and beyond to
attempt to solve some of the issues that have been brought up. The Board
is looking for volunteers who would like to do two things:
(1) Answer the following questions:
* What benefits does the Project get from the current release naming
process?
* What changes do people want to see in a revised process?
(2) Come up with at least one proposal and analyze it according to the
answers to the previous questions.
If anyone is interested in coming to a weekly meeting to work on this,
please feel free to contact me. If anyone would like to champion this,
please contact me ASAP so I know whether there is someone else who's going
to champion this or if I need to lead the effort.
I've put up a wiki page that tries to summarize the answers to the first two
questions that I've seen circulated on the advisory-board mailing list and a
link to the only proposal I currently know of (mizmo's proposal to use
a single theme for all of the new Fedora releases).
Thanks,
-Toshio
</pre>
Toshio Kuratomi
2012-05-09T08:39:18
-
Appointment to the Fedora Board, and Elections Reminder
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2794
<pre>I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Garrett Holmstrom to the
Fedora Board. In this election cycle, three Board seats are open for
election, and two Board appointee seats are open; the first appointee,
Garrett, is being appointed prior to nominations opening, and the second
will be appointed after elections are completed.
Garrett (aka: gholms) has been involved in the Cloud SIG since the
"early days" (early 2010, to be more precise), as the maintainer of the
euca2ools package. As the group has progressed, he's taken on a number
of tasks, doled out much advice and opinion, and has shown himself to be
an excellent leader and communicator. He's also a regular in the
#fedora-devel channel, willing to help out and answer questions as he
can. I'm delighted that he has agreed to serve on the Board; I believe
that, as a community, we should constantly strive to nurture and grow
new leadership, and I think that Garrett's communication skills and
positive attitude will be a fantastic asset to the Board as Fedora
continues to evolve.
Garrett will be taking seat A3, previously held by Rudi Landmann. (And a
big thank you to Rudi for his contributions as a Fedora Board member --
your time and efforts are greatly valued!)
I'd also like to remind everyone of the ongoing elections process;
today, May 8th, is the last day to submit questions to the elections
questionnaire. Beginning tomorrow, May 9th, nominations for the Board,
FESCo, and FAmSCo will be open, closing on May 15th.
Additional information about Elections can be seen here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
A complete history of Board Members is available here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board/History
Cheers,
-Robyn
</pre>
Robyn Bergeron
2012-05-08T17:29:41
-
Formally announcing FUDCon: Paris and FUDCon: Lawrence.
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2793
<pre>As many of you know, FUDCon is the abbreviation for Fedora Users and
Developers Conference, an event we typically hold 4 times per year in
various regions of the world. These events are proposed and arranged
largely by Fedora contributors, and are designed to be events where
contributors and those new to Fedora can learn, share, hack, and
participate in various aspects of the Fedora Project.
It is with great pleasure that I am formally announcing two upcoming
FUDCons:
FUDCon for the EMEA region in 2012 will be held in Paris, France,
October 13-15, 2012 [1]. This particular event will be held over those
days in two locations; the first day, Saturday the 13th, will be held at
the Eurosites Georges V facility, in conjunction with the Open World
Forum (OWF) [2], and on the 14th and 15th at Universcience. I'd like to
thank Kevin Raymond and the rest of the FUDCon Paris team for putting
together this bid, and for working with OWF to procure space during that
event for the first day of FUDCon; I think that this will be an
interesting opportunity to showcase Fedora to a captive audience that is
passionate about open source. I would also like to thank the other
teams who submitted bids for the EMEA region.
The next FUDCon for North America will be held in Lawrence, Kansas, on
the 18th through 20th of January, 2013 [3], at the University of
Kansas. While you can peruse the bidding page [4] for details, I'd like
to note that Lawrence is home to many awesome things: It is the birth
place of the Django Project, was pinpointed as the "center of the earth"
in Google Earth, was the home of William Burroughs, is the location of
the awesomely-named Free State Brewing Company, has been named a top-ten
college town, and most importantly, is the collegiate location of our
resident Wiki Czar and Doer of Stuff, Ian Weller, who, as you may have
guessed, was also the author of this FUDCon bid. A big thank-you! to Ian
for volunteering to put this together.
FUDCon planning continues, in grand tradition, to be open to everyone
for participation; if you are interested in contributing to the
discussion or lending a helping hand, I encourage you to subscribe to
the FUDCon planning mailing list [5].
Cheers,
Robyn
[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Paris_2012
[2] http://www.openworldforum.org/
[3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Lawrence_2013
[4]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Bid_for_Lawrence_2013#About_Lawrence
[5] http://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fudcon-planning
</pre>
Robyn Bergeron
2012-05-08T14:06:41
-
Fedora 18 release name
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2792
<pre>Thank you to everyone who participated in voting for the Fedora 18
release name. The name for Fedora 18, the follow-up to Beefy Miracle,
is:
Spherical Cow
Voting period: Friday 2012-04-20 00:00:00 to Friday 2012-04-27 00:00:00
Number of valid ballots cast: 429
Using the range voting method, each candidate could attain a maximum
of (429*8) = 3,432
Results:
Votes :: Name
-------------------------------
1359 :: Spherical Cow
1087 :: Halva
1072 :: Chamoy
1035 :: Pamukkale
964 :: Tandoori Chicken
930 :: Frankfurter
821 :: Pop Soda
536 :: Ketchy Ketchup
-Robyn
</pre>
Robyn Bergeron
2012-04-30T13:51:00
-
Fedora Weekly News: Issue 294
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2791
<pre>[image: FWN Header.png]Contents
- 1 Fedora Weekly News : Issue
294<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Fedora_Weekly_News_:_Issue_294>
- 1.1 Announcements<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Announcements>
- 1.1.1 Breaking News of the
Week<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Breaking_News_of_the_Week>
- 1.1.1.1 New FAmSCo election
guidelines<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#New_FAmSCo_election_guidelines>
- 1.1.1.1.1 More
continuity<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#More_continuity>
- 1.1.1.1.2 Easier filling of vacant
seats<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Easier_filling_of_vacant_seats>
- 1.1.1.1.3 Wider
electorate<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Wider_electorate>
- 1.1.1.2 Fedora Elections: General information, and
questionnaire
opening.<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Fedora_Elections:_General_information.2C_and_questionnaire_opening.>
- 1.1.2 Fedora Development
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Fedora_Development_News>
- 1.1.2.1 exiv2-0.23 coming
soon<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#exiv2-0.23_coming_soon>
- 1.1.2.2 Announcing
easyfix<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Announcing_easyfix>
- 1.1.3 Fedora
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Fedora_Events>
- 1.1.3.1 Upcoming Events (March 2012 - May
2012)<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Upcoming_Events_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29>
- 1.1.3.2 Past
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Past_Events>
- 1.1.3.3 Additional
information<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Additional_information>
- 1.2 Fedora In the
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Fedora_In_the_News>
- 1.2.1 Will Fedora End Linux Distro
Naming?<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Will_Fedora_End_Linux_Distro_Naming.3F>
- 1.2.2 Five Best Linux
Distributions<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#Five_Best_Linux_Distributions>
Fedora Weekly News : Issue 294
Welcome to the Fedora Weekly News End of April 2012 Issue
294[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-0>!
The Issue 294 covers the tide of the *Fedora Election 2012* and the
community awareness about the involvement at the election with few fresh
set of rules and guidelines. The schedule of the election has been
announced by the project leader. More over the nomination period will be
open soon after the bunch of the burning question for the candidates will
be submitted by May 8, 2012. At the development precinct of Fedora, the
outstanding news covers the new of exiv2-0.23 and easyfix project.
Fedora in the news- the residence beat of trade press and Fedora Marketing
list wrap up with the news *Will Fedora End Linux Distro Naming?* and *Fedora-
one of the Five Best Linux Distributions* where it seems that Fedora
Community need extra attention at the census.
Recent issues of FWN are now being published to Fedora
Insight[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-1>.
Insight offers RSS features, multimedia capabilities and more, beyond the
mailshot/wiki FWN you have come to know and love. Try it out, and we'd love
to hear your feedback!
Fedora Project is the right place for you and you can simply show your
interest in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-2>. We welcome
reader feedback: news< at >lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal
Calarco<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pcalarco>,
Adam Williamson <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adamwill>, Rashadul
Islam <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-0>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-1>
http://insight.fedoraproject.org/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-2>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
Announcements
Fedora Announcements are the place where you can find the major coverage
from the Fedora Project including general
announcements[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-3>,
development announcements[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-4>and
Fedora Events
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-5>.
