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| [[User:Jsmidt|Joseph Smidt]] requested<ref>http://californiaquantum.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/please-report-bugs-upstream/</ref> that all Linux distributions report bugs upstream: | | FUDCon wound to a close, and [[User:Nicubunu|Nicu Buceli]] and [[User:Jsimon|Joerg Simon]] posted<ref>http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/06/fudcon-day-3.html</ref><ref>http://kitall.blogspot.com/2009/06/fudcon-berlin-2009-is-past.html</ref> some goodbye photos. |
| "''Now, assuming each major Linux distribution has hundreds of bugs where the bug triager knows it is an issue with upstream but fails to report it, if all these bugs would get reported I am sure an extra 100 bugs will get fixed over the next six months because of simple things like this.''"
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| [[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]] packaged<ref>http://blog.melchua.com/2009/06/21/n00bthoughts-producing-my-first-rpm/</ref> his first RPM, making notes along the way of where documentation was lacking: | | [[DanielWalsh|Daniel Walsh]] asked<ref>http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/29463.html</ref> (but more importantly, answered) the question "How do I tell if an access was added in the latest policy release?" using the <code>sesearch</code> and <code>audit2why</code> tools from SELinux. |
| "''I’m actually quite impressed by how simple the process is, and how helpful the resources are - however, my baseline for “easy process!” is “it’s better than several weeks of blindly trying to install Linux for the first time via stacks of floppies in 2001!” so just because it’s “good enough” doesn’t mean it’s as good as it could be. | |
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| | [[DaveJones|Dave Jones]] suggested<ref>http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/2009/06/29/increasing-testing-unreleased-kernels/</ref> that unreleased kernels could use some extra testing love. "Producing RPM builds of the rawhide kernel for our already released Fedoras...What I’m toying with doing is some devel kernels for Fedora 11 that are built outside of the Fedora build system." |
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| [[JeffSheltren|Jeff Sheltren]] was interviewed<ref>http://sheltren.com/flossweekly</ref> for the FLOSS Weekly podcast. | | [[User:Jmbabich|John Babich]] explained<ref>http://jmbuser.livejournal.com/12198.html</ref> how to install Fedora along-side Vista. |
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| [[DanWilliams|Dan Williams]] showed off<ref>http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2009/06/22/mobile-broadband-assistant-makes-it-easy/</ref> how easy it is to connect to a mobile broadband connection using NetworkManager. In a later post, he described<ref>http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2009/06/25/networkmanager-and-connman/</ref> the differences between NetworkManager and ConnMan. | | [[User:Adamwill|Adam Williamson]] described<ref>http://www.happyassassin.net/2009/07/03/bug-information-pages-severity-and-priority-fit-and-finish-and-more/</ref> the new policies around the "severity" and "priority" fields in Fedora's Bugzilla. Additionally, Adam has been working "to improve and create pages dedicated to explaining how to debug issues in particular components, and how to provide appropriate information when filing bugs on those components" as well as a project called Fit and Finish<ref>[[Fit and Finish]]</ref> "to work on the small details that make a polished desktop experience." |
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| [[User:Johnp|John Palmier]] attended<ref>http://www.j5live.com/2009/06/22/open-video-conference-an-amazing-step-forward/</ref> the Open Video Conference<ref>http://openvideoconference.org/</ref>. "''The web was built and exploded around the concept of open technology. Let’s continue to make sure this is the case going forward. The last thing we want is the web to become the domain of a few, with creativity being stifled by restrictions in the non-open parts of the stack.''"
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| [[AdamJackson|Adam Jackson]] explained<ref>http://ajaxxx.livejournal.com/61607.html</ref> how computers (try to) identify the capabilities (resolutions, refresh rates, etc...) of monitors by following the EDID standard. And a new partially-compatible standard, DisplayID that is set to replace EDID.
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| [[User:Jack|Jack Aboutboul]] announced<ref>http://jaboutboul.blogspot.com/2009/06/fedora-marketing-tng-project-foobar.html</ref> [[Marketing/Project FooBar|Project FooBar]]. While still in the early stages, there are 5 main goals: "''Centralization of Content, well scheduled, recurring and prepared content, design which is consistent with the philosophy of the Design team, standardized "official" feeds for distribution of different forms of content, mechanisms for localization and sharing the media with press or on social news sites.''"
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| [[MatthewGarrett|Matthew Garrett]] complained<ref>http://mjg59.livejournal.com/111853.html</ref> about the lack of openness at Intel. While some parts of the company seem committed to Linux and Open Source, other parts (notably EFI and Poulsbo) don't always integrate as nicely with Linux as some might prefer.
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| [[AdrianReber|Adrian Reber]] analyzed<ref>http://lisas.de/~adrian/?p=548</ref> the Fedora mirror server traffic, for the few days following the Leonidas release. Pretty graphs ensued.
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| [[User:Ashawley|Aaron S. Hawley]] compared<ref>http://aaronhawley.livejournal.com/24759.html</ref> cars to software (though he is certainly not the first to do so) by quoting a post that described the ability to take apart, modify and maintain one's own car, despite the fact that when it comes to software, often that ability is missing.
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| Aaron also posted<ref>http://aaronhawley.livejournal.com/25025.html</ref> a piece about "How the [IT] culture is hostile to women". See also: FUDCon Attendee Photo<ref>http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-fedora.html</ref>.
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| [[DaveMalcolm|Dave Malcolm]] wondered<ref>http://dmalcolm.livejournal.com/3271.html</ref> where the word "codebase" came from.
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| [[JoshuaWulf|Joshua Wulf]] wrote<ref>http://fossdocs.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/neologisms-and-localization/</ref> about the challenges involved with "Neologisms and Localization". Is "Parameterized" a word?
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| [[JamesMorris|James Morris]] described<ref>http://james-morris.livejournal.com/42541.html</ref> some of the upcoming changes to the security subsystem in kernel 2.6.30.
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| * http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/06/linuxtag-and-linuxnacht.html
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| * http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/06/fun-time-waiting-for-fudcon.html
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| * http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/06/fudcon-day-1-fudpub.html
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| * http://mairin.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/fudcon-berlin-day-1/
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| * http://mairin.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/fudcon-day-1/
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| * http://spevack.livejournal.com/85023.html
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| * http://diegobz.net/2009/06/27/fisl-2-day/
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Planet Fedora
In this section, we cover the highlights of Planet Fedora[1] - an aggregation of blogs from Fedora contributors worldwide.
Contributing Writer: Adam Batkin
General
FUDCon wound to a close, and Nicu Buceli and Joerg Simon posted[1][2] some goodbye photos.
Daniel Walsh asked[3] (but more importantly, answered) the question "How do I tell if an access was added in the latest policy release?" using the sesearch and audit2why tools from SELinux.
Dave Jones suggested[4] that unreleased kernels could use some extra testing love. "Producing RPM builds of the rawhide kernel for our already released Fedoras...What I’m toying with doing is some devel kernels for Fedora 11 that are built outside of the Fedora build system."
John Babich explained[5] how to install Fedora along-side Vista.
Adam Williamson described[6] the new policies around the "severity" and "priority" fields in Fedora's Bugzilla. Additionally, Adam has been working "to improve and create pages dedicated to explaining how to debug issues in particular components, and how to provide appropriate information when filing bugs on those components" as well as a project called Fit and Finish[7] "to work on the small details that make a polished desktop experience."
