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====FUDCon EMEA 2011 will be held in Milan, Italy====  
====Announcing the release of Fedora 15 Beta!!====
Fedora Project Leader, Jared K. Smith<ref>Jared K. Smith jsmith at fedoraproject.org</ref> on Mon Apr 11 21:50:49 UTC 2011 announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-April/002947.html</ref>,


"I am pleased to announce that the FUDCon conference in the EMEA region
Dennis Gilmore<ref>Dennis Gilmore dennis at ausil.us</ref> on Tue Apr 19 14:50:03 UTC 2011 announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-April/002950.html</ref>,
in 2011 will be in Milan, Italy. We had four excellent bids for the
EMEA FUDCon this year (Milan, Budapest, Dublin, and Zurich) and all
four proposals were well done.  The Milan bid has several potential
dates, so I will be working together with the Milan bid team and
FAmSCo and our community of European ambassadors to choose a date that
works well for all involved."


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"The clock is ticking. The days are counting down. The release of
Fedora 15, codenamed "Lovelock," is scheduled for release in late
May. Fedora is the leading edge, free and open source operating
system that continues to deliver innovative features to users
worldwide, with a new release every six months.


====Results of Fedora 16 Release Name Voting==== 
We are delighted to announce the availability of the Beta release
Jared K. Smith<ref>Jared K. Smith jsmith at fedoraproject.org</ref> on Tue Apr 12 13:29:14 UTC 2011 announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-April/002948.html</ref>,
of Fedora 15.


"The voting has concluded for the Fedora 16 release name, and the
"I beta one American dollar that you will love this release!"
results are in! Thank you to the Fedora community members who made
name suggestions and participated in the voting.


The Fedora 16 release name is: '''Verne'''
Come see why we love Fedora so much. We are betting you will,
too. Download it now: <ref>http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease?wkanF15b</ref>


Voting period:  Tuesday 2011-04-05 00:00:00 to Monday 2011-04-11 23:59:59
=====What is the Beta Release?=====
Number of valid ballots cast:  421


Using the range voting method, each candidate could attain a maximum
The beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 15. Only
of (421*9) = 3789 votes.
critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading to the general
release of Fedora 15 in May. We invite you to join us in making
Fedora 15 a solid release by downloading, testing, and providing
your valuable feedback.


=====Results:=====
Of course, this is a beta release, meaning that some problems may still
be lurking. A list of the problems we already know about can be seen on
the Common F15 bugs page, at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F15_bugs.
 
If you find a bug that's not found on that page, be sure it gets
fixed before release by reporting your discovery at
<ref>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/</ref> Thank you!
 
=====Features=====
 
Desktop enthusiasts and end users of all sorts can look forward to:
 
* Gnome Shell and the Gnome 3 desktop. Gnome 3 is the next major
version of the Gnome desktop. After many years of a largely
unchanged Gnome 2.x experience, GNOME 3 brings a fresh look
and feel with GNOME Shell.
 
* LibreOffice Productivity Suite. LibreOffice is a fork of
OpenOffice, with the support of the OpenOffice.org community.
All of the applications you know and love are still there,
including apps for spreadsheets, document creation, and presentations.
 
* Desktop environments a-plenty. The Xfce and LXDE spins have
been updated, and the Fedora Spins SIG has other offerings
tailored to a wide variety of user needs.
 
Sysadmins will love features such as:
 
* Appliance building. BoxGrinder creates appliances (virtual
machines) from simple plain text appliance definition files
for various virtual platforms, and is great for building
appliances for use in a Cloud environment.
 
* Dynamic Firewall. The dynamic firewall mode aims to make it
possible to change firewall settings without the need to restart
the firewall and to make persistent connections possible.
 
Coders have lots of new development tools to try out, including:
 
* Updates to popular languages. Python 3.2, Rails 3.0.3, and
OCaml 3.12 are all included in Fedora 15.
 
* Project tooling. Maven 3 is a Java project management, project
comprehension, and build system tool.
 
* Compiling and debugging. GDB gets an update to 7.3, and GCC
4.6 is included. (Fedora 15 has also been rebuilt using GCC 4.6!)
 
And that's only the beginning. A more complete list and details of
all the new features in Fedora 15 is available here:
<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/15/FeatureList</ref>
 
We have nightly composes of alternate spins available here:
<ref>http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/</ref>
 
=====Contributing=====
 
For more information on common and known bugs, tips on how to report
bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the release
notes at <ref>http://docs.fedoraproject.org</ref>.
 
