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=== Root privileges through vulnerability in GNU C loader - (The H) ===
=== Cloud and Virtualization Features Set Fedora 14 Apart - (PC World) ===


Jonathan Nalley forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-October/013468.html</ref> a brief article on security vulnerabilities found recently in the GNU C loader, which affect Fedora and other distributions:
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013543.html</ref> a brief article on new cloud computing and virtualization features in Fedora 14:


"According to the developer's tests, at least glibc versions 2.12.1 under Fedora 13 and 2.5 under Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 are vulnerable."
"Fedora 14, or "Laughlin," made its official debut on Tuesday, and it's packed with a raft of new features designed to enhance the experience for users of the open source desktop operating system.


The full article is available<ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Root-privileges-through-vulnerability-in-GNU-C-loader-1110182.html</ref>
Usability has been a key focus in the past few releases of Red Hat-sponsored Fedora, which is the second most popular Linux distribution<ref>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/204767/a_guide_to_todays_top_10_linux_distributions.html</ref>, behind only Ubuntu<ref>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208818/is_unity_the_right_interface_for_desktop_ubuntu.html</ref>, according to DistroWatch. Significant improvements in networking, software management, hardware support, and other functionality have resulted, so much of the work on this latest release has concentrated instead on providing bug fixes and increased stability."
 
The full article is available<ref>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/209673/cloud_and_virtualization_features_set_fedora_14_apart.html</ref>


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=== Fedora Uses YubiKey for Strong Two-Factor Authentication - (IT News Online) ===
=== Fedora 14: haven for Ubuntu's homeless GNOMEs - (Channel Register - UK) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013542.html</ref> another review of Fedora 14:


Jonathan Nalley forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-October/013467.html</ref> a posting on YubiKey authentication in Fedora:
"Fedora 14, released Tuesday, has quite a bit of new stuff under the hood - things you probably won't notice most unless you're a systems admin or use Fedora for development.


"The Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, has integrated support into its infrastructure services for YubiKey, the open source authentication key by Yubico. The YubiKeys are also used by Fedora’s core team members for securing access to high security hosts....One of the fundamental principles of the Fedora Infrastructure team is their dedication to Fedora's stance on freedom. In short, the team only uses, produces, and deploys 100% free and open source software for these services. Fedora contributors are thus able not only to have immediate access to free software services, but are also able to contribute to their continual improvement.
For Fedora this is business as usual and, many would argue, the way it should be. After all, the latest UI bling is useless if the underlying system isn't delivering the tools you need on a rock solid foundation.


'The YubiKey is backed by a free software stack and can be used agnostically with other free software, making it well-suited for the rest of the Fedora team's processes,' says Mike McGrath, Red Hat engineer and leader of the Fedora Infrastructure team."
It also makes a nice contrast to Canonical's Ubuntu, which has a habit of taking Fedora's upstream contributions, wrapping them in a prettier package and stealing the limelight. There's nothing wrong with that, it's the nature of open source software - you can do what you want with it. It's just that Fedora rarely ends up getting the credit it deserves for making desktop Linux as usable as it has become over the years."


The full article is available<ref>http://www.itnewsonline.com/news/Fedora-Uses-YubiKey-for-Strong-Two-Factor-Authentication/21678/8/3</ref>  
The full article is available<ref>http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/11/03/fedora_14_review/</ref>  


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=== Unter der Haube tut sich was...Die wichtigsten Neuerungen von Fedora 14 (Linux Community Germany) ===
German readers will enjoy an article Michael Kappes forwarded

Revision as of 23:35, 3 November 2010

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: Pascal Calarco

Cloud and Virtualization Features Set Fedora 14 Apart - (PC World)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a brief article on new cloud computing and virtualization features in Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14, or "Laughlin," made its official debut on Tuesday, and it's packed with a raft of new features designed to enhance the experience for users of the open source desktop operating system.

Usability has been a key focus in the past few releases of Red Hat-sponsored Fedora, which is the second most popular Linux distribution[2], behind only Ubuntu[3], according to DistroWatch. Significant improvements in networking, software management, hardware support, and other functionality have resulted, so much of the work on this latest release has concentrated instead on providing bug fixes and increased stability."

The full article is available[4]

Fedora 14: haven for Ubuntu's homeless GNOMEs - (Channel Register - UK)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] another review of Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14, released Tuesday, has quite a bit of new stuff under the hood - things you probably won't notice most unless you're a systems admin or use Fedora for development.

For Fedora this is business as usual and, many would argue, the way it should be. After all, the latest UI bling is useless if the underlying system isn't delivering the tools you need on a rock solid foundation.

It also makes a nice contrast to Canonical's Ubuntu, which has a habit of taking Fedora's upstream contributions, wrapping them in a prettier package and stealing the limelight. There's nothing wrong with that, it's the nature of open source software - you can do what you want with it. It's just that Fedora rarely ends up getting the credit it deserves for making desktop Linux as usable as it has become over the years."

The full article is available[2]

Unter der Haube tut sich was...Die wichtigsten Neuerungen von Fedora 14 (Linux Community Germany)

German readers will enjoy an article Michael Kappes forwarded