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| === Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org) ===
| | This past week's press focused on the appointment of Jared Smith as the new Fedora Project leader. Several postings follow. |
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| Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013059.html</ref> a posting from the "If Not True Then False" blog from 2010-06-8:
| | === New Fedora Project Leader appointed (The H Online) === |
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| "This is guide with screenshots, howto install Fedora (currently Fedora
| | Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013200.html</ref> a brief posting about Jared Smith's appointment: |
| 13) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org). BFO combines a series of
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| recent technologies to produce a new boot stack. The glue that holds
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| The full post is available<ref>http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/fedora-netinstall-net-install-with-gpxe-and-bfo-boot-fedoraproject-org/</ref>. | | "[[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] will be the new Project Leader of the Fedora Project. This is the second non-Red Hat employee Red Hat has hired and appointed as Fedora Project Leader, after previous Project Leader Paul W. Frields." |
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| | The full post is available<ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/New-Fedora-Project-Leader-appointed-1031113.html</ref>. |
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| === Fedora 13 “Goddard” Review – Gnome Desktop === | | === New project leader wears the Fedora (The Register UK) === |
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| Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013086.html</ref> a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog from 2010-06-16:
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| "I faced only one ’serious’ bug during my time in Fedora, but only
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| because I didn’t think about it. One of Fedora’s defining features is
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| SELinux, which is a Security Enhancement for Linux, and I forgot to add
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| an exception into the Firewall/SELinux to allow me to connect to it.
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| Otherwise, Fedora was completely uneventful and great. I’d rate it about
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| The full post is available<ref>http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2010/06/16/fedora-13-goddard-review-gnome-desktop/</ref>.
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| === Zarafa Collaboration Platform 6.40 Goes Gold ===
| | Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013199.html</ref> a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog from 2010-06-16: |
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| [[User:robert|Robert Scheck]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013122.html</ref> the official press release about Zarafa that mentions Fedora nicely:
| | "Paul Frields, who has been getting his paycheck from Red Hat to run the |
| | Fedora development Linux variant since 2008, is moving back inside the |
| | company to work on Enterprise Linux, and an outsider named Jared Smith |
| | is being brought in as the new Fedora Project Leader. |
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| "Since February 2010, the Fedora Project is shipping the 6.30 series of the
| | Frields joined Red Hat in February 2008, replacing Max Spevack, another |
| ZCP. The active Fedora releases 12 and 13 will ship Zarafa 6.40.0 as well
| | Red Hat employee who ran the open source Linux development product from |
| as the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository for Red
| | February 2006 until Frields took over. Smith will take over the FPL |
| Hat Enterprise Linux releases 4 and 5. EPEL 6 beta (for the upcoming | | position (which is a full-time job with a Red Hat paycheck) to steer the |
| RHEL 6 in autumn, which is RHEL 6 beta right now) will also get Zarafa
| | development of Fedora 14, something that Frields already got the ball |
| 6.40.0 as soon as possible<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Zarafa</ref>. The ZCP 6.40.0 is also available through the Canonical Partner repository for the popular Ubuntu distribution. Mandriva, a third free Linux distribution project, includes Zarafa as well."
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| The full press release is available<ref>http://download.zarafa.com/zarafa/press/20100610%20Zarafa%20Collaboration%20Platform%206.40%20Goes%20Gold.pdf</ref>. | | The full post is available<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/29/new_fedora_project_leader/</ref> |
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| === Fedora 13 praised for security and permissions enhancements (DesktopLinux.com) === | | === Red Hat names new Fedora Project Leader (Internetnews.com) === |
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| Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013133.html</ref> a posting from Desktop Linux on Fedora 13 from 2009-06-21:
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| "The community-driven Fedora 13 Linux distribution has been reviewed by
| | Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013193.html</ref> a posting from Internetnews.com: |
| eWEEK, which was highly impressed with its cutting-edge enterprise
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| features. The review praises Fedora security and permissions features
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| such as the AccountsDialog user management utility, and it also likes the new command line interface for NetworkManager.
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| As was noted in our coverage of the _beta release of Fedora 13 in April, the new Fedora release has introduced a key features including automatic
| | "I'm a huge fan of the work and the leadership that current Fedora |
| print-driver installation, the Btrfs filesystem, and enhanced 3D driver support. Released last month in final form, Fedora 13 has now been given the once over from the enterprise angle by Jason Brooks at our sister
| | Project Leader Paul Frields has done since 2008. Frields has always been |
| publication, eWEEK."
