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| Contributing Writer: [[User:pcalarco | Pascal Calarco]] | | Contributing Writer: [[User:jasonbrooks | Jason Brooks]] |
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| === Linux kernel to fully support Xen: Too little too late? (Techtarget.com) === | | === The 5 most popular Linux distributions === |
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| [[User:Sundaram|Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-June/013950.html</ref> an article on upcoming Xen integration with the Linux kernel:
| | "...Fedora clearly has its fans. And, if you work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) development, it's a really wise idea to keep a copy of Fedora on hand so you can see RHEL's future." |
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| "Core to KVM’s rapid success is the fact that it’s included in the
| | The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>. |
| kernel. In contrast, Xen has always worked well on Linux platforms, but
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| since 2007 users have needed to apply a significant kernel patch and do
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| some configuration not included in the core Linux distributions to make
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| it work. That’s a headache and a support issue for OSS vendors and IT
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| staff. By contrast, since KVM’s inclusion in the kernel and declared
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| support from the major distributions such as Red Hat and Ubuntu, getting
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| a KVM environment going is easier and also encouraged by the distributors."
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| "The Xen community has been trying to get Xen introduced into the Linux
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| kernel for years, but the need for multiple kernel binaries was always a
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| sticking point with Linux kernel maintainers. In 2009, Linux creator
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| Linus Torvalds wrote that "Xen really is horribly badly separated out.
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| It gets way more incestuous with other systems than it should. It's
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| entirely possible that this is very fundamental to both
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| paravirtualization and to hypervisor behavior, but it doesn't matter --
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| it just means that I can well see that Xen is a f---ing pain to merge."
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| The full post is available<ref>http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/news/2240036580/Linux-kernel-to-fully-support-Xen-Too-little-too-late</ref>. | |
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| === Fedora 16 with Btrfs as standard file system (The H Online) === | | === Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts === |
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| [[User:Sundaram|Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-June/013949.html</ref> details on a recent FESCo affirmation for Fedora 16 to use Btrfs:
| | Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>: |
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| "At its IRC meeting on Wednesday, the Fedora Engineering Steering | | "Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) and future releases — along with RHEL 7 and future CentOS releases — will be the best way to enjoy a vanilla Gnome 3 experience." |
| Committee (FESCo) resolved to use Btrfs as the standard file system in
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| Fedora 16 "Verne". Btrfs was called the "Next Generation File System for
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| Linux" by numerous major kernel developers two years ago and is still
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| labelled as experimental. For Fedora 16 there will be a "simple switch"
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| from Ext4 to the new file system; therefore Fedora's installation
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| program will not force Btrfs' RAID- and LVM-like capabilities onto users."
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| The full posting is available<ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-16-with-Btrfs-as-standard-file-system-1257844.html</ref>. | | The full article is available <ref>http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/</ref>. |
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| === Review: Red Hat Fedora 15 (Computing UK)=== | | === Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features === |
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| Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-June/013948.html</ref> a review of Fedora 15 in UK's Computing:
| | "The clock is starting to tick down on the Fedora Linux release with the feature freeze now in place. As such, now is as good a time as any to take a look at some of the new features that are likely to land when Fedora 18 goes live at the end of the year." |
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| "Version 15 of Red Hat's<ref>http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/review/2075505/review-red-hat-fedora#</ref>
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| community project Linux distribution Fedora showed great stability, and it was simple to add applications onto the platform. We had no problem with hardware drivers and the new GNOME 3 GUI was easy to use, even though initially we did seem to be blundering about. Fedora would suit corporate road warriors who would like a combined Fedora-Windows dual-boot system (in case of OS failure), or anybody interested enough to see how far Linux has advanced compared to Windows and Mac OS X operating systems."