Contributing Writer: Rashadul
Islam<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-3>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-4>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-5>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events
Breaking News of the Week New FAmSCo election guidelines
Christoph Wickert
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Cwickert>[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-6>on
Thu Apr 26 11:19:10 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-7>,
"after months of - sometimes controversial - discussion I am am happy to
announce the new FAmSCo election guidelines
[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-8>.
For those of you, who did not follow the discussion, here is a brief
summary of the three most important changes:
More continuity
Instead of electing all seats once a year, we follow the example of the
Fedora Board and FESCo and elect half of the committee every 6 months or
with every release of Fedora. FAmSCo will not change over sudden and new
members can easily catch up with their new duties by learning from others.
Easier filling of vacant seats
Every committee is in danger of members becoming inactive. This can happen
to all of us for various reasons such as our dayjobs or personal problems.
Under the old guidelines
[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-9>,
we had to wait until only 3 members left - even with 2 left the committee
is hardly operational - and then call a supplementary election - which
never happened even though we had only 4 active members. Now we are filling
vacant seat when necessary, either with runner-up candidates from the
previous elections or by appointing new members.
Wider electorate
The ambassadors represent the whole Fedora Project, this is why now not
only ambassadors are eligible to vote for FAmSCo, but everybody who has
signed the Contributors License Agreement and is member of (at least) one
other group in the Fedora Account System (FAS) is allowed to vote. This
will not only strengthen FAmSCo's position but also help candidates who are
active in other groups of the Fedora project.
Last but not least the guidelines have been massively cleaned up.
We think that the new guidelines are a big improvement and want them to
come into effect as soon as possible. Therefor we will have a special
election for Fedora 18 (the next regular elections were scheduled for F19).
All 7 seats in FAmSCo are open for election. In order to make the
transition to the new alternating terms, the top 4 vote-getters will serve
2 Fedora releases, the bottom 3 will have to run for re-election after one
release.
More about the upcoming ambassadors elections to come later this week as
part of the general Fedora 18 elections announcement. Please help us
getting a better, stronger and more active FAmSCo by casting your votes.
If you have feedback or questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We are
looking for your input on the Fedora ambassadors mailing
list[5]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-10>."
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-6>christoph.wickert
at
googlemail.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-7>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003063.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-8>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_election_rules
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-9>
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=FAmSCo_election_rules&oldid=269322
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-10>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
Fedora Elections: General information, and questionnaire opening.
Robyn Bergeron <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>-Fedora
Project Leader[1]
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-11>on Fri Apr
27 11:52:50 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-12>,
"It is once again time for election season to begin. As noted in the
elections schedule[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-13>,
the elections questionnaire is now open to populate with questions for
candidates, and will close on May 8th. The elections nomination period will
begin AFTER the questionnaire period has closed.
You may add your burning questions for candidates to answer here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F18_elections_questionnaire[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-14>
The following seats are available in this election:
- *Fedora Project Board: 3 seats*
- *FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee): 5 seats*
- *FAmSCo (Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee): 7 seats*
Please take note of the following changes for this election:
- All questions for the questionnaire must be submitted by May 8th,
prior to the beginning of nominations. As seen in the schedule above, the
nomination period does not start until May 9th.
- As noted on
announce-list[5]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-15>,
FAmSCo is electing all 7 seats this
cycle, with the goal of having staggered elections similar to the Board and
FESCo. Additionally, voting eligibility has been widened to allow anyone
who has signed the FPCA AND is a member of at least one additional
non-FPCA/CLA group. (In other words: No longer just ambassadors, but those
part of other teams as well.)
Full election information may be seen here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections[6]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-16>
Participating in these bodies are one of many ways to contribute to Fedora;
I encourage you to consider running, or to urge those you believe are
excellent candidates to run. Additionally, your contributions are welcomed
in helping to keep the elections running smoothly; volunteers are needed to
help collect questionnaire answers from candidates, as well as for
scheduling and moderating town halls. If you are interested in helping with
those efforts, please contact John
Rose<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Inode0>
[7] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-17>.
And a big thank you! to John for coordinating the elections thus far, your
efforts are very much appreciated."
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-11> rbergero
at redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-12>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003065.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-13>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections#Committee_Elections_Schedule
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-14>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F18_elections_questionnaire
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-15>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003063.html
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-16>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
7. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-17>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Inode0
Fedora Development News
The Development
Announcement[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-18>list
is intended to be a LOW TRAFFIC announce-only list for Fedora
development.
*Acceptable Types of Announcements*
- Policy or process changes that affect developers.
- Infrastructure changes that affect developers.
- Tools changes that affect developers.
- Schedule changes
- Freeze reminders
*Unacceptable Types of Announcements*
- Periodic automated reports (violates the INFREQUENT rule)
- Discussion
- Anything else not mentioned above
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-18>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce
exiv2-0.23 coming soon
Rex Dieter <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rdieter>[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-19>on
Wed Apr 25 13:07:31 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-20>,
"I plan on importing exiv2-0.23 into rawhide soon'ish. It includes an ABI
bump, so dependent packages will require rebuilding, including:
- calligra
- darktable
- entangle
- geeqie
- gipfel
- gnome-color-manager
- gnome-commander
- gpscorrelate
- gthumb
- gwenview
- hugin
- immix
- kde-runtime
- krename
- libextractor
- libgexiv2
- libkexiv2
- luminance-hdr
- merkaartor
- oyranos
- pyexiv2
- rawstudio
- strigi
- ufraw
I'll take care of kicking off a round of rebuilds for these."
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-19> rdieter
at math.unl.edu
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-20>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-April/000921.html
Announcing easyfix
Pierre-Yves Chibon
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pingou>[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-21>on
Thu Apr 26 09:12:28 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-22>
"Good news everyone (© Farnsworth),
The easyfix project is now live:
[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-23>
As a new-comers, you will be able to find a list of projects which have
bugs/requests considered to be easy to work on (ie: you do not need a deep
understanding of the project to fix/implement it). The projects are divers
and the tickets broad : from fixing typo, add a link in a template (dev) to
add a node to nagios monitoring (sysadmin) via making the
fedoraproject.orgpage w3c valid (websites). So everyone should be able
to find for his
taste.
As upstream, you will have a way to attract new-comers to your project and
fixing easier tasks while you focus on the harder/more complex one ;-)
Easyfix gathers the tickets from fedorahosted and bugzilla. If your project
hosted on fedorahosted.org and you would like to have it included, the
instruction are on the wiki:
[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-24>If you
have bugzilla ticket which you consider easy to fix (remember, easy
for a new-comer != easy for you!), feel free to add the 'EasyFix' keyword
to the bugzilla ticket. Hope this helps..."
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-21> pingou at
pingoured.fr
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-22>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-April/000922.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-23>
http://fedoraproject.org/easyfix/
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-24>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Easyfix
Fedora Events
The purpose of event is to build a global Fedora events calendar, and to
identify responsible Ambassadors for each event. The event page is laid out
by quarter and by region. Please maintain the layout, as it is crucial for
budget planning. Events can be added to this page whether or not they have
an Ambassador owner. Events without an owner are not eligible for funding,
but being listed allows any Ambassador to take ownership of the event and
make it eligible for funding. In plain words, Fedora events are the
exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow
community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following
events to consider attending or volunteering near you!
Upcoming Events (March 2012 - May 2012)
- North America
(NA)[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-25>
- Central & South America (LATAM):
[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-26>
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa
(EMEA)[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-27>
- India, Asia, Australia
(India/APJ)[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-28>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-25>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-26>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_2
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-27>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-28>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
Past Events
Archive of Past Fedora
Events[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-29>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-29>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents
Additional information
- Reimbursements <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reimbursements> --
reimbursement guidelines.
- Budget<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Budget>--
budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
- Sponsorship<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsoring_event_attendees>--
how decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
- Organization<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/Organization>--
event organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
- Event reports <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports> --
guidelines and suggestions.
- LinuxEvents
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/LinuxEvents>-- a
collection of calendars of Linux events.
Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is
re-posted to the Fedora Marketing
list[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-30>.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Jason
Brooks<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-30>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
Will Fedora End Linux Distro Naming?
