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Marketing

In this section, we cover the Fedora Marketing Project.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco

Linus Torvalds' personal Linux distro? Fedora 9, of course

[User:Lcafiero Larry Cafiero] reported[1] that the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, currently uses Fedora 9 "on most of his computers" as reported in a recent interview[2]. "I've used different distributions over the years ... Fedora had fairly good support for PowerPC back when I used that, so I grew used to it. But I actually don't care too much about the distribution, as long as it makes it easy to install and keep reasonably up-to-date," Torvalds added.

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00150.html

[2] http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/geek-of-the-week/linus-torvalds,-geek-of-the-week/

Asus Eee PC Fedora Respin

Valent Turkovic asked[1] if there was interest in working on a Fedora spin for the Eee PC. Clint Savage reported[2] that his kickstart for the Eee is working almost perfectly, and Mathieu Bridon pointed[3] to the [EeePc wiki page] for this activity.

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00156.html

[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00164.html

[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00160.html

Zimbra changes license to address Fedora concerns

Rahul Sundaram reported[1] that Yahoo has responded[2] to the suggestion that the license language for Zimbra be modified to allow it to be consonant with the Fedora project, which now paves the way for Zimbra to be made available in Fedora. "Our colleagues in the Fedora community were concerned that the old version of 6.2 did not give licensees enough certainty that they could keep exercising their license, even if they followed its requirements. We thought this change was a reasonable request, and we were very pleased that we were able to respond to the Fedora community in the way they asked. Many thanks to our Fedora friends for their input," the Yahoo spokesman explained. Jeroen van Meeuwen added[3] that efforts are already underway to package Zimbra for Fedora.

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00147.html

[2] http://www.zimbra.com/forums/announcements/19581-license-5-0-7-foss.html

[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00172.html

Seneca College teams with FOSS projects for hands-on learning

Rahul Sundaram shared[1] a feature[2] from Linux.com detailing the growth of the free and open source software program at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada. Beginning this fall, thanks to Fedora, it will add the graduate-level Linux/Unix System Administration program. The article continues with Greg DeKonigsberg, Fedora's liaison with Seneca, saying, "There's a lot of knowledge that's just not taught that you need [in order] to participate in an open source project. There's a difference in how open source is approached [compared to] traditional software, and it's not like you can learn it in a book. It's very much an apprenticeship model."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00176.html

[2] http://www.linux.com/feature/140097

Intel's Moblin switches from Ubuntu in favor of Fedora

Rahul Sundaram shared[1] news reported in the UK's Register that Intel has shifted from use of Ubuntu to Fedora. "Under the changes, the existing Ubuntu-based kernel is out and Fedora is in, along with a set of Gnome-compatible mobile components that updates Moblin's previous Gnome implementation." Intel's director of Linux and open-source strategy explained that "there was no falling out with Ubuntu, but the move to Fedora was a technical decision based on the desire to adopt RPM for package management." Rahul followed up with more information on this development[3], reported later in heise open source[4].

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00185.html

[2] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/moblin_reworked/

[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2008-July/msg00205.html

[4] http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Intel-switches-from-Ubuntu-to-Fedora-for-Mobile-Linux--/news/111166