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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
7:30 – 8:00 AM 12:30 – 13:00 Pre-Event Social - Hallway Track Everybody! Join us in the Hallway Track session on Hopin to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans. Hallway Track session
8:00 – 8:25 AM 13:00 – 13:25 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. Session 1
8:30 – 8:55 AM 13:30 – 13:55 What's new in Fedora Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx? Timothée Ravier, Joshua Strobl Sharing updates that happened in the Fedora 39 release for Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx, plus a look at what's coming next. Session 1
9:00 – 9:25 AM 14:00 – 14:25 Fedora Mentor Summit retrospective Jona Azizaj, Akashdeep Dhar This talk reviews the Fedora Mentor Summit at Flock 2023. This was the second year but the first time running in person. How did it go and what did we learn? Tune into this session for more about our work supporting a mentoring culture in Fedora. Session 1
9:30 – 9:55 AM 14:30 – 14:55 Break - Hallway Track Everybody! Join us in the Hallway Track session on Hopin to meetup and socialize with fellow Fedorans. Hallway Track session
10:00 – 10:25 AM 15:00 – 15:25 Fedora Badges 2.0: Revamp Marie Nordin, Emma Kidney, Akashdeep Dhar An update on the revamp of the Fedora Badges system. Session 2
10:30 - 10:45 AM 15:30 – 15:45 Contributor Story Chris Idoko A contributor story from a Fedora community member, as part of Fedora Appreciation Week 2023. Session 2 – Fedora Appreciation Week 2023
10:45 - 11:00 AM 15:45 – 16:00 Contributor Story Emma Kidney My Fedora journey from 2021 to today. Session 2 – Fedora Appreciation Week 2023
11:00 – 11:25 AM 16:00 – 16:25 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. Session 2
11:30 – 11:45 AM 16:30 – 16:45 Break Everybody! Refreshment break! Go grab a beverage of your choice during our short intermission - it is Friday after all. :)
11:45 AM – 12:10 PM 16:45 – 17:10 Flatpaks Without Modules TBD What changed in F39 for Flatpaks, and a demonstration on how much simpler Flatpaks now are to use Session 3
12:15 – 12:40 PM 17:15 – 17:40 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 Session 3
12:45 – 1:00 PM 17:45 – 18:00 Contributor Story: A tale of mentors and community Kevin Fenzi I'll talk about 2 of my many outstanding mentors in the Fedora community from years past and things we can all learn from them. Session 3 – Fedora Appreciation Week 2023

Saturday, November 11

Time (EST) Time (UTC) Session Title Name of speaker Description Notes
8:00 – 8:30 AM 13:00 – 13:30 Pre-Event Social - Hallway Track Anyone! Lets have a coffee/tea/beverage together and start Day 2 right! Join us on 'stage' for some Fedora Friends social chat. Hallway Track session
8:30 – 8:55 AM 13:30 – 13:55 Keep Talking: The Importance of Conversations around DEI Precious Onyewuchi Working on diversity, equity, & inclusion areas in Open Source, meeting people where they are, and why having DEI conversations in communities is a healthy sign. Session 1 – Pre-recorded
9:00 – 9:25 AM 14:00 – 14:25 Fedora Badges Design: Outreachy 2023 Chris Idoko, Roland Taylor An update on work completed earlier this year on a design overhaul of the Fedora Badge artwork portfolio, as part of an Outreachy Mentored Project. Session 1
9:30 – 9:55 AM 14:30 – 14:55 Meet the Operations Architect Aoife Moloney An introduction from the Operations Architect, and a bit of an AMA too! Session 1 – Fedora Appreciation Week 2023
10:00 – 10:25 AM 15:00 – 15:25 Social organized by Fedora Pride team Robert Wright, Fabio Valentini Come play Among Us with the Fedora community! We will host a Room for people to join and watch online as we sus out who is the imposter! You can download Among Us from Mobile App stores or on your desktop/laptop via Steam. 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! See event overview page.
10:30 – 10:55 AM 15:30 – 15:55 Fedora Marketing update Joseph Gayoso, Daimar Stein A quick analysis of what the Fedora Marketing Team has been doing to further the OS’s and the community’s adoption and what we could do better in the future. Session 2
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. Session 2
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM 16:15 – 18:00 Post-Event Social - Hallway Track N/A Wrap up the party, catch up with Fedora friends, and claim your release party badge in the Hallway Track session on Hopin. Hallway Track session

Announcement links

Here are links to the various announcements shared during the opening and closing sessions.

The Fedora Community Blog is a great way to keep up on announcements. Subscribe via email, RSS, or watch the Fedora Discussion category.

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