Jason Brooks <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-31>:
"Linux distro names started to get 'weird' when Ubuntu arrived on the
scenes with Weirdly Wacky African-inspired Animal names. Other distros,
notably Fedora have taken a more democratic approach where community
members vote on the release name, but that could soon change.
"'This cycle, the Board is also asking contributors to let us know if we
should continue to have release names for future Fedora releases,' Fedora
developer Toshio Kuratomi wrote."
The full article is available
[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-32>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-31>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014276.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-32>
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/will-fedora-end-linux-distro-naming.html
Five Best Linux Distributions
Jason Brooks <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-33>the
results of a recent Lifehacker reader poll:
"Fedora updates every six months, much like some of the other popular
distros, but you'll find the community behind Fedora tends to stay on the
cutting edge when it comes to platform updates, driver updates, and
application updates. it's fast and it's stable—but be ready to start
troubleshooting when something you've just installed breaks down."
The full article is
available[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_note-34>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-33>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014277.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue294#cite_ref-34>
http://lifehacker.com/5904069/five-best-linux-distributions
</pre>
Rashadul Islam
2012-04-29T13:07:34
-
Fedora Elections: General information, and questionnaire opening.
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2790
<pre>GREETINGS!
It is once again time for election season to begin. As noted in the
elections schedule[1], the elections questionnaire is now open to
populate with questions for candidates, and will close on May 8th. The
elections nomination period will begin AFTER the questionnaire period
has closed.
You may add your burning questions for candidates to answer here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F18_elections_questionnaire
The following seats are available in this election:
* Fedora Project Board: 3 seats
* FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee): 5 seats
* FAmSCo (Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee): 7 seats
Please take note of the following changes for this election:
* All questions for the questionnaire must be submitted by May 8th,
prior to the beginning of nominations. As seen in the schedule above,
the nomination period does not start until May 9th.
* As noted on announce-list[2], FAmSCo is electing all 7 seats this
cycle, with the goal of having staggered elections similar to the Board
and FESCo. Additionally, voting eligibility has been widened to allow
anyone who has signed the FPCA AND is a member of at least one
additional non-FPCA/CLA group. (In other words: No longer just
ambassadors, but those part of other teams as well.)
Full election information may be seen here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
Participating in these bodies are one of many ways to contribute to
Fedora; I encourage you to consider running, or to urge those you
believe are excellent candidates to run. Additionally, your
contributions are welcomed in helping to keep the elections running
smoothly; volunteers are needed to help collect questionnaire answers
from candidates, as well as for scheduling and moderating town halls.
If you are interested in helping with those efforts, please contact John
Rose[3].
And a big thank you! to John for coordinating the elections thus far,
your efforts are very much appreciated.
-Robyn
[1]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections#Committee_Elections_Schedule
[2]http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003063.html
[3]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Inode0
</pre>
Robyn Bergeron
2012-04-27T11:52:50
-
Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-27 02:00 UTC
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2789
<pre>There will be another outage of fedorahosted.org at
2012-04-27 02:00 UTC that could last around 2 hours.
We will be backing out to our previous hosts until we can work out some
issues with group handling on the new cluster.
Please follow:
https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/3263
For up to date status and information.
Thanks for your patience.
kevin
</pre>
Kevin Fenzi
2012-04-26T22:37:22
-
New FAmSCo election guidelines
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2788
<pre>Hi there,
after months of - sometimes controversial - discussion I am am happy to
announce the new FAmSCo election guidelines [1]. For those of you, who
did not follow the discussion, here is a brief summary of the three most
important changes:
More continuity
Instead of electing all seats once a year, we follow the example of the
Fedora Board and FESCo and elect half of the committee every 6 months or
with every release of Fedora. FAmSCo will not change over sudden and
new members can easily catch up with their new duties by learning from
others.
Easier filling of vacant seats
Every committee is in danger of members becoming inactive. This can
happen to all of us for various reasons such as our dayjobs or personal
problems. Under the old guidelines [2], we had to wait until only 3
members left - even with 2 left the committee is hardly operational -
and then call a supplementary election - which never happened even
though we had only 4 active members. Now we are filling vacant seat
when necessary, either with runner-up candidates from the previous
elections or by appointing new members.
Wider electorate
The ambassadors represent the whole Fedora Project, this is why now not
only ambassadors are eligible to vote for FAmSCo, but everybody who has
signed the Contributors License Agreement and is member of (at least)
one other group in the Fedora Account System (FAS) is allowed to vote.
This will not only strengthen FAmSCo's position but also help candidates
who are active in other groups of the Fedora project.
Last but not least the guidelines have been massively cleaned up.
We think that the new guidelines are a big improvement and want them to
come into effect as soon as possible. Therefor we will have a special
election for Fedora 18 (the next regular elections were scheduled for
F19). All 7 seats in FAmSCo are open for election. In order to make
the transition to the new alternating terms, the top 4 vote-getters will
serve 2 Fedora releases, the bottom 3 will have to run for re-election
after one release.
More about the upcoming ambassadors elections to come later this week as
part of the general Fedora 18 elections announcement. Please help us
getting a better, stronger and more active FAmSCo by casting your votes.
If you have feedback or questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We are
looking for your input on the Fedora ambassadors mailing list.
Kind regards,
Christoph
[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_election_rules
[2]
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=FAmSCo_election_rules&oldid=269322
[3] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors
</pre>
Christoph Wickert
2012-04-26T11:19:10
-
Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-25 21:00 UTC
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2787
<pre>Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-25 21:00 UTC
There will be an outage starting at 2012-04-25 21:00 UTC, which will
last approximately 2 hours.
To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run:
date -d ' 2012-04-25 21:00 UTC'
Reason for outage:
We are finally ready to move fedorahosted to a new pair of machines.
This should balance load out over 2 nodes instead of the current single
node, and allow smooth reboots of nodes. Data will be replicated with
the help of glusterfs.
Affected Services:
Fedora Hosted - https://fedorahosted.org/
Unaffected Services:
Ask Fedora - http://ask.fedoraproject.org/
BFO - http://boot.fedoraproject.org/
Bodhi - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/
Buildsystem - http://koji.fedoraproject.org/
GIT / Source Control
DNS - ns1.fedoraproject.org, ns2.fedoraproject.org
Docs - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/
Email system
Fedora Account System - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/
Fedora Community - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/community/
Fedora Insight - https://insight.fedoraproject.org/
Fedora People - http://fedorapeople.org/
Main Website - http://fedoraproject.org/
Mirror List - https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/
Mirror Manager - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mirrormanager/
Package Database - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/
QA Services
Secondary Architectures
Smolt - http://smolts.org/
Spins - http://spins.fedoraproject.org/
Start - http://start.fedoraproject.org/
Torrent - http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
Wiki - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/3250
Contact Information:
Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add
comments to the ticket for this outage above.
</pre>
Kevin Fenzi
2012-04-23T16:50:26
-
Fedora Weekly News: Issue 293
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2786
<pre>Contents
- 1 Fedora Weekly News Issue
293<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_Weekly_News_Issue_293>
- 1.1 Announcements<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Announcements>
- 1.1.1 Breaking News of the
Week<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Breaking_News_of_the_Week>
- 1.1.1.1 [Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging
Guidelines<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#.5BGuidelines_Change.5D_Changes_to_the_Packaging_Guidelines>
- 1.1.1.2 Announcing the release of Fedora 18
Beta!<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Announcing_the_release_of_Fedora_18_Beta.21>
- 1.1.1.2.1 What is the Beta
Release?<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#What_is_the_Beta_Release.3F>
- 1.1.1.2.2
Features<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Features>
- 1.1.1.2.3 Contributing to
Fedora<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Contributing_to_Fedora>
- 1.1.1.3 Fedora 18 Release name voting and Poll for whether to
continue naming
releases<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_18_Release_name_voting_and_Poll_for_whether_to_continue_naming_releases>
- 1.1.2 Fedora Development
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_Development_News>
- 1.1.2.1 Fedora 17 for Power Alpha
Announcement<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_17_for_Power_Alpha_Announcement>
- 1.1.2.2 Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting, Round 3, Wednesday,
April 11, < at >17:00
Eastern<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_17_Beta_Go.2FNo-Go_Meeting.2C_Round_3.2C_Wednesday.2C_April_11.2C_.4017:00_Eastern>
- 1.1.2.3 Fedora 17 Beta is declared
GOLD<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_17_Beta_is_declared_GOLD>
- 1.1.2.3.1 Fedora-meeting-1: F17 Beta go no go
meeting<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora-meeting-1:_F17_Beta_go_no_go_meeting>
- 1.1.3 Fedora
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_Events>
- 1.1.3.1 Upcoming Events (December 2011 - May
2012)<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Upcoming_Events_.28December_2011_-_May_2012.29>
- 1.1.3.2 Past
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Past_Events>
- 1.1.3.3 Additional
information<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Additional_information>
- 1.2 Fedora In the
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_In_the_News>
- 1.2.1 Fedora 17
Beta<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_17_Beta>
- 1.2.2 Review: Beefy Fedora could use a dash of miracle
whip<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Review:_Beefy_Fedora_could_use_a_dash_of_miracle_whip>
- 1.2.3 HealthCheck Fedora: Where's the
beef?<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#HealthCheck_Fedora:_Where.27s_the_beef.3F>
- 1.3 Security
Advisories<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Security_Advisories>
- 1.3.1 Fedora 15 Security
Advisories<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_15_Security_Advisories>
- 1.3.2 Fedora 16 Security
Advisories<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_16_Security_Advisories>
- 1.3.3 Fedora 17 Security
Advisories<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#Fedora_17_Security_Advisories>
Fedora Weekly News Issue 293
Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue
293[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-0>.
