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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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Host and Platform is an evolution of the Base Runtime module concept introduced in Fedora 26 Boltron, splitting the minimal system further into independent modules allowing for greater flexibility when composing and maintaining the base system.


== Owner ==
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* Name: [[User:psabata|Petr Šabata]]
* Name: [[User:psabata|Petr Šabata]]
* Email: contyk@redhat.com
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== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==


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The end goal of this change is to provide the modular base operating system content in a way that allows for hardware enablement and general userspace separation, enabling different update cadence and life cycles for each of the two parts.
 
Being the successor of Base Runtime, the two new modules will include all the content Base Runtime does as well as content from additional Fedora 26 Boltron modules extending it.  Additional system configuration and management services and utilities are expected to be part of the base system experience.
 


== Benefit to Fedora ==
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Revision as of 12:56, 25 May 2017

Host and Platform

Summary

Host and Platform is an evolution of the Base Runtime module concept introduced in Fedora 26 Boltron, splitting the minimal system further into independent modules allowing for greater flexibility when composing and maintaining the base system.

Owner

  • Name: Petr Šabata
  • Email: contyk@redhat.com
  • Release notes owner:

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 27
  • Last updated: 2017-05-25
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

The end goal of this change is to provide the modular base operating system content in a way that allows for hardware enablement and general userspace separation, enabling different update cadence and life cycles for each of the two parts.

Being the successor of Base Runtime, the two new modules will include all the content Base Runtime does as well as content from additional Fedora 26 Boltron modules extending it. Additional system configuration and management services and utilities are expected to be part of the base system experience.


Benefit to Fedora

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
  • Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
  • Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes