Re: Announcing Fedora 21!

[Reindl Harald]

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Am 09.12.2014 um 16:04 schrieb Matthew Miller:
>  Fedora 21 Release Announcement
>  ==============================
>
>  <http://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-21/>
>
>  The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of Fedora 21,
>  ready to run on your desktops, servers, and in the cloud. Fedora 21 is
>  a game-changer for the Fedora Project, and we think you're going to be
>  very pleased with the results.
>
>
>  Fedora.next and Fedora 21 Flavors
>  =================================
>
>  As part of the Fedora.next initiative, Fedora 21 comes in three
>  flavors: Cloud, Server, and Workstation -- whether you're using
>  Linux on your laptop, using Linux on your servers, or spinning up
>  containers or images in the cloud, we have what you need to be
>  successful.
>
>  Fedora 21 Base
>  --------------
>
>  Each of the flavors builds on the "base" set of packages for
>  Fedora. For instance, each flavor uses the same packages for the
>  kernel, RPM, Yum, systemd, Anaconda, and so forth.
>
>  The Base Working Group develops the standard platform for all
>  Fedora deliverables, which includes the installer, compose tools,
>  and basic platform for the other flavors. The Base set of packages
>  *is not* intended for use on its own, but is kept as a small,
>  stable platform for other initiatives to build on.
>
>
>  Highlights in the Fedora 21 Release
>  ===================================
>
>  Fedora 21 Cloud
>  ---------------
>
>  The Fedora Cloud Working Group and Special Interest Group (SIG) has
>  been busy leading up to Fedora 21. Cloud is now a top-level
>  deliverable for Fedora 21, and includes images for use in private
>  cloud environments like OpenStack, as well as AMIs for use on
>  Amazon, and a new "Atomic" image streamlined for running Docker
>  containers.
>
>  * Modular Kernel Packaging for Cloud
>
>     Space is precious, and there's little reason to include drivers
>     for hardware that doesn't exist in the cloud. As part of the work
>     for this release, the cloud SIG and kernel team split the kernel
>     into two packages. One package contains the minimum modules for
>     running in a virtualized environment, the other contains the
>     larger set of modules for a more general installation. With other
>     size reduction work, the F21 cloud image is about 25% smaller
>     than F20, making for faster deployment and more room to whatever
>     *you* need.
>
>  * Fedora Atomic Host
>
>     In early April, Red Hat announced Project Atomic, an effort to
>     provide the tools and patterns for a streamlined operating system
>     to run containers. The Fedora 21 release is the first to offer an
>     "Atomic" host for Fedora, which includes a minimal set of
>     packages and an image composed with rpm-ostree.
>
>     While using the same RPMs as other Fedora offerings, the Atomic
>     host lets you roll back updates (if necessary) as one atomic unit
>     -- making update management much easier.
>
>     Our Atomic image includes Kubernetes and Cockpit for container
>     management, and will receive updates through the Fedora 21
>     release cycle as rpm-ostree updates.
>
>
>  Fedora 21 Server
>  ----------------
>
>  The Fedora Server flavor is a common base platform that is meant to
>  run featured application stacks, which are produced, tested, and
>  distributed by the Server Working Group. Want to use Fedora as a
>  Web server, file server, database server, or platform for an
>  Infrastructure-as-a-Service? Fedora 21 Server is for you.
>
>  * Fedora Server Management Features
>
>     The Fedora Server flavor introduces new Server management
>     features aimed at making it easier to install discrete
>     infrastructure services. The Fedora Server introduces three new
>     technologies to handle this task, rolekit, Cockpit, and OpenLMI.
>
>     Rolekit is a Role deployment and management toolkit that provides
>     a consistent interface to administrators to install and configure
>     all the packages needed to implement a specific server role.
>     Rolekit is at an early stage of development in Fedora 21.
>
>     Cockpit is a user interface for configuring and monitoring your
>     server or servers. It is accessible remotely via a web browser.
>
>     OpenLMI is a remote management system built atop DMTF-CIM. Use
>     OpenLMI for scripting management functions across many machines
>     and for querying for capabilities and monitoring for system
>     events.
>
>  * Domain Controller Server Role
>
>     As part of the server role offerings available for Fedora 21, the
>     Server flavor ships with a role deployment mechanism. One of the
>     roles offered in 21 is the Domain Controller Service.
>
>     The Domain Controller Service packages freeIPA's integrated
>     identity and authentication solution for Linux/UNIX networked
>     environments.
>
>     A FreeIPA server provides centralized authentication,
>     authorization, and account information by storing data about
>     user, groups, hosts, and other objects necessary to manage the
>     security aspects of a network of computers.