The FWN 293 is a live news stream of the mid April 2012.
The lead news of the week comes from the major announcement, development,
the Trade Press and Fedora Marketing, and Security Advisories
symmetrically. The starting news is the Changes to the Packaging Guidelines
through Announcing the release of Fedora 18 Beta followed by Fedora 17 Beta
thread.
One of the breaking news of this month is Fedora 18 Release name voting and
Poll for whether to continue naming releases. Meantime, the leading news is
the Fedora 17 for Power Alpha by David Aquilina. In this issue, the
community can get details of the Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting, Round 3,
Wednesday, April 11, < at >17:00 Eastern and the declared GOLD for the community
(the Fedora 17 Beta is declared GOLD).
Another lead news on Trade Press and Fedora Marketing giants of Fedora is
that Fedora Project has announced the release of the first and only beta
version of Fedora 17, the final version of which is due for publication on
22 May. An outstanding review has been an eye catching topic titled as the
beefy Fedora could use a dash of miracle whip by Jason Brokes which sounds
harmonious with the news HealthCheck Fedora: Where's the beef?
Security beat, meantime, deals and publishes several security notes at the
Security Advisories Beat.
Recent issues of FWN are now being published to Fedora
Insight[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-1>.
Insight offers RSS features, multimedia capabilities and more, beyond the
mailshot/wiki FWN you have come to know and love. Try it out, and we'd love
to hear your feedback!
Fedora Project is the right place for you and you can simply show your
interest in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-2>. We welcome
reader feedback: news< at >lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal
Calarco<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pcalarco>,
Adam Williamson <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adamwill>, Rashadul
Islam <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-0>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-1>
http://insight.fedoraproject.org/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-2>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
Announcements
Fedora Announcements are the place where you can find the major coverage
from the Fedora Project including general
announcements[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-3>,
development announcements[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-4>and
Fedora Events
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-5>.
Contributing Writer: Rashadul
Islam<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-3>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-4>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-5>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events
Breaking News of the Week [Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging
Guidelines
Tom Callaway[1]
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-6>on Thu Apr 12
20:57:29 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-7>,
"A bundling exception for boost within Passenger was granted, due to the
intrusive nature of the forked changes, the efforts of the maintainer to
merge as many of them as possible into the upstream boost source tree, and
the visible efforts of the upstream to keep the bundled copy of boost in
sync with the current boost releases.
The package must also include a Requires: bundled(boost) = $VERSION where
$VERSION is the boost version being bundled.
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-8>
Packages which have SysV initscripts that contain 'non-standard service
commands' (commands besides start, stop, reload, restart, or try-restart)
must convert those commands into standalone helper scripts. Systemd does
not support non-standard unit commands.
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-9>
A section was added to the systemd Packaging Guidelines page with a link to
the Tmpfiles.d Packaging Guidelines page, since systemd uses Tmpfiles.d.
[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-10>
The Ruby Packaging Guidelines were almost completely rewritten. If you
maintain ruby packages in Fedora, we advise that you review the new
guidelines.
[6] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-11>
An informational note about Software Collection macros in Fedora Packages
was added:
[7] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-12>
The guidelines relating to PIE and Hardened Packages were updated. Now, if
your package meets the following critera you MUST enable the PIE compiler
flags:
- Your package is long running. This means it's likely to be started and
keep running until the machine is rebooted, not start on demand and quit on
idle.
- Your package has suid binaries, or binaries with capabilities.
- Your package runs as root.
[8] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-13>
Rules involving appropriate scripting within Fedora Package spec files were
added to the Guidelines:
[9] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-14>
The section in the systemd guidelines covering EnvironmentFiles and support
for /etc/sysconfig files was revised for clarification.
[10] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-15>
The Ada Packaging Guidelines were updated for new rules on packaging source
files and updated macros.
[11] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-16>
The section of the Packaging Guidelines describing the "bootstrapping"
binary exception was amended for clarification:
[12] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-17>
The section of the Packaging Guidelines describing Duplication of system
libraries was amended to clarify the exceptions for Javascript and parallel
stacks.
[13] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-18>
These guidelines (and changes) were approved by the Fedora Packaging
Committee (FPC).
Many thanks to Kevin Fenzi, Bohuslav Kabrda, Brett Lentz, Marcela
Mašláňová, Bill Nottingham, Vít Ondruch, Mamoru Tasaka, and all of the
members of the FPC, for assisting in drafting, refining, and passing these
guidelines.
As a reminder: The Fedora Packaging Guidelines are living documents! If you
find something missing, incorrect, or in need of revision, you can suggest
a draft change. The procedure for this is documented here:
[14]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-19>
Thanks"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-6> tcallawa
at redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-7>
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003057.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-8>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:No_Bundled_Libraries#Packages_granted_exceptions
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-9>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#Unit_Files
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-10>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#Tmpfiles.d
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-11>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ruby
7. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-12>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Software_Collection_Macros
8. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-13>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#PIE
9. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-14>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Scripting_inside_of_spec_files
10. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-15>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#EnvironmentFiles_and_support_for_.2Fetc.2Fsysconfig_files
11. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-16>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ada
12. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-17>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Exceptions
13. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-18>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Duplication_of_system_libraries
14. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-19>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Committee#GuidelineChangeProcedure
Announcing the release of Fedora 18 Beta!
Dennis Gilmore[1]
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-20>on Tue Apr
17 14:17:02 UTC 2012 announced in two thread
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-21>[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-22>,
"Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... the Beta release
of Beefy Miracle! Flying 'round the world at the speed of the intertubes,
delivering progress, mustard, and freedom to the masses.
We are delighted to announce the availability of the Beta release of Fedora
17. Want to get a taste of the future? Download it now:
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-23>
What is the Beta Release?
The Beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 17. Only
critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading to the general release
of Fedora 17 in May. We invite you to join us in making Fedora 17 a solid
release by downloading, testing, and providing your valuable feedback.
Of course, this is a beta release, meaning that some problems may still be
lurking. A list of the problems we already know about is found at the
Common F17 bugs page, seen here:
[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-24>
Features
This release of Fedora includes a variety of features both over and under
the hood that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing state of
free software. Here are just a few of the new features:
On the desktop: GNOME 3.4 introduces many user experience improvements,
including new search capabilities in the activities overview, improved
themes, and enhancements to the Documents and Contacts applications. A new
application, GNOME-boxes, provides easy access to virtual machines.
Additionally, GIMP 2.8, the newest version of the GNU Image Manipulation
Program, brings new improvements such as single-window mode, layer groups,
and on-canvas editing.
For developers: You never sausage a great array of development tools!
Fedora 17 includes a pre-release of Juno, the release of the Eclipse SDK
expected in June 2012. Java 7 (and OpenJDK 7) is the default Java runtime
and Java build toolset, and GCC 4.7.x is now the primary compiler in
Fedora. Other language refreshes include shipping Ruby 1.9.3, the latest
stable version of the Ruby language, PHP 5.4, the latest PHP stack, and
Erlang has also been updated to the R15 release.
