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=== Fedora 17 Beta ===
=== The 5 most popular Linux distributions ===


Karin Bakis posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014259.html</ref> a batch of stories covering the Fedora 17 beta release:
"...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."


"The Fedora Project has announced the release of the first and only beta version of Fedora 17, the final version of which is due for publication on 22 May. The beta implements all major changes in full, including the 'UsrMove' modification to filesystem structure, which will result in all applications and libraries being stored in subdirectories of /usr/." (The H)
The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>.


The coverage includes articles from The H<ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-17-enters-home-straight-with-beta-release-1540829.html</ref>, Linux Today<ref>http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2012041700641OSRH</ref>, PC World<ref>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254066/fedora_linux_17_reaches_beta_with_six_key_updates.html</ref>, Internet News<ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-17-beta-advances-the-linux-desktop.html</ref>and DistroWatch<ref>http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07205</ref>.
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Additional Fedora 17 beta release coverage in German, posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014260.html</ref> by [[User:Wonderer|Henrik Heigl]], includes stories from Golem<ref>http://www.golem.de/news/beefy-miracle-fedora-17-als-beta-erschienen-1204-91228.html</ref>, Heise<ref>http://www.heise.de/ct/meldung/Fedora-17-geht-mit-Beta-auf-die-Zielgerade-1540199.html</ref>, Linux Magazin<ref>http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/67915</ref> and Pressebox<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014260.html</ref>.
=== Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts ===


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Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>:


=== Will Fedora End Linux Distro Naming? ===
"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."


[[User:Jasonbrooks|Jason Brooks]] posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014276.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>.


"Linux distro names started to get 'weird' when Ubuntu arrived on the scenes with Weirdly Wacky African-inspired Animal names. Other distros,
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notably Fedora have taken a more democratic approach where community members vote on the release name, but that could soon change.


'This cycle, the Board is also asking contributors to let us know if we should continue to have release names for future Fedora releases,'
=== Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features ===
Fedora developer Toshio Kuratomi wrote."


The full article is available <ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/will-fedora-end-linux-distro-naming.html</ref>.
"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."
 
The full article is available <ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-set-to-package-spherical-cow-load-of-features.html</ref>.


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=== Five Best Linux Distributions ===
=== Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week ===
 
[[User:Jasonbrooks|Jason Brooks]] posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-April/014277.html</ref> the results of a recent Lifehacker reader poll:


"Fedora updates every six months, much like some of the other popular distros, but you'll find the community behind Fedora tends to stay on
"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."
the cutting edge when it comes to platform updates, driver updates, and application updates. it's fast and it's stable—but be ready to start
troubleshooting when something you've just installed breaks down."


The full article is available<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>.
http://lifehacker.com/5904069/five-best-linux-distributions</ref>.


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Latest revision as of 21:21, 29 August 2012

Fedora In the News

In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1].

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: Jason Brooks

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/

The 5 most popular Linux distributions

"...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."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/

Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts

Arnav Kalra posted [1]:

"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."

The full article is available [2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html
  2. ↑ http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/

Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features

"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."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-set-to-package-spherical-cow-load-of-features.html

Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week

"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."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-18-schedule-slips-by-a-week-1673640.html
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