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Contributing Writer: [[User:pcalarco | Pascal Calarco]]
Contributing Writer: [[User:jasonbrooks | Jason Brooks]]


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=== Fedora diskutiert über Btrfs als Standard-Dateisystem (Pro-Linux.de) ===
=== The 5 most popular Linux distributions ===


[[User:vinz|Vinzenz Vietzke]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-February/013711.html</ref> two links to discussion of Fedora 16's expected change to btrfs:
"...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."


"Für Josef Bacik von Fedora ist das im Herbst kommende Fedora 16 eine
The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>.
mögliche Gelegenheit, auf Btrfs als Standard-Dateisystem umzustellen. Da
Btrfs über ein eingebautes Volume Management verfügt, sollte die
Unterstützung für LVM aufgegeben werden. Schon seit Fedora 11 ist Btrfs
verfügbar, in der kommenden Version Fedora 15 wird es auch ohne
besondere Boot-Optionen zur Nutzung bereitstehen."


The full article is available<ref>http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16746/fedora-diskutiert-ueber-btrfs-als-standard-dateisystem.html</ref>, as well as a related post in a German Fedora blog<ref>http://www.fedora-blog.de/2011/02/btrfs-wird-standard-in-fedora-16/</ref>.
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=== Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts ===
 
Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>:
 
"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 <ref>http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/</ref>.


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=== Fedora to include hacking tool Sqlninja after all (H Online) ===
=== 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 <ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-set-to-package-spherical-cow-load-of-features.html</ref>.
 
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Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-February/013706.html</ref> an an article in The H Online about the decision to include sqlninja in the Fedora distribution:
=== Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week ===


"As recorded in the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fedora
"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."
board, the Fedora Project is to integrate hacking tool sqlninja into its
Linux distribution. The minutes record that Tom 'spot' Callaway, member
of the Fedora board and Fedora Engineering Manager, met with Red Hat's
legal team who said they considered there was no risk involved in
including sqlninja. The Fedora board voted unanimously to lift the block
on the application"


The full post is available<ref>http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Fedora-to-include-hacking-tool-Sqlninja-after-all-1194680.html</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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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

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].

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].

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].

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].