Open Seat on the Fedora Packaging Committee
by Tom Callaway
The Fedora Packaging Committee has one open seat and is accepting
submissions from interested candidates to serve on the FPC.
The FPC would like to thank Rex Dieter for his service, as he is
stepping down after several years.
This position involves not only reviewing Packaging Guideline drafts
submitted to the FPC for consideration, but also rewriting drafts
(sometimes from scratch) to resolve the issue in a more acceptable
fashion. Additionally, the FPC reviews bundling exceptions (and UID/GID
soft static assignment). The FPC meets on IRC weekly, Wednesdays at 1600
UTC, for approximately an hour. FPC members serve for as long as they
are willing, there are currently no term limits. All decisions are voted
on using a +1 (for), 0 (abstain), and -1 (against) mechanism, and all
decisions must be approved by a majority (+5). FPC Meetings do not
happen if quorum (5) is not present.
Candidates who are interested should provide the following details to
the FPC for consideration, by emailing it directly to me
(tcallawa(a)redhat.com). The FPC will consider all candidates, but
strongly prefers candidates who have extensive experience packaging in
Fedora. We will accept applications for the next week (deadline
Wednesday Apr 24, 2013).
Name:
FAS Account:
Provenpackager? (Yes/No):
Main area of packaging interest/expertise:
Reason(s) for wanting to join the FPC:
Thanks in advance,
~tom
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Fedora Project
10 years, 1 month
announcing paste.fedoraproject.org
by Kevin Fenzi
Greetings.
I'm happy to announce that our sticky-notes pastebin service is fully
live and in service for any of your Fedora Project related pastebin
needs.
A pastebin is a web application that allows you to temporarily store
small blocks of text or code for sharing to others.
You can find it at:
http://paste.fedoraproject.org/
Or use the handy command line client 'fpaste' utility available in the
'fpaste' package. Simply 'yum install fpaste' and then 'man fpaste' for
more information. (Note that fpaste versions older than 0.3.7.1-5 may
still be using the old site/api and may not work, make sure to install
a newer version).
I would like to thank the fpaste.org maintainer(s) for their long years
of service offering a pastebin to the Fedora community, and we are
happy we can take on this support burden moving forward. The fpaste.org
domain has been redirected to the paste.fedoraproject.org servers to
assist folks in migrating to the new service.
For bug reports or feature requests, please file against the
'sticky-notes' component in bugzilla.redhat.com:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora&version=rawhide&...
For issues with the Fedora infrastructure hosted instance, please file
in the fedora infrastructure trac instance:
https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/newticket
Sticky-notes is available under the BSD license.
See: https://github.com/sayakb/sticky-notes for upstream source.
kevin
10 years, 1 month
Announcing the release of Fedora 19 Alpha!
by Dennis Gilmore
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The Fedora 19 "Schrödinger's Cat" alpha release has arrived with a
preview of the latest fantastic, free, and open source technology
currently under development. Take a peek inside:
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
*** What is the Alpha Release? ***
The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 19 in a
form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora QA
team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs are fixed, we
make a Beta release available. A Beta release is code-complete and
bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The
final release of Fedora 19 is expected in early July.
We need your help to make Fedora 19 the best release yet, so please
take a moment of your time to download and try out the Alpha and make
sure the things that are important to you are working. If you find a
bug, please report it--every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. Together, we can
make Fedora a rock-solid distribution. (See the "Contributing" section
at end of this announcement for more information on how to help.)
*** Features ***
Fedora prides itself on bringing cutting-edge technologies to users of
open source software around the world, and this release continues that
tradition. No matter what you do, Fedora 19 has the tools you need to
help you get things done.
A complete list with details of each new feature is available here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/19/FeatureList
== Create and Develop ==
Would you like to play? Whether you're a developer, maker, or just
starting to learn about open source development, we have what you need
to bring your ideas to reality. Here's a peek at some of our new tools:
* Developer's Assistant is great for those new to development or even
new to Linux, this tool helps you to get started on a code project
with templates, samples, and toolchains for the languages of your
choice. Bonus: It lets you publish directly to GitHub.
