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].
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Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
Fedora 15 Boosts Linux Security (esecurityplanet.com)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a notice about a Fedora 15 article in Spanish that was recently published:
"We have better support for encrypted home directories that get mounted when you log in and that goes a long way to help people feel that their data is secure," Jared Smith, Fedora Project Leader told InternetNews.com.
In addition to encryption, Fedora 15 debut the new dynamic firewall technology that Smith noted was one of his favorite features in the new Linux release.
Most Linux systems use IP tables type firewalls and the problem is that if you want to make a change to the firewall, it's hard to modify on the fly without reloading the entire firewall," Smith said. "Fedora 15 is really the first mainstream operating system to have a dynamic firewall where you can add or change rules and keep the firewall up and responding while you're making changing."
The full post is available[2].
Fedora 15 Goes Gold, and That's Not All (ostatic.com)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a blog posting on the release of Fedora 15 Gold:
"The most notable of the Fedora 15 features is the move to GNOME 3. GNOME 3 was met with mixed reactions and this is another reason to look forward to Fedora 15 reviews. Some of the other features include KDE 4.6.x, Xfce 4.8, GCC 4.6, a change to LibreOffice, removal of Setuid apps, improved SPICE support, /var/run and /var/lock mounted as tmpfs, and systemd. Fedora 15 is due May 24."
The full posting is available[2].
Fedora 15 completed, new contributor agreement (The H Online)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an article on Fedora 15 and the Fedora Project's new contributor agreement:
"Fedora Engineering Manager Tom Callaway has also announced that all Fedora contributors must agree to the Fedora Project Contributor Agreement (FPCA) by 17 June if they plan to continue contributing to Fedora. An FAQ on the project's web site offers the FPCA wording and provides a more detailed explanation of the reasons for this measure. For instance, the new document is said to be simpler and remove various obstacles that have reportedly been stumbling blocks for some developers."
The full article is available[2].
Life with Fedora 15 and Gnome 3
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] another posting on Fedora 15 and Gnome 3:
"I’m pretty happy with the state of things now. I have to admit that in the beginning, I was cursing loudly asking for my desktop and panel back, but I’m used to the dash area and window picker now. The search feature (which is similar to Spotlight in OSX) is really useful and I end up using that for the majority of my tasks. I also find the notification system very well done along with the ability of dealing with messages without changing windows. In the end, all I can say is I find myself using Fedora more over my pretty MacBook Air for the majority of my tasks."
The full article is available[2].
VirtualBox 4.0.8 Released With GNOME Shell Support (For Fedora 15) (ubuntumanual.org)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an article about the release of VirtualBox 4.0.8 with Gnome shell support:
"The latest VirtualBox 4.0.8 finally comes with GNOME Shell support. I've tested it in Ubuntu 11.04, using a Fedora 15 virtual machine and Gnome Shell worked great. According to the changelog, it should work with both Ubuntu 11.04 and Fedora 15"
The full article is available[2].
Other Linux Distros' View of Ubuntu's Unity: It Ain’t Pretty
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an interview with Adam Williamson's effort in packaging Unity for Fedora 15:
"At Fedora, Red Hat developer Adam Williamson is packaging Unity because "I wanted to check it out and figured packaging it should be about as easy as installing Ubuntu. It wasn't, but by then my native stubbornness kicked in and now I want to package it more or less because it's there. I doubt it'll work terribly well . . . it'll sorta more or less work but have lots of rough edges and not be something the upstream Unity team would be happy to show off."
Williamson stresses, though, that his efforts are personal. "There's been exactly no distribution-wide discussion of this; it's not some kind of official approach to Unity or anything like that. Fedora as a whole has no policy or opinion on Unity. Ditto for Red Hat."
The full article is available[2].