There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help
translate software and content, test and give feedback on software
updates, write and edit documentation, help with all sorts of promotional
activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora
users worldwide. To get started, visit <ref>http://join.fedoraproject.org</ref> today!"


Votes :: Name
* 2204 :: Verne
* 1662 :: Beefy Miracle
* 1522 :: Omoto
* 1241 :: Nepia
* 1207 :: Bonnet
* 1157 :: Barona
* 908 :: Llullaillaco
* 845 :: Legation
* 607 :: Mt. Orne"


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Revision as of 04:41, 21 April 2011

Announcements

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project, including general announcements[1], development announcements[2] and Events[3].

Contributing Writer: Rashadul Islam

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events

Fedora Announcement News

The announcement list is always exclusive for the Fedora Community. Please, visit the past announcements at[1]

  1. ↑ https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

Announcing the release of Fedora 15 Beta!!

Dennis Gilmore[1] on Tue Apr 19 14:50:03 UTC 2011 announced[2],

"The clock is ticking. The days are counting down. The release of Fedora 15, codenamed "Lovelock," is scheduled for release in late May. Fedora is the leading edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to users worldwide, with a new release every six months.

We are delighted to announce the availability of the Beta release of Fedora 15.

"I beta one American dollar that you will love this release!"

Come see why we love Fedora so much. We are betting you will, too. Download it now: [3]

What is the Beta Release?

The beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 15. Only critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading to the general release of Fedora 15 in May. We invite you to join us in making Fedora 15 a solid release by downloading, testing, and providing your valuable feedback.

Of course, this is a beta release, meaning that some problems may still be lurking. A list of the problems we already know about can be seen on the Common F15 bugs page, at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F15_bugs.

If you find a bug that's not found on that page, be sure it gets fixed before release by reporting your discovery at [4] Thank you!

Features

Desktop enthusiasts and end users of all sorts can look forward to:

  • Gnome Shell and the Gnome 3 desktop. Gnome 3 is the next major

version of the Gnome desktop. After many years of a largely unchanged Gnome 2.x experience, GNOME 3 brings a fresh look and feel with GNOME Shell.

  • LibreOffice Productivity Suite. LibreOffice is a fork of

OpenOffice, with the support of the OpenOffice.org community. All of the applications you know and love are still there, including apps for spreadsheets, document creation, and presentations.

  • Desktop environments a-plenty. The Xfce and LXDE spins have

been updated, and the Fedora Spins SIG has other offerings tailored to a wide variety of user needs.

Sysadmins will love features such as:

  • Appliance building. BoxGrinder creates appliances (virtual

machines) from simple plain text appliance definition files for various virtual platforms, and is great for building appliances for use in a Cloud environment.

  • Dynamic Firewall. The dynamic firewall mode aims to make it

possible to change firewall settings without the need to restart the firewall and to make persistent connections possible.

Coders have lots of new development tools to try out, including:

  • Updates to popular languages. Python 3.2, Rails 3.0.3, and

OCaml 3.12 are all included in Fedora 15.

  • Project tooling. Maven 3 is a Java project management, project

comprehension, and build system tool.

  • Compiling and debugging. GDB gets an update to 7.3, and GCC

4.6 is included. (Fedora 15 has also been rebuilt using GCC 4.6!)

And that's only the beginning. A more complete list and details of all the new features in Fedora 15 is available here: [5]

We have nightly composes of alternate spins available here: [6]

Contributing

For more information on common and known bugs, tips on how to report bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the release notes at [7].

There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit [8] today!"


  1. ↑ Dennis Gilmore dennis at ausil.us
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-April/002950.html
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease?wkanF15b
  4. ↑ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/
  5. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/15/FeatureList
  6. ↑ http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/
  7. ↑ http://docs.fedoraproject.org
  8. ↑ http://join.fedoraproject.org

Fedora Development News

The Development Announcement[1] list is intended to be a LOW TRAFFIC announce-only list for Fedora development.

Acceptable Types of Announcements

  • Policy or process changes that affect developers.
  • Infrastructure changes that affect developers.
  • Tools changes that affect developers.
  • Schedule changes
  • Freeze reminders

Unacceptable Types of Announcements

  • Periodic automated reports (violates the INFREQUENT rule)
  • Discussion
  • Anything else not mentioned above
  1. ↑ https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce

Fedora 15 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 21:00 UTC

Robyn Bergeron[1] on Mon Apr 11 20:40:14 UTC 2011 announced[2],

"Join us on irc.freenode.net #fedora-meeting for this important meeting.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 21:00 UTC (17:00 EDT/14:00 PDT)

"Before each public release Development, QA, and Release Engineering meet to determine if the release criteria are met for a particular release. This meeting is called the: Go/No-Go Meeting."