Under the hood, and in the cloud: The Cluster stack in Fedora includes
numerous and significant updates for both high availability and
load-balancing applications. Fedora 17 utilizes Linux kernel 3.3, with
improved btrfs and ext4 filesystems, GMA (poulsbo) graphics and Broadcom
wireless chipset support, and numerous other bug fixes and enhancements.
Firewalld is now the default firewall solution in Fedora, providing dynamic
firewall configuration capabilities. Finally, OpenStack, a collection of
services that can be used to set up and run cloud compute and storage
infrastructure, has been updated to the latest release, 2012.1 (Essex).
And that's only the beginning. A more complete list and details of all the
new features in Fedora 17 is available here:
[6] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-25>
We have nightly composes of alternate spins available here:
[7] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-26>
Contributing to Fedora
For more information on common and known bugs, tips on how to report bugs,
and the official release schedule, please refer to the release notes:
[8] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-27>
There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help
translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates,
write and edit documentation, help with all sorts of promotional
activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users
worldwide. To get started, visit
[9]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-28>today!"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-20> dennis at
ausil.us
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-21>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003058.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-22>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003059.html
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-23>
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-24>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-25>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/FeatureList
7. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-26>
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/
8. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-27>
http://docs.fedoraproject.org
9. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-28>
http://join.fedoraproject.org
Fedora 18 Release name voting and Poll for whether to continue naming
releases
Toshio Kuratomi
[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-29>on Fri
Apr 20 00:04:15 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-30>,
"Voting for the Fedora 18 release names has begun. You can find the
potential names in the voting application:
[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-31>
If you are a Fedora contributor (defined as having signed the FPCA and
being in one other Fedora group in the account system) then you are
eligilbe to vote.
This cycle, the Board is also asking contributors to let us know if we
should continue to have release names for future Fedora releases. Even
though the interface is the same, this portion is intended to be a poll
rather than a straight up vote. The Fedora Board will look at the answers
to determine if enough contributors value continuing to create release
names to make it worthwhile in the future. If it does seem desirable, the
Board will likely look into forming a working group to come up with a new
method for creating release names for future releases.
The poll for keeping release names is also found in the voting application:
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-32>
Eligibility to answer the poll is the same as for being able to vote on the
names themselves (having signed the FPCA and being in one other group)."
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-29> a.badger
at gmail.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-30>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-April/003060.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-31>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-32>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/
Fedora Development News
The Development
Announcement[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-33>list
is intended to be a LOW TRAFFIC announce-only list for Fedora
development.
*Acceptable Types of Announcements*
- Policy or process changes that affect developers.
- Infrastructure changes that affect developers.
- Tools changes that affect developers.
- Schedule changes
- Freeze reminders
*Unacceptable Types of Announcements*
- Periodic automated reports (violates the INFREQUENT rule)
- Discussion
- Anything else not mentioned above
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-33>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce
Fedora 17 for Power Alpha Announcement
David Aquilina[1]
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-34>on Tue Apr
10 19:51:42 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-35>,
"Time flies like the wind...
As it's already time again for another Fedora release on Power, this time
for Fedora 17 Alpha.
We've hit a couple of bumps along the road to the Alpha, but at long last
we're finally at a state where we're ready to release it to the public.
Due to lack of developer time and hardware, Apple hardware support is at
this point completely untested. Especially with the switch to grub2 we rely
on community feedback and participation to make this work for this release.
So if you have the hardware and want it to work, patches welcome! :)
The bits are available from your closest mirror:
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-36>
More details about this Alpha release can be found here:
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-37>
One of our focuses in the lead up to the beta of Fedora 17 for Power will
be addressing architecture-specific packaging issues in as many packages as
possible. If you own a package in Fedora which has ExclusiveArch or
ExcludeArch set, please take a moment to verify that the architectures
you've excluded or are exclusive to are still correct and sane.
I want to thank everyone involved in making this happen once more. Many
Fedora packagers and contributors have again stepped up and helped fix
issues that only appeared on Power hardware. Moreover the whole Fedora
Secondary Arch team has been doing a fantastic job to get us to where we
are now, especially considering that we had a complete switch of builders
and hub hardware, mass rebuild and a hub failure along the way!
As usual, you can reach the whole team on the #fedora-ppc IRC channel on
FreeNode and via our email list:
[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-38>
And we have our Secondary Arch wiki with (decently) updated information:
[6] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-39>
For Phil, Karsten, and the entire Fedora for Power team, Thanks & regards,
David"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-34> dwa at
redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-35>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-April/000913.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-36>
https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/17-Alpha/ppc64/
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-37>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Alpha_PPC_release_notes
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-38>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ppc
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-39>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/PowerPC
Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting, Round 3, Wednesday, April 11, < at >17:00
Eastern
Fedora New Project Leader, Robyn
Bergeron<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>
[1] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-40> on Wed Apr
11 03:23:31 UTC 2012
announced[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-41>,
"Please join us on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting-1 for this important
meeting. This will be Round 3 of this meeting for the Beta release of F17.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 < at >21:00 UTC (17:00 EDT/14:00 PDT)
"Before each public release Development, QA and Release Engineering meet to
determine if the release criteria are met for a particular release. This
meeting is called the Go/No-Go Meeting."
"Verifying that the Release criteria are met is the responsibility of the
QA Team."
For more details about this meeting see:
[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-42>
In the meantime, keep an eye on the Fedora 17 Beta Blocker list:
[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-43>
Ongoing Beta RC test results can be seen here:
[5]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-44>
See you there, Wednesday, in #fedora-meeting-1.
-Robyn, fingers and toes crossed thoroughly"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-40> rbergero
at redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-41>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-April/000914.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-42>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-43>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-44>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fedora_17_Beta_RC_Test_Results
Fedora 17 Beta is declared GOLD
Robyn Bergeron <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero> - Fedora
Project Leader[1]
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-45>on Thu Apr
12 05:11:27 UTC 2012 announced
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-46>,
"At today's F17 Beta Go/No-Go meeting, the Fedora 17 Beta release was
declared gold. F17 Beta will be released Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
Thanks to everyone involved for pulling this one together and participating
in the meetings, things came together well this week. :)
For those interested in the details:
Minutes: [3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-47>Logs:
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-48>
Full minutes follow below.
Fedora-meeting-1: F17 Beta go no go meeting
Meeting started by rbergeron at 21:00:32 UTC. The full logs are available
at [5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-49>"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-45> rbergero
at redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-46>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-April/000915.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-47>
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-04-11/f17_beta_go_no_go_meeting.2012-04-11-21.00.html
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-48>
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-04-11/f17_beta_go_no_go_meeting.2012-04-11-21.00.log.html
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-49>
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-04-11/f17_beta_go_no_go_meeting.2012-04-11-21.00.log.html
Fedora Events
The purpose of event is to build a global Fedora events calendar, and to
identify responsible Ambassadors for each event. The event page is laid out
by quarter and by region. Please maintain the layout, as it is crucial for
budget planning. Events can be added to this page whether or not they have
an Ambassador owner. Events without an owner are not eligible for funding,
but being listed allows any Ambassador to take ownership of the event and
make it eligible for funding. In plain words, Fedora events are the
exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow
community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following
events to consider attending or volunteering near you!
Upcoming Events (December 2011 - May 2012)
- North America
(NA)[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-50>
- Central & South America (LATAM):
[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-51>
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa
(EMEA)[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-52>
- India, Asia, Australia
(India/APJ)[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-53>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-50>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-51>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_2
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-52>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q4_.28December_2012_-_February_2013.29
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-53>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
Past Events
Archive of Past Fedora
Events[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-54>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-54>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents
Additional information
- Reimbursements <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reimbursements> --
reimbursement guidelines.
- Budget<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Budget>--
budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
- Sponsorship<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsoring_event_attendees>--
how decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
- Organization<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/Organization>--
event organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
- Event reports <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports> --
guidelines and suggestions.
- LinuxEvents
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/LinuxEvents>-- a
collection of calendars of Linux events.
Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is
re-posted to the Fedora Marketing
list[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-55>.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Jason
Brooks<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-55>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
Fedora 17 Beta
Karin Bakis posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-56>a
batch of stories covering the Fedora 17 beta release:
"The Fedora Project has announced the release of the first and only beta
version of Fedora 17, the final version of which is due for publication on
22 May. The beta implements all major changes in full, including the
'UsrMove' modification to filesystem structure, which will result in all
applications and libraries being stored in subdirectories of /usr/." (The
H)
The coverage includes articles from The
H[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-57>,
Linux Today[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-58>,
PC World[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-59>,
Internet News[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-60>and
DistroWatch[6] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-61>.