>
>  Fedora 21 Workstation
>  ---------------------
>
>  The Fedora Workstation is a new take on desktop development from
>  the Fedora community. Our goal is to pick the best components, and
>  integrate and polish them. This work results in a more polished and
>  targeted system than you've previously seen from the Fedora
>  desktop. We want our desktop operating system to solve your
>  problems, not be your problem.
>
>  * Easy access to all your software
>
>     The cornerstone of the Fedora Workstation is the Software
>     installer, which lets you find all kinds of applications quickly
>     and easily. The improvements to the Software installer in Fedora
>     21 provide a responsive and fast user experience. In addition,
>     Fedora packagers have worked with developers around the world to
>     greatly improve the number of featured applications.
>
>  * Improvements to the Terminal application
>
>     We want developers to have a great experience, so a strong
>     Terminal application is absolutely important. We've integrated a
>     set of additional features in the Terminal, such as:
>
>     - Support for transparent backgrounds
>     - Automatic title updates to help you identify different terminals
>     - A simple toggle for disabling shortcuts in the Terminal
>     - Search for Terminals by name in the GNOME desktop overview
>
>  * Experimental Wayland support
>
>     Wayland is a new and exciting display server technology that will
>     power Linux desktops of the future. With Fedora Workstation 21
>     you can visit the future now, and see how well your applications
>     work with Wayland. You can also experiment with making your
>     applications take advantage of Wayland's new capabilities. Much
>     of the core Wayland development comes from Fedora Workstation
>     contributors, so this is your chance to try out Wayland straight
>     from the source.
>
>  * DevAssistant
>
>     We recognize developers need an easy and straightforward way to
>     set up many different programming environments. In Fedora
>     Workstation, we offer the DevAssistant developer helper, which
>     takes care of this setup for a large number of language runtimes
>     and IDEs.
>
>     To provide the most flexible development environment possible,
>     DevAssistant integrates with Fedora Software collections, to
>     provide multiple versions of different languages to suit your
>     needs. Software Collections allow you to install additional
>     language support alongside the system software, without any
>     conflicts. For example, you could use Software Collections to
>     enable a separate version of Perl or Ruby without conflicting
>     with the system version.
>
>  * Ease of installation
>
>     We want the installation of the Fedora Workstation to be as
>     straightforward and simple as possible. In Fedora Workstation we've
>     distilled this process down to selecting the layout of your physical
>     media, and then pressing "Install." (In fact, you can even let the
>     installer choose the disk layout for you.) And because the future of
>     installations is not optical disks, we ship with an easy to use tool to
>     help you create bootable USB sticks -- just download a new Live image,
>     right-click, and write to USB.
>
>  * Web service integration
>
>     We recognize you have work to do, and you want to use the tools
>     that let you get it done. That's why we're working to make all
>     your applications in Fedora Workstation look and feel the same.
>     With the ability to run HTML5 web services in a chromeless
>     window, we aim to make your apps feel like a natural extension to
>     your desktop. More integration upgrades are coming in future
>     Fedora Workstation releases.
>
>  * Support for high resolution displays (HiDPI)
>
>     Technology never stands still, and as a software developer you
>     are used to using the best technology available. So we've spent a
>     lot of time and effort on supporting the new generation of HiDPI
>     displays found on new hardware like many new ultrabook models, or
>     the Apple Retina display. That's probably why Fedora has been
>     called the best of HiDPI.
>
>  * Exciting roadmap
>
>     This Fedora Workstation release is not the end. It's the
>     beginning of a new era for Fedora on the desktop. We have a
>     roadmap lined up to bring a range of exciting new technologies to
>     the Linux desktop:
>
>     - Containers
>     - Smarter virtual machines
>     - Better development tools
>     - Improved toolkit integration
>     - More web integration
>     - ...and much more
>
>  So if you want to be part of the future of the Linux desktop, get
>  on board now!
>
>
>  Downloads, upgrades, documentation, and common bugs
>  ===================================================
>
>  You can start by downloading Fedora 21:
>
>  <https://getfedora.org/>
>
>  If you are upgrading from a previous release of Fedora, refer to:
>
>  <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading>
>
>  * Fedora now includes the FedUp utility to enable an easy upgrade to
>     Fedora 21 from previous releases. See the FedUp page on the
>     Fedora wiki for more information:
>
>  <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp>
>
>  Documentation
>  -------------
>
>  Read the full release notes for Fedora 21, guides for several languages,
>  and learn about known bugs and how to report new ones:
>
>  <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/>
>
>  Fedora 21 common bugs are documented at:
>
>  <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F21_bugs>
>
>  This page includes information on several known non-blocker bugs in
>  Fedora 20, please be sure to read it before installing!
>
>  Spins
>  -----
>
>  In addition to the new Fedora flavors, Fedora users also have the
