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Announcements

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project[1] [2] [3].

Contributing Writer: Max Spevack

Fedora 9 (Sulphur)

The end-of-life for Fedora 9 has been set for Friday, July 10.[1]

After this date, no builds will be allowed in Koji, and no further updates will be pushed.

Fonts Special Interest Group

Nicolas Mailhot[1] posted a fantastic status report[2] about all of the recent happenings in the Fonts SIG[3].

Some of the Fedora 11-related highlights include automatic font installation[4] courtesy of PackageKit, as well as updates to the fonts packaging guidelines, and re-packaging of many fonts as a result.

FUDCons and FADs

This section previews upcoming Fedora Users & Developers Conferences, as well as upcoming Fedora Activity Days.

FUDCon Porto Alegre 2009

FUDCon Porto Alegre[1] will take place June 24-27 in Brazil. About 35 people have signed up so far.

If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.

FUDCon Berlin 2009

FUDCon Berlin[1] will be held from June 26-28, and we're got almost 150 people pre-registered for the event.

If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.

If you have not yet acquired your e-ticket, find instructions here.[2]

Upcoming Events

Consider attending or volunteering at an event near you!

  • North America (NA)[1]
  • Central & South America (LATAM)[2]
  • Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)[3]
  • India, Asia, Australia (India/APJ)[4]