Additional Fedora 17 beta release coverage in German,
posted[7]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-62>by
Henrik
Heigl <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Wonderer>, includes stories from
Golem[8] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-63>, Heise
[9] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-64>, Linux
Magazin[10] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-65> and
Pressebox[11] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-66>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-56>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014259.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-57>
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-17-enters-home-straight-with-beta-release-1540829.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-58>
http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2012041700641OSRH
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-59>
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254066/fedora_linux_17_reaches_beta_with_six_key_updates.html
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-60>
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-17-beta-advances-the-linux-desktop.html
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-61>
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07205
7. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-62>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014260.html
8. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-63>
http://www.golem.de/news/beefy-miracle-fedora-17-als-beta-erschienen-1204-91228.html
9. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-64>
http://www.heise.de/ct/meldung/Fedora-17-geht-mit-Beta-auf-die-Zielgerade-1540199.html
10. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-65>
http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/67915
11. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-66>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014260.html
Review: Beefy Fedora could use a dash of miracle whip
Jason Brooks <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-67>:
"While Fedora 17 is certainly beefy, what's been delivered with this first
and only beta is not particularly miraculous.
"Among the more noticeable changes is GNOME 3.4, the latest version of the
GNOME 3 desktop. While the Fedora DVD still ships with a variety of
desktops, the live CD defaults to GNOME and for some time now Fedora has
served as a showcase for the development of GNOME 3."
The full review is available
[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-68>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-67>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014265.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-68>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/19/fedora_17_beta_review/
HealthCheck Fedora: Where's the beef?
Jason Brooks <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-69>a
lengthy (2,800 word) take on Fedora and its history from The H:
"To the right kind of user, with imagination and adventure to spare, Fedora
is a thing of wonder. And for other users there are Fedora spins which give
a different set of perspectives for those with specialised tastes and
preferences. The value of Fedora to ordinary users is that it doesn't stand
still, and each new release brings new possibilities."
The full article is
available[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_note-70>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-69>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014266.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue293#cite_ref-70>
http://www.h-online.com/open/features/HealthCheck-Fedora-Where-s-the-beef-1520194.html
Security Advisories
In this section, we cover Security Advisories from fedora-package-announce
for the period April 1, 2012 - April 11, 2012.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce
Contributing Writer:
User:Astiando<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Astiando>
Fedora 15 Security Advisories
- drupal6-date-2.8-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076769.html
- pidgin-2.10.2-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076772.html
- python-sqlalchemy0.5-0.5.8-9.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076792.html
- python-paste-script-1.7.5-4.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076846.html
- libtasn1-2.12-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076856.html
- taglib-1.7.1-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076859.html
- thunderbird-11.0.1-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076871.html
- perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html
- libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html
- drupal7-ctools-1.0-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077016.html
- trytond-1.8.6-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077034.html
- gnutls-2.10.5-3.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077071.html
- gnutls-2.10.5-3.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077196.html
- openssl-1.0.0h-1.fc15 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077221.html
Fedora 16 Security Advisories
- drupal6-date-2.8-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076761.html
- python-sqlalchemy0.5-0.5.8-9.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076786.html
- python-paste-script-1.7.5-4.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076848.html
- taglib-1.7.1-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076858.html
- libtasn1-2.12-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076865.html
- sectool-0.9.5-7.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076873.html
- trytond-2.0.4-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077012.html
- drupal7-ctools-1.0-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077013.html
- perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html
- openstack-keystone-2011.3.1-3.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077041.html
- libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html
- openstack-nova-2011.3.1-7.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077047.html
- openssl-1.0.0h-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077086.html
- openssl-1.0.0h-1.fc16 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077224.html
Fedora 17 Security Advisories
- python-paste-script-1.7.5-4.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077275.html
- pidgin-2.10.2-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077282.html
- mingw-libtasn1-2.12-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077284.html
- mingw-gnutls-2.12.17-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077285.html
- mingw-p11-kit-0.12-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077286.html
- wireshark-1.6.6-2.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077296.html
- kernel-3.3.0-5.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077307.html
- asterisk-10.2.1-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077326.html
- libtasn1-2.12-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077339.html
- php-pear-CAS-1.3.0-2.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077378.html
- drupal6-date-2.8-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077420.html
- freetype-2.4.8-3.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077429.html
- libtiff-3.9.5-3.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077463.html
- libpng-1.5.10-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html
- drupal7-ctools-1.0-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077487.html
- openstack-keystone-2012.1-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077491.html
- thunderbird-11.0.1-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077632.html
- moodle-2.2.2-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077635.html
- libzip-0.10.1-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077653.html
- openssl-1.0.0h-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077666.html
- ocsinventory-2.0.5-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077689.html
- raptor2-2.0.7-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077708.html
- openstack-nova-2012.1-0.10.rc1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077727.html
- python-sqlalchemy0.5-0.5.8-9.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077776.html
- perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-2.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html
- libpng10-1.0.59-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077819.html
- taglib-1.7.1-1.fc17 -
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077938.html
</pre>
Rashadul Islam
2012-04-20T18:46:18
-
Fedora 18 Release name voting and Poll for whether to continuenaming releases
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2785
<pre>Voting for the Fedora 18 release names has begun. You can find the
potential names in the voting application:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/
If you are a Fedora contributor (defined as having signed the FPCA and being
in one other Fedora group in the account system) then you are eligilbe to
vote.
This cycle, the Board is also asking contributors to let us know if we
should continue to have release names for future Fedora releases. Even
though the interface is the same, this portion is intended to be a poll
rather than a straight up vote. The Fedora Board will look at the answers
to determine if enough contributors value continuing to create release names
to make it worthwhile in the future. If it does seem desirable, the Board
will likely look into forming a working group to come up with a new method
for creating release names for future releases.
The poll for keeping release names is also found in the voting application:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/
Eligibility to answer the poll is the same as for being able to vote on the
names themselves (having signed the FPCA and being in one other group).
-Toshio
</pre>
Toshio Kuratomi
2012-04-20T00:04:15
-
Re: Announcing the release of Fedora 17 Beta!
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2784
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Lets try again. its really Fedora 17 Beta, we have not yet entered a
time vortex and skipped ahead, But now is a great time to work on or
see what will be coming next in Fedora 18 :)
El Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:17:02 -0500
Dennis Gilmore <dennis< at >ausil.us> escribió:
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Dennis Gilmore
2012-04-17T14:24:26
-
Announcing the release of Fedora 18 Beta!
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2783
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Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... the Beta
release of Beefy Miracle! Flying 'round the world at the speed of the
intertubes, delivering progress, mustard, and freedom to the masses.
We are delighted to announce the availability of the Beta release of
Fedora 17. Want to get a taste of the future? Download it now:
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
== What is the Beta Release? ==
The Beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 17. Only
critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading to the general
release of Fedora 17 in May. We invite you to join us in making Fedora
17 a solid release by downloading, testing, and providing your valuable
feedback.
Of course, this is a beta release, meaning that some problems may still
be lurking. A list of the problems we already know about is found at
the Common F17 bugs page, seen here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
== Features ==
This release of Fedora includes a variety of features both over and
under the hood that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing
state of free software. Here are just a few of the new features:
On the desktop: GNOME 3.4 introduces many user experience improvements,
including new search capabilities in the activities overview, improved
themes, and enhancements to the Documents and Contacts applications. A
new application, GNOME-boxes, provides easy access to virtual
machines. Additionally, GIMP 2.8, the newest version of the GNU Image
Manipulation Program, brings new improvements such as single-window
mode, layer groups, and on-canvas editing.
For developers: You never sausage a great array of development tools!
Fedora 17 includes a pre-release of Juno, the release of the Eclipse
SDK expected in June 2012. Java 7 (and OpenJDK 7) is the default Java
runtime and Java build toolset, and GCC 4.7.x is now the primary
compiler in Fedora. Other language refreshes include shipping Ruby
1.9.3, the latest stable version of the Ruby language, PHP 5.4, the
latest PHP stack, and Erlang has also been updated to the R15 release.