"Verifying that the Release criteria are met is the responsibility of the QA Team."

For more details about this meeting see: [3]

In the meantime keep an eye on the Fedora 15 Beta Blocker list and help us get the testing matrix completed by testing.

[4] (One approved blocker left, currently in VERIFIED - woohoo!) [5]"

  1. ↑ Robyn Bergeron rbergero at redhat.com
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2011-April/000776.html
  3. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
  4. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers
  5. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fedora_15_Beta_RC_Test_Results

Fedora 15 Beta is hereby declared GOLD!

Robyn Bergeron[1] on Wed Apr 13 21:41:00 UTC 2011 announced[2],

"At the Fedora 15 Beta Go/No-Go meeting today, the F15 Beta was declared GOLD and ready for release on April 19, 2011.

Thanks to everyone, as always, for their hard work and participation in getting this out the door. :)

Meeting minutes are below. -Robyn


  1. fedora-meeting: Fedora 15 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting


Meeting started by rbergeron at 21:00:30 UTC. The full logs are available at http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-04-13/fedora_15_beta_gono-go_meeting.2011-04-13-21.00.log.html .

Meeting summary
  • Roll Call! (rbergeron, 21:00:54)
  • Need representatoin from QA, Rel-eng, fesco. (rbergeron, 21:01:54)
  • Why we're here: (rbergeron, 21:05:06)
  • LINK: [3]

(rbergeron, 21:05:17)

  • In a nutshell: we are gathered today to determine if release criteria have been met and if the release can be considered GOLD.

(rbergeron, 21:05:56)

  • review of release criteria and so forth (rbergeron, 21:06:19)
  • AGREED: - remaining blocker, bz 657618, is in verified, only hitting one person, fix is in RC2 already, should not block the release.

(rbergeron, 21:11:16)

  • LINK:

[4] (adamw, 21:11:45)

  • LINK:

[5] (adamw, 21:11:50)

  • [6] (adamw, 21:16:45)
  • AGREED: No unresolved blocker bugs and all release criteria being met, Fedora 15 Beta is hereby declared GOLD. (rbergeron, 21:30:52)
  • Open discussion (rbergeron, 21:31:01)

Meeting ended at 21:33:49 UTC.

Action Items, by person
  • **UNASSIGNED**
  • (none)
People Present (lines said)
  • rbergeron (66)
  • adamw (59)
  • jlaska (21)
  • dgilmore (14)
  • nirik (8)
  • nb (6)
  • zodbot (5)
  • jsmith (5)
  • fenrus02 (3)
  • cwickert (3)
  • red_alert (1)

Generated by MeetBot_ 0.1.4"

  1. ↑ Robyn Bergeron rbergero at redhat.com
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2011-April/000777.html
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Engineering_Readiness_Meetings
  4. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_15_Beta_RC2_Desktop
  5. ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_15_Beta_RC2_Install
  6. ↑ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694928

Fedora Events

The purpose of event is to build a global Fedora events calendar, and to identify responsible Ambassadors for each event. The event page is laid out by quarter and by region. Please maintain the layout, as it is crucial for budget planning. Events can be added to this page whether or not they have an Ambassador owner. Events without an owner are not eligible for funding, but being listed allows any Ambassador to take ownership of the event and make it eligible for funding. In plain words, Fedora events are the exclusive and source of marketing, learning and meeting all the fellow community people around you. So, please mark your agenda with the following events to consider attending or volunteering near you!

Upcoming Events (March - May 2011)

  • North America (NA)[1]
  • Central & South America (LATAM): [2]
  • Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)[3]
  • India, Asia, Australia (India/APJ)[4]
  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q1_.28March_2011_-_May_2011.29
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q1_.28March_2011_-_May_2011.29_2
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q1_.28March_2011_-_May_2011.29_3
  4. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events#FY12_Q1_.28March_2011_-_May_2011.29_4

Past Events

Archive of Past Fedora Events[1]

  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/PastEvents

Additional information

  • Reimbursements -- reimbursement guidelines.
  • Budget -- budget for the current quarter (as distributed by FAMSCo).
  • Sponsorship -- how decisions are made to subsidize travel by community members.
  • Organization -- event organization, budget information, and regional responsibility.
  • Event reports -- guidelines and suggestions.
  • LinuxEvents -- a collection of calendars of Linux events.
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