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The Fedora community will celebrate both the release of Fedora Linux 39 and the 20th Anniversary of the Fedora Project with a virtual Release Party. The virtual release parties are a great way to learn more about the latest Fedora Linux release. More importantly, they are a chance to spend time with the wonderful Fedora community.
Dates
Friday, 10 November to Saturday, 11 November 2023
Registration link
https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration
Schedule
Friday, November 10
| Time (EST, UTC-5) | Time (UTC) | Session title | Name of speaker | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00–8:00 AM | 12:00–13:00 | Hallway Track - Pre-Event Social | N/A | Join us in the Fedora Museum to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans! | Portal session |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | 13:00–13:30 | Opening remarks | Matthew Miller, Aoife Moloney, Justin W. Flory | Join the Fedora Project Leader, Operations Architect, and Community Architect as we kick off the celebration for this release, look back on the last release cycle, and review highlights from this weekend's event. | |
| 8:30–9:00 AM | 13:30–14:00 | What's new in Fedora Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx? | Timothee Ravier | Sharing updates that happened in the Fedora 39 release for Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx, plus a look at what's coming next. | TBD |
| 9:00–9:30 AM | 14:00–14:30 | Fedora Mentor Summit retrospective | Jona Azizaj, Akashdeep Dhar | TBD | TBD |
| 9:30–10:00 AM | 14:30–15:00 | Break - Hallway Track - Social | N/A | Join us in the Fedora Museum to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans! | Portal session |
| 10:00–10:30 AM | 15:00–15:30 | Fedora Badges 2.0: Revamp | Marie Nordin, Emma Kidney, Akashdeep Dhar | TBD | TBD |
| 10:30-10:45 AM | 15:30–15:45 | Contributor Story | Chris Idoko | TBD | TBD |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | 15:45–16:00 | Contributor Story | Emma Kidney | My Fedora journey from 2021 to today | TBD |
| 11:00–11:30 AM | 16:00–16:30 | What's new in Fedora Cloud? 😶🌫️ | Major Hayden | A look at what's new in Fedora Cloud for the F39 release! Come learn about new features, capabilities, and customizations. | TBD |
| 11:30–11:45 AM | 16:30–16:45 | Refreshment Break! | Everybody! | Go grab a beverage of your choice during our short intermission - it is Friday after all :) | |
| 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | 16:45–17:15 | Flatpaks Without Modules | TBD | What changed in F39 for Flatpaks, and a demonstration on how much simpler Flatpaks now are to use | TBD |
| 12:15–12:45 PM | 17:15–17:45 | Anaconda WebUI for Fedora 40 - A Preview | Jiri Konecny | An early introduction on the work the Anaconda Team has been doing to modernise and enhance the installation experience for Fedora | TBD |
| 12:45–1:00 PM | 17:45–18:00 | Contributor Story | Kevin Fenzi | TBD | TBD |
Saturday, November 11
| Time (EST) | Time (UTC) | Session Title | Name of speaker | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00–8:30 AM | 13:00–13:30 | Hallway Track - Social Event | Everyone who wants to | Lets have a coffee/tea/beverage together and start Day 2 right! Join us on 'stage' for some Fedora Friends social chat | TBD |
| 8:30–9:00 AM | 13:30–14:00 | Keep Talking: The Importance of Conversations around DEI | Precious Onyewuchi | TBD | TBD |
| 9:00–9:30 AM | 14:00–14:30 | Fedora Badges Design: Outreachy 2023 | Chris Idoko, Roland Taylor | TBD | TBD |
| 9:30–10:00 AM | 14:30–15:00 | Meet the Operations Architect | Aoife Moloney | An introduction from the Community Architect, and a bit of an AMA too! | TBD |
| 10:00–10:30 AM | 15:00–15:30 | Social organized by Fedora Pride team | Robert Wright, Fabio Valentini | Come play Among Us with the Fedora Community! We'll be hosting a Room for people to join and watch online as we sus out who's the imposter! You can download Among Us from Mobile App stores or on your desktop/laptop. We'll provide the Room Join Code at the start of the event! | This is open to all community, contributors, and users of Fedora Linux, not just Fedora Pride! |
| 10:30–11:00 AM | 15:30–16:00 | Fedora Marketing update | Joseph Gayoso, Daimar Stein | TBD | TBD |
| 11:00–11:15 AM | 16:00–16:15 | Closing remarks | Matthew Miller, Aoife Moloney, Justin W. Flory | Join the Fedora Project Leader, Operations Architect, and Community Architect in the closing session, thank-yous, and an update on the next Flock event. | |
| 11:15 AM–2:00 PM | 16:15–19:00 | Post-Event Hallway Track - Social | N/A | Wrap up the party, catch up with Fedora friends, and claim your release party badge in the Fedora Museum. | Portal session |
Announcement links
Here are links to the various announcements shared during the opening and closing sessions.
- HelloTux store (use FEDORA5 for a discount)
The Fedora Community Blog is a great way to keep up on announcements. Subscribe via email, RSS, or watch the Fedora Discussion category.