Under the hood, and in the cloud: The Cluster stack in Fedora includes
numerous and significant updates for both high availability and
load-balancing applications. Fedora 17 utilizes Linux kernel 3.3, with
improved btrfs and ext4 filesystems, GMA (poulsbo) graphics and
Broadcom wireless chipset support, and numerous other bug fixes and
enhancements. Firewalld is now the default firewall solution in Fedora,
providing dynamic firewall configuration capabilities. Finally,
OpenStack, a collection of services that can be used to set up and run
cloud compute and storage infrastructure, has been updated to the
latest release, 2012.1 (Essex).
And that's only the beginning. A more complete list and details of all
the new features in Fedora 17 is available here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/FeatureList
We have nightly composes of alternate spins available here:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/
== Contributing to Fedora ==
For more information on common and known bugs, tips on how to report
bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the release
notes:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org
There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help
translate software and content, test and give feedback on software
updates, write and edit documentation, help with all sorts of
promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions
of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit
http://join.fedoraproject.org today!
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Dennis Gilmore
2012-04-17T14:17:02
-
[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2782
<pre>Here is the latest set of changes to the Fedora Packaging Guidelines:
---
A bundling exception for boost within Passenger was granted, due to the
intrusive nature of the forked changes, the efforts of the maintainer to
merge as many of them as possible into the upstream boost source tree,
and the visible efforts of the upstream to keep the bundled copy of
boost in sync with the current boost releases.
The package must also include a Requires: bundled(boost) = $VERSION
where $VERSION is the boost version being bundled.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:No_Bundled_Libraries#Packages_granted_exceptions
---
Packages which have SysV initscripts that contain 'non-standard service
commands' (commands besides start, stop, reload, restart, or
try-restart) must convert those commands into standalone helper scripts.
Systemd does not support non-standard unit commands.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#Unit_Files
---
A section was added to the systemd Packaging Guidelines page with a link
to the Tmpfiles.d Packaging Guidelines page, since systemd uses Tmpfiles.d.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#Tmpfiles.d
---
The Ruby Packaging Guidelines were almost completely rewritten. If you
maintain ruby packages in Fedora, we advise that you review the new
guidelines.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ruby
---
An informational note about Software Collection macros in Fedora
Packages was added:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Software_Collection_Macros
---
The guidelines relating to PIE and Hardened Packages were updated. Now,
if your package meets the following critera you MUST enable the PIE
compiler flags:
* Your package is long running. This means it's likely to be started and
keep running until the machine is rebooted, not start on demand and quit
on idle.
* Your package has suid binaries, or binaries with capabilities.
* Your package runs as root.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#PIE
---
Rules involving appropriate scripting within Fedora Package spec files
were added to the Guidelines:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Scripting_inside_of_spec_files
---
The section in the systemd guidelines covering EnvironmentFiles and
support for /etc/sysconfig files was revised for clarification.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Systemd#EnvironmentFiles_and_support_for_.2Fetc.2Fsysconfig_files
---
The Ada Packaging Guidelines were updated for new rules on packaging
source files and updated macros.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ada
---
The section of the Packaging Guidelines describing the "bootstrapping"
binary exception was amended for clarification:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Exceptions
---
The section of the Packaging Guidelines describing Duplication of system
libraries was amended to clarify the exceptions for Javascript and
parallel stacks.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Duplication_of_system_libraries
---
These guidelines (and changes) were approved by the Fedora Packaging
Committee (FPC).
Many thanks to Kevin Fenzi, Bohuslav Kabrda, Brett Lentz, Marcela
Mašláňová, Bill Nottingham, Vít Ondruch, Mamoru Tasaka, and all of the
members of the FPC, for assisting in drafting, refining, and passing
these guidelines.
As a reminder: The Fedora Packaging Guidelines are living documents! If
you find something missing, incorrect, or in need of revision, you can
suggest a draft change. The procedure for this is documented here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Committee#GuidelineChangeProcedure
Thanks,
~tom
</pre>
Tom Callaway
2012-04-12T20:57:29
-
Re: Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-09 21:00 UTC
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2781
<pre>We are going to re-schedule this outage for a later date.
We would like to finish additional testing to make sure our new setup
is robust and ready for service.
Probibly later this week or early next week.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
kevin
--
On Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:29:46 -0600
Kevin Fenzi <kevin< at >scrye.com> wrote:
</pre>
Kevin Fenzi
2012-04-09T21:17:49
-
Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-09 21:00 UTC
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2780
<pre>Outage: fedorahosted.org - 2012-04-09 21:00 UTC
There will be an outage starting at 2012-04-09 UTC, which will last
approximately 2 hours.
To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run:
date -d '2012-04-09 21:00 UTC'
Reason for outage:
We are moving fedorahosted services to a new cluster backed by
glusterfs. This should allow us to distribute load easier across nodes
and provide better response time, as well as allowing us to reboot
servers without downtime moving forward.
Affected Services:
Fedora Hosted - https://fedorahosted.org/
Unaffected Services:
Ask Fedora - http://ask.fedoraproject.org/
BFO - http://boot.fedoraproject.org/
Bodhi - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/
Buildsystem - http://koji.fedoraproject.org/
GIT / Source Control
DNS - ns1.fedoraproject.org, ns2.fedoraproject.org
Docs - http://docs.fedoraproject.org/
Email system
Fedora Account System - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/
Fedora Community - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/community/
Fedora Insight - https://insight.fedoraproject.org/
Fedora People - http://fedorapeople.org/
Main Website - http://fedoraproject.org/
Mirror List - https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/
Mirror Manager - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mirrormanager/
Package Database - https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/
QA Services
Secondary Architectures
Smolt - http://smolts.org/
Spins - http://spins.fedoraproject.org/
Start - http://start.fedoraproject.org/
Torrent - http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
Wiki - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/
Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/3229
Contact Information:
Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add
comments to the ticket for this outage above.
</pre>
Kevin Fenzi
2012-04-05T16:29:46
-
Fedora Weekly News: Issue 291
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.core.announce/2779
<pre>Contents1 Fedora Weekly News Issue 291
-
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_Weekly_News_Issue_291>
- 1.1 Announcements<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Announcements>
- 1.1.1 Breaking News of the
Week<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Breaking_News_of_the_Week>
- 1.1.1.1 GSoC : Students application period
started<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#GSoC_:_Students_application_period_started>
- 1.1.2 Fedora Development
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_Development_News>
- 1.1.2.1 Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting, Wednesday, March 28,
< at >17:00
Eastern<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_17_Beta_Go.2FNo-Go_Meeting.2C_Wednesday.2C_March_28.2C_.4017:00_Eastern>
- 1.1.3 Fedora
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_Events>
- 1.1.3.1 Upcoming Events (December 2011 - May
2012)<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Upcoming_Events_.28December_2011_-_May_2012.29>
- 1.1.3.2 Past
Events<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Past_Events>
- 1.1.3.3 Additional
information<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Additional_information>
- 1.2 Fedora In the
News<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_In_the_News>
- 1.2.1 Fedora Audio Spin: Creating Music With
Fedora<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_Audio_Spin:_Creating_Music_With_Fedora>
- 1.2.2 Fedora 18 Planning: Name suggestions, system log and ARM
support<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_18_Planning:_Name_suggestions.2C_system_log_and_ARM_support>
- 1.2.3 What Follows a Fedora Linux
Miracle?<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#What_Follows_a_Fedora_Linux_Miracle.3F>
- 1.2.4 Fedora on Raspberry
Pi<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#Fedora_on_Raspberry_Pi>
Fedora Weekly News Issue 291
Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue
291[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-0>.
The Fedora Weekly News team is being streamed and dedicated the major
highlights of last week of March 2012.
The breaking news of the week is the announcement of opening student
application of Google Summer Code and the Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting
on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The Trade Press and Marketing news covers the
Fedora Audio Spin: Creating Music With Fedora, Fedora 18 planning, and
Fedora on Raspberry Pi expressively.
The thoughtful article about *What Follows a Fedora Linux Miracle?* has
been beautifully integrated in the news along with the Fedora naming
process and its uniqueness.
Recent issues of FWN are now being published to Fedora
Insight[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-1>.
Insight offers RSS features, multimedia capabilities and more, beyond the
mailshot/wiki FWN you have come to know and love. Try it out, and we'd love
to hear your feedback!
Fedora Project is the right place for you and you can simply show your
interest in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-2>. We welcome
reader feedback: news< at >lists.fedoraproject.org
FWN Editorial Team: Pascal
Calarco<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pcalarco>,
Adam Williamson <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Adamwill>, Rashadul
Islam <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-0>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-1>
http://insight.fedoraproject.org/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-2>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join
Announcements
Fedora Announcements are the place where you can find the major coverage
from the Fedora Project including general
announcements[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-3>,
development announcements[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-4>and
Fedora Events
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-5>.