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| === Fedora 15 Adds Cloud Deployment Builder, GNOME 3 Desktop, Robotics Suite (Campus Technology)=== | | === Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week === |
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| Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-June/013947.html</ref> a brief article highlighting robotics development tools, GNOME 3 and cloud deployment features in Fedora 15:
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| "The Fedora Project<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/</ref> has released an update to its flagship Linux-based operating system, Fedora 15, incorporating a
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| fully revamped desktop environment, new robotics development tools, and an appliance creator for building virtual machines and disk images for desktop and cloud deployment.
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| Fedora is a widely distributed<ref>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Statistics</ref> free and open source desktop
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| operating system suite that includes a core OS (based on the Linux
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| kernel) and a comprehensive suite of open source components, including
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| productivity software and a GNOME graphical user interface. Fedora is
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| sponsored by open source developer Red Hat<ref>http://www.redhat.com/</ref>.
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| Version 15, which formally launched last week, rolls in a range of major
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| enhancements for end users, admins, and developers alike."
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| The full posting is available<ref>http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2011/06/02/Fedora-15-Adds-Cloud-Deployment-Builder-GNOME-3-Desktop-Robotics-Suite.aspx?Page=1</ref>
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| === The Fedora Project Recognizes Student Contributor with Fedora Scholarship === | |
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| Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-June/013946.html</ref> an article on the recent Fedora Scholarship recipient, Ricky Elrod:
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| "RALEIGH, N.C.--The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) sponsored
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| and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced that
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| Ricky Elrod is the recipient of the 2011 Fedora Scholarship, a program
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| now in its fourth year. The Fedora Scholarship program recognizes
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| college and university-bound students across the globe for their
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| contributions to free software and the Fedora Project. Elrod has spent
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| significant time working within Fedora's Infrastructure Team, a group of
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| volunteers that manage the servers and applications that run Fedora. He
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| was selected from an impressive applicant pool and plans to continue his
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| education at the University of Akron this fall and major in Computer
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| Fedora is built by a worldwide community of people and is inclusive for
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| anyone to join and contribute across multiple functions from content
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| writers, designers and marketers to translators, web developers and
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| system administrators. Fedora and Red Hat are committed to fostering the
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| talent of young contributors and aim to encourage students to gain
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| hands-on experience with open source software and lead in the creation
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| and spread of free code and content.
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| "We are very pleased to be awarding the Fedora Scholarship to Ricky this
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| year," said Jared Smith, Fedora Project Leader at Red Hat. "His
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| contributions to the Fedora Infrastructure Team have made a positive
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| impact to help everything from our project website and wiki to the
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| package builder and update manager run smoothly. We thank Ricky for his
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| numerous contributions and look forward to his continued work with
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| Fedora as he attends university and pursues his degree."
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| Fedora Scholarship applicants are evaluated on criteria including the
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| quality of contributions made to Fedora and other free software
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| projects, references provided by Fedora community members, the amount of
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| time the applicant has been contributing to Fedora and the overall
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| quality of the application. Recipients are awarded a scholarship to be
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| applied toward tuition for the student's college or university
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| education. Fedora Scholarship winners also receive funding for travel
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| and lodging at the Fedora User and Developer Conference (FUDCon) nearest
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| to their location for each year of the scholarship.
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| "I would like to say a huge 'thank you' to the Fedora Infrastructure
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| team and the Fedora Project as a whole, for showing me, and many people
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| like me, that open source software is easy to contribute to from any
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| level of experience," said Elrod. "Thank you to all who make Fedora the
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| great project that it is, and the great project that it will continue to
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| The 2012 application window will open in fall 2011. For more information, visit <ref>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scholarship</ref>."
| | "At a go/no-go meeting of the Fedora QA Team, the developers decided to postpone the release of the first Fedora 18 alpha by a week. The team unanimously voted to not go forward with the release because of the relatively large number of blocker bugs that are still unresolved." |
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| The full article is available<ref>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110602005157/en/Fedora-Project-Recognizes-Student-Contributor-Fedora-Scholarship</ref>. | | The full article is available <ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-18-schedule-slips-by-a-week-1673640.html</ref>. |
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