* OpenShift Origin makes it easy for you to build your own
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure, allowing you to enable
others to easily develop and deploy software.
* 3D modelling and printing are enabled through a variety of tools,
including OpenSCAD, Skeinforge, SFACT, Printrun, and RepetierHost.
* node.js is a popular Javascript-based platform for those building
scalable network applications or real-time apps across distributed
devices. Also included is the npm package manager, providing access
to over 20,000 programs and libraries available under free and open
source licenses.
* Ruby 2.0.0, just released in February, comes to Fedora while
maintaining source-level backwards compatibility with your Ruby 1.9.3
software. Also included: a custom Ruby loader for easy switching of
interpreters.
* Scratch, a graphical, educational programming environment lets you
(and even better, the kids you introduce it to) create interactive
stories, games, animation, music, and art.
== Deploy, Monitor, and Manage ==
Make your machines work for you--not the other way around. Whether you
have one or "one too many" machines, Fedora 19 helps you boot manage
your systems and enables you to be proactive with tools for diagnosis,
monitoring, and logging.
* Syslinux optional boot tool integration brings you optional,
simplified booting of Fedora. We have added support for using
syslinux instead of GRUB via kickstart and plan to add a hidden
option in Anaconda installer as well. syslinux is especially ideal
for images used in cloud environments and virt appliances where the
advanced features of GRUB is not needed.
* systemd Resource Control lets you modify your service settings
without a reboot by dynamically querying and modifying resource
control parameters at runtime. This is one of many systemd
enhancements in Fedora 19.
* Checkpoint & Restore provides the ability to checkpoint and restore a
process and is useful for cases such as process failure, or moving a
process to another machine for maintenance or load balancing.
* Virt storage migration lets you move a virtual machine *and* in-use
storage without requiring shared storage between the hosts--a
significant improvement upon previous capabilities.
* OpenLMI is a common infrastructure for the management of Linux
systems that makes remote management of machines much simpler.
* High Availability Container Resources extend the corosync/pacemaker
HA stack beyond management of virtual guests to containers inside the
guests themselves. Define and add containers in your virtual guests
through discovery.
*** Desktop Environments and Spins ***
= GNOME 3.8 =
GNOME 3.8 brings new applications such as clock and improvements to the
desktop including privacy and sharing settings, ordered search,
frequent applications overview, and additionally provides the ability
to enable a "classic mode" for a user experience similar to GNOME 2
built out of a collection of GNOME Shell extensions. Refer to
https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.8/ for more details.
= KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10 =
A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10
includes new features for printing and screenlocking, better indexing
of files, and improved accessibility features. Refer to
http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.10/ for more details.
= MATE Desktop 1.6 =
The MATE 1.6 Desktop introduces a large number of improvements to this
traditional, GNOME 2-like desktop interface. Refer to
http://mate-desktop.org/2013/04/02/mate-1-6-released/ for more details.
= Spins =
Spins are alternate versions of Fedora. In addition to various desktop
environments for Fedora, spins are also available as tailored
environments for various types of users via hand-picked application
sets or customizations.
Interest-specific Spins include the Design Suite Spin, the Robotics
Spin, and the Security Spin, among others. Other available desktop
environments, in addition to the GNOME 3.8 desktop which is shipped in
the default version of Fedora 19, as well as those highlighted above,
include XFCE, Sugar on a Stick, and LXDE.
For more information on Fedora Spins, visit:
http://spins.fedoraproject.org/
To see all of the Official Fedora 19 Release Spins, visit:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/19/Spins
Nightly composes of alternate Spins are available here:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes
*** Note on performance ***
Fedora development releases use a kernel with extra debug information
to help us understand and resolve issues faster; however, this can have
a significant impact on performance. Refer to
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelDebugStrategy for more details on
the kernel debug strategy. You can boot with slub_debug=- or use the
kernel from nodebug repository to disable the extra debug info.
