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== Planet Fedora ==
== Planet Fedora ==


In this section, we cover the highlights of Planet Fedora<ref>http://planet.fedoraproject.org</ref> - an aggregation of blogs from Fedora contributors worldwide.
This is the Planet Fedora section, covering news from planet.fedoraproject.org[http://planet.fedoraproject.org], a collection of blogs from Fedora users spanning the globe.  


Contributing Writer: [[User:Abatkin|Adam Batkin]]
Contributing Writer: [[User:Jbraun|Joel Braun]]


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=== Events ===


=== General ===
====FudCon Pune 2011====
[[user:kishan|Kishan Goyal]] posted on his experience on day 2 at FudCon Pune<ref>http://kishangoyal.co.cc/post/12549697509/fudcon-pune-11-day-2</ref>.


[[User:Jack|Jack Aboutboul]] interviewed<ref>http://jaboutboul.blogspot.com/2009/06/fedora-11-and-ext4-straight-bits.html</ref> [[EricSandeen|Eric Sandeen]], "renown file system hacker, Red Hat Engineer and Fedora Contributor" about <code>ext4</code>, Linux filesystems and Fedora 11.
[[user:jsimon|Joerg Simon]] posted pictures<ref>http://kitall.blogspot.com/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011-travel-und-event.html</ref> of the event.


[[BryanClark|Bryan Clark]] created<ref>http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/06/08/the-pattern-is-not-full/</ref> a <code>Jetpack</code><ref>https://jetpack.mozillalabs.com/</ref> (the new extension framework for Firefox) addon to detect mid-air collisions in Bugzilla <i>before</i> hitting the submit button.
[[user:izhar|Izhar Firdaus]] wrote about his experience<ref>http://blog.kagesenshi.org/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ShadowLogs%2FFedora+%28%3A%3A+Shadow+Logs%3A%3A+Fedora%29#!/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html</ref> at FudCon, as well as some thoughts on the atmosphere of the event.


[[User:Maxudit007|Udit Sharma]] collected<ref>http://uditsharma.in/?p=41</ref> more than 70 Firefox-themed wallpapers from around the interwebs, for your viewing pleasure.
[[user:suchakra|Suchakra]] also blogged on Fudcon Pune<ref>http://suchakra.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/fudcon%e2%86%94funcon-pune-2011/</ref>.


[[Peter Hutterer|Peter Hutterer]] continued<ref>http://who-t.blogspot.com/2009/06/xi2-recipies-part-2.html</ref> his series on XI2, the new X11 Input API. "In this part, I will cover how to query and modify the device hierarchy." Sample code included.
[[user:kushal|Kushal Das]] posted photos<ref>http://kushaldas.in/2011/11/10/photoset-from-fudcon-pune-2011/</ref> of the event to his blog.
===Fedora Community===


[[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]] has worked<ref>http://blog.melchua.com/2009/06/08/radical-transparency-guys-it-doesnt-work-retroactively/</ref> to bring "open-source educational technology to the Philippines. The OLPC and Sugar projects serve as convenient starting places for this." Along the way, objections were raised, to which Mel posted<ref>http://blog.melchua.com/2009/06/08/responses-to-objections-on-transparency/</ref> "Responses to objections on transparency" which can serve as a starting point for other projects experiencing similar issues.
The release of Fedora 16 has been the main topic of the blogroll recently, and it's fair to say that it's being greeted with open arms by many of the users.


[[User:Ixs|Andreas Thienemann]] traveled<ref>http://blog.vodkamelone.de/archives/154-No-good-deed-goes-unpunished..html</ref> to Amsterdam, and ended up having a productive conversation with airport security:
[[user:jjmartinez|Juanjo Martinez]] blogged on his first impressions of F16, calling it an "impressive release"<ref>http://engbblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/welcome-fedora-16/</ref>.


<blockquote><p>"I was asked to take my notebook out of my bag and put it on the belt by itself. Easily done. Usually the security guys ask you to switch it on for a moment. No idea why that is though.</p>
===General===
<p>Anyway, this time it was a bit different, the security guy asked me if the notebook sporting the Linux advertisement (lovingly applied by Alex Maier) is actually running Linux. After confirming this and stating that it's only natural as I've been with Red Hat in the past, was wearing my Spacewalk Hacker shirt and am still doing Fedora work, the guy was very happy as he seemingly could vent his frustration with Linux at someone knowledgable."</p></blockquote>


[[User:Pgordon|Peter Gordon]] wrote<ref>http://thecodergeek.com/post/200</ref> about some of his favorite new features in Fedora 11, including <code>Presto</code>: "Size of all updates downloaded from Presto-enabled repositories: 14M
[[User:adamwill|Adam Williamson]] posted about <ref>http://www.happyassassin.net/2011/11/10/stupid-fedora-tricks/</ref>starting work on Fedora 17, and experimentation with the new kernel in a virtualized environment.
Size of updates that would have been downloaded if Presto wasn't enabled: 128M
This is a savings of 89 percent"
 
[[User:Ryanlerch|Ryan Lerch]] mentioned<ref>http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/controlaltbackspace-shortcut-does-not-restart-the-x-server-in-fedora-11/</ref> that in Fedora 11, <code>Ctrl+Alt+Backspace</code> no longer immediately and forcibly kills the X server, but posted instructions for how to easily re-enable such functionality.
 
[[MatthewGarrett|Matthew Garrett]] hacked<ref>http://mjg59.livejournal.com/111453.html</ref> the new Palm Pre to see what goes on behind the scenes and also noted that "It's recognisably Linux in a way the Android isn't."
 
[[MichaelDeHaan|Michael DeHaan]] wondered<ref>http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/06/10/just-works/</ref> about the "Just Works" philosophy in operating systems, and whether Fedora should go after OS X in this respect.
 
[[User:Mdomsch|Matt Domsch]] suggested<ref>http://domsch.com/blog/?p=85</ref> that split-media CDs should be killed off for Fedora 12 (and included statistics to back up why this would be a good idea).
 
[[User:Moixs|Steven Moix]] noticed<ref>http://www.alphatek.info/2009/06/13/fedora-marketing-feedback/</ref> that there are a lot of different options to choose from on the Download<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora</ref> page, which may cause confusion for new users. A possible solution follows.


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Latest revision as of 06:21, 11 November 2011

Planet Fedora

This is the Planet Fedora section, covering news from planet.fedoraproject.org[1], a collection of blogs from Fedora users spanning the globe.

Contributing Writer: Joel Braun

Events

FudCon Pune 2011

Kishan Goyal posted on his experience on day 2 at FudCon Pune[1].

Joerg Simon posted pictures[2] of the event.

Izhar Firdaus wrote about his experience[3] at FudCon, as well as some thoughts on the atmosphere of the event.

Suchakra also blogged on Fudcon Pune[4].

Kushal Das posted photos[5] of the event to his blog.

Fedora Community

The release of Fedora 16 has been the main topic of the blogroll recently, and it's fair to say that it's being greeted with open arms by many of the users.

Juanjo Martinez blogged on his first impressions of F16, calling it an "impressive release"[6].

General

Adam Williamson posted about [7]starting work on Fedora 17, and experimentation with the new kernel in a virtualized environment.