| | one of the most articulate, honest and insightful Linux community |
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| | leaders that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. |
| The full post is available<ref>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5899605753.html</ref>
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| === Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool (ghacks.net) ===
| | The process of how Fedora's leadership is chosen is different than other |
| | distributions. It's not a totally democratic process like the one that |
| | Debian has. On the other hand it's not totally autocratic like Ubuntu. |
| | In a mailing list posting announcing the transition, Frields explained |
| | the process. |
| | "One of the hallmarks of Fedora leadership is that it's open to change," |
| | Frields wrote. "The FPL is not a semi-benevolent dictator for life, but |
| | rather a position to which new people can regularly bring their passion |
| | for making Fedora better...The FPL job is a salaried position at Red |
| | Hat, and the Fedora Board members as well as many other stakeholders |
| | have been informed and involved with the process of selecting a new |
| | FPL." |
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| Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013151.html</ref> a recent review of the Gnote note tool available in Fedora 13:
| | The full post is available<ref>http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2010/06/red-hat-names-new-fedora-proje.html</ref> |
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| "I take notes. I take a LOT of notes. When I’m not at a PC I use pen and
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| paper. When I am at a PC I use whatever tool is the most accessible and
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| the most usable. For the longest time that tool was my text editor (most
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| likely Nano). The only problem with Nano is it take some serious work to
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| have any organization…and it’s accessibility wasn’t the best. To take
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| notes I had to open up a console, enter the command to start nano, type
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| my notes, and save/title/close my notes. But over the last few years
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| much better tools have evolved for taking notes. One such tool is the
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| Fedora default,
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| Gnote<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/</ref>."
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| The full post is available<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/</ref> | |
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| === Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13 (ghacks.net) ===
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| Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013152.html</ref> another posting from ghacks.net about setting up a network printer in Fedora 13:
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| "I have been bragging to everyone how user-friendly Fedora has become
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| with it’s most recent release for a while now. Some people are prone to
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| believe me and some are not. No matter where you stand, if you have any
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| experience with Linux, you know there are certain aspects that can be a
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| bit of a challenge. Printing has been one of those issues for many
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| people for a while now. That has all changed with recent releases.
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| Fedora 13 is no exception. The installation and configuration of
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| printers has become a no-brainer for both local and networked printers"
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| The full post is available<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/20/setting-up-a-network-printer-in-fedora-13/</ref>.
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| === Fedora 13 Goddard. Bah. Meh. Hmm? Ok. ===
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| Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013153.html</ref> a skeptical but ultimately positive review of Fedora 13:
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| "Fedora 13 Goddard is ... I don't really know what to say. Personally,
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| the most important part of system usage is stability. Compared to
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| previous versions, the difference is huge. Fedora 13 is stable and
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| robust and this makes it an adequate candidate for daily use. With
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| autoten and similar programs, you solve the availability problem of
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| software, including popular applications and codecs. Still, placing a
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| shortcut on the desktop, which reads "grab your non-free stuff over
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| here" would have made a big change for the average user."
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| The full post is available<ref>http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-13.html</ref>.
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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/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
This past week's press focused on the appointment of Jared Smith as the new Fedora Project leader. Several postings follow.
New Fedora Project Leader appointed (The H Online)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a brief posting about Jared Smith's appointment:
"Jared Smith will be the new Project Leader of the Fedora Project. This is the second non-Red Hat employee Red Hat has hired and appointed as Fedora Project Leader, after previous Project Leader Paul W. Frields."
The full post is available[2].
New project leader wears the Fedora (The Register UK)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog from 2010-06-16:
"Paul Frields, who has been getting his paycheck from Red Hat to run the
Fedora development Linux variant since 2008, is moving back inside the
company to work on Enterprise Linux, and an outsider named Jared Smith
is being brought in as the new Fedora Project Leader.
Frields joined Red Hat in February 2008, replacing Max Spevack, another
Red Hat employee who ran the open source Linux development product from
February 2006 until Frields took over. Smith will take over the FPL
position (which is a full-time job with a Red Hat paycheck) to steer the
development of Fedora 14, something that Frields already got the ball
rolling on."
The full post is available[2]
Red Hat names new Fedora Project Leader (Internetnews.com)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a posting from Internetnews.com:
"I'm a huge fan of the work and the leadership that current Fedora
Project Leader Paul Frields has done since 2008. Frields has always been
one of the most articulate, honest and insightful Linux community
leaders that I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
. . .
The process of how Fedora's leadership is chosen is different than other
distributions. It's not a totally democratic process like the one that
Debian has. On the other hand it's not totally autocratic like Ubuntu.
In a mailing list posting announcing the transition, Frields explained
the process.
"One of the hallmarks of Fedora leadership is that it's open to change,"
Frields wrote. "The FPL is not a semi-benevolent dictator for life, but
rather a position to which new people can regularly bring their passion
for making Fedora better...The FPL job is a salaried position at Red
Hat, and the Fedora Board members as well as many other stakeholders
have been informed and involved with the process of selecting a new
FPL."
The full post is available[2]