*** Issues and Details ***
Schrödinger's Cat Alpha is a testing release. To report issues
encountered during testing, please file a bug report, or contact the
Fedora QA team through their mailing list or IRC, in #fedora-qa on
freenode.
As testing progresses, common issues are tracked here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F19_bugs
For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report
The Fedora QA team mailing list can be joined here:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
*** Contributing ***
There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help
translate software and content, test and give feedback on software
updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help with
all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use
by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit
http://join.fedoraproject.org today!
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10 years, 1 month
Fedora 19 Alpha status is Go, release on April 23, 2013
by Jaroslav Reznik
At the Fedora 19 Alpha Go/No-Go Meeting that just occurred, it was
agreed to Go with the Fedora 19 Alpha by Fedora QA, release engineering,
FPL, FPGM and development.
Fedora 19 Alpha will be publicly available on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Many thanks to everyone who helped with this release, our cat seems to
be pretty alive!
Meeting details can be seen here:
Minutes: http://bit.ly/10lfFO5
Log: http://bit.ly/ZCqofQ
Jaroslav
10 years, 1 month
Fedora 19 Alpha Go/No-Go Meeting #2, Thursday, April 18 @ 17:00 UTC
by Jaroslav Reznik
Join us on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting-2 for this important
meeting, wherein we shall determine the readiness of the Fedora 19 Alpha.
Thursday, April 18, 2013 17:00 UTC (1 PM EDT, 10 AM PDT, 19:00 CEST)
"Before each public release Development, QA and Release Engineering meet
to determine if the release criteria are met for a particular release.
This meeting is called the Go/No-Go Meeting."
"Verifying that the Release criteria are met is the responsibility of
the QA Team."
For more details about this meeting see:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
In the meantime, keep an eye on the Fedora 19 Alpha Blocker list:
http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/19/alpha/buglist
As for now, it looks pretty good - all accepted blockers are "under
control" and who knows, maybe the cat is still alive ;-)
Jaroslav
10 years, 1 month
[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines
by Tom Callaway
Another round of changes to the Fedora Packaging Guidelines have been made:
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A new section on packaging cron jobs has been added:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/CronFiles
---
The guidelines for migrating from sysv init scripts to systemd were
clarified to state that the migration triggers only need to be kept for
two releases (to cover the range of supported upgrades). For example, if
the package converted to systemd unit files in F18, the migration
support could be dropped in the F21. It is not mandatory that they drop
them, this is just to clarify that they have the option of dropping them
at that point.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ScriptletSnippets#Packages_migra...
---
If an update to your package resolves a known security concern (at the
time of the update) with a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
number assigned to it, you should mention the CVE number in the RPM
changelog entry.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Security_Updates_To_R...
---
The Java Guidelines have been updated with macros that simplify
packaging on F19+, a specific circumstance where JAR files can be now
installed to %{_javadir}/%{name}/ under its usual name, and other
cleanups proposed by the Java SIG.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Java
---
The ruby gems guidelines have been updated to make use of the
%gem_install macro that is available in Fedora 19 and beyond.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ruby
---
The packaging guidelines have been clarified to specify that RPM Macro
files stored in /etc/rpm/ are not to be marked %config.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Packaging_of_Addition...
---
A Bundling exception for nodejs-should to include the forked code
fragment from the Node.js "assert" module was approved.
---
These guideline changes were approved by the Fedora Packaging
Committee (FPC).
Many thanks to Jóhann B. Guðmundsson, Przemek Klosowski, David Malcolm,
Jamie Nguyen, Vit Ondruch, Michal Srb, and all of the members of the
FPC, for assisting in drafting, refining, and passing these guidelines.
As a reminder: The Fedora Packaging Guidelines are living documents! If
you find something missing, incorrect, or in need of revision, you can
suggest a draft change. The procedure for this is documented here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Committee#GuidelineChangeProcedure
Thanks,
~tom
10 years, 2 months