Contributing Writer: Rashadul
Islam<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rashadul>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-3>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-4>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-5>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events
Breaking News of the Week GSoC : Students application period started
Fedora Ambassador - APAC region and Event Liaison - Design Team: Buddhika
Chandradeepa Kurera
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bckurera>[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-6>on
Mon Mar 26 17:53:07 UTC 2012
[2] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-7> announced to
the Fedora community specially to those who are students about the *Google
Summer of Code: Students application period started*.
"The students application period will be
open[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-8>from
today, 26th March 1900 UTC. Interested students can start submitting
their applications (proposals) to the Fedora project and google-melange.
Please make sure you complete following on or before the deadline, 06th
April, 1900 UTC. Do not wait till the last minute, no late proposals will
be entertained by gsoc program admins or Fedora project.
Complete how-to guide on submitting proposals
[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-9>to the
Fedora project can be found at wiki
[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-10> and each and
every proposal should be submitted via the google-melange.com as well. (get
registered with the program if you dont) You should create your proposal on
the wiki[6] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-11> and
send the link to the summer-coding mailing list. One student can submit
more than one proposal[7]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-12>but
bare mind the quality matters than the quantity.
A template of the
application[8]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-13>should
be followed. Every question should be answered on the application
template. Feel free to add anything important and related except the
questions noted on the application template. But make sure all the
questions on the application template will be answered.
If anything is not clear please do contact me or admins or your mentor.
Further please keep in touch with the summer-coding mailing list and GSOC
2012 wiki page[9] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-14>,
important notifications/ notices will be forwarded/ displayed.
Happy Summer Coding !!!"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-6> bckurera
at fedoraproject.org
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-7>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-March/003053.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-8>
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#timeline
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-9>
http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/ch008_writing-a-proposal/
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-10>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_Guide_students
6. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-11>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_Guide_students#Create_your_proposal
7. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-12>
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#more_than_one
8. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-13>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012/Student_Application_Template
9. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-14>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012
Fedora Development News
The Development
Announcement[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-15>list
is intended to be a LOW TRAFFIC announce-only list for Fedora
development.
*Acceptable Types of Announcements*
- Policy or process changes that affect developers.
- Infrastructure changes that affect developers.
- Tools changes that affect developers.
- Schedule changes
- Freeze reminders
*Unacceptable Types of Announcements*
- Periodic automated reports (violates the INFREQUENT rule)
- Discussion
- Anything else not mentioned above
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-15>
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce
Fedora 17 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting, Wednesday, March 28, < at >17:00 Eastern
Fedora New Project Leader, Robyn
Bergeron<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rbergero>
[1] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-16> on Mon Mar
26 13:25:12 UTC 2012
announced[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-17>,
"Please join us on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting-1 for this important
meeting. Will the Beefy Miracle live up to the latter half of its name?
Attend this meeting and find out! :)
- *Wednesday, March 28, 2012 < at >21:00 UTC (17:00 EDT/14:00 PDT)*
"Before each public release Development, QA and Release Engineering meet to
determine if the release criteria are met for a particular release. This
meeting is called the Go/No-Go Meeting."
"Verifying that the Release criteria are met is the responsibility of the
QA Team."
For more details about this meeting
see:[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-18>
In the meantime, keep an eye on the Fedora 17 Beta Blocker
list:[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-19>
Ongoing Beta RC test results can be seen
here:[5]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-20>
Cheers! (And do note that we will be in #fedora-meeting-1!)"
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-16> rbergero
at redhat.com
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-17>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2012-March/000907.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-18>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-19>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-20>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fedora_17_Beta_RC_Test_Results
Fedora Events
The purpose of event is to build a global Fedora events calendar, and to
identify responsible Ambassadors for each event. The event page is laid out
by quarter and by region. Please maintain the layout, as it is crucial for
budget planning. Events can be added to this page whether or not they have
an Ambassador owner. Events without an owner are not eligible for funding,
but being listed allows any Ambassador to take ownership of the event and
make it eligible for funding. In plain words, Fedora events are the
exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow
community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following
events to consider attending or volunteering near you!
Upcoming Events (December 2011 - May 2012)
- North America
(NA)[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-21>
- Central & South America (LATAM):
[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-22>
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa
(EMEA)[3]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-23>
- India, Asia, Australia
(India/APJ)[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-24>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-21>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-22>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_2
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-23>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q4_.28December_2012_-_February_2013.29
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-24>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY13_Q1_.28March_2012_-_May_2012.29_3
Past Events
Archive of Past Fedora
Events[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-25>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-25>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents
Additional information
- Reimbursements <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reimbursements> --
reimbursement guidelines.
- Budget<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Budget>--
budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
- Sponsorship<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsoring_event_attendees>--
how decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
- Organization<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/Organization>--
event organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
- Event reports <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Event_reports> --
guidelines and suggestions.
- LinuxEvents
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/LinuxEvents>-- a
collection of calendars of Linux events.
Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is
re-posted to the Fedora Marketing
list[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-26>.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Jason
Brooks<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jasonbrooks>
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-26>
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/
Fedora Audio Spin: Creating Music With Fedora
Rahul Sundaram <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sundaram>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-27>:
"The Fedora Audio spin will be targeted at both enthusiasts and
professionals alike. We are also see the Live CD's for new users who have
always wanted to try out Linux Audio but weren't sure where to start.
Hopefully the live CD can also serve as a backup portable studio with all
the packages you need!"
The full interview is
available[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-28>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-27>
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-March/014237.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-28>
http://www.muktware.com/news/3445/fedora-audio-spin-creating-music-fedora-exclusive-interview
Fedora 18 Planning: Name suggestions, system log and ARM support
Rahul Sundaram <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sundaram> and Henrik
Heigl <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Wonderer>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-29>:
"While the Fedora developers are working on the beta of Fedora 17, which is
due to be released in two weeks, first plans are already being made for the
Fedora 18 distribution which is expected to arrive this autumn – these
include name suggestions, a greater significance of the ARM port, and a
proposal to switch logging to the journal that is part of Systemd."
The full article is available in
English[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-30>and
in German
[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-31>.
Additional coverage on Fedora 18 planning, in
German[4]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-32>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-29>
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-March/014238.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-30>
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-18-Name-suggestions-system-log-and-ARM-support-1477545.html
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-31>
http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Fedora-18-Namenssuche-Systemlog-und-ARM-Support-1477076.html
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-32>
http://derstandard.at/1332323521262/Ausblick-Erste-Plaene-fuer-Fedora-18
What Follows a Fedora Linux Miracle?
Rahul Sundaram <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sundaram>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-33>:
"The Fedora naming process is like no other. Community members suggest and
vote on names, there is no benevolent dictator that chooses these names.
The only catch is that the name needs to somehow/somewhat be related to the
previous release name."
The full article is
available[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-34>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-33>
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-March/014239.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-34>
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/what-follows-a-fedora-linux-miracle.html
Fedora on Raspberry Pi
Rahul Sundaram <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sundaram>
posted[1]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-35>a
handful of articles about Fedora on Raspberry Pi:
"The operating system, which comes as an SD card image 'includes a little
over 640 packages, providing both text-mode and graphical interfaces
(Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE)/ XFCE) with an assortment of
programming languages, applications, system tools, and services for both
environments. There are over 16,000 software packages available from the
Fedora ARM repositories which can be easily installed using the Internet to
customize your system to meet your needs and interests (again, using either
command-line or graphical tools).'" (ZDnet)
The coverage includes articles from
OStatic[2]<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-36>,
ZDnet[3] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-37>, The H
[4] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-38>, and The
Inquirer[5] <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_note-39>.
1. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-35>
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-March/014240.html
2. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-36>
http://ostatic.com/blog/fedora-remix-is-the-official-linux-distro-of-raspberry-pi
3. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-37>
https://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/official-fedora-linux-remix-for-raspberry-pi-arrives/10567
4. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-38>
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-remix-for-the-Raspberry-PI-released-1467622.html
5. ↑ <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue291#cite_ref-39>
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2158383/raspberry-pi-tries-fedora-linux
</pre>
Rashadul Islam
2012-03-30T08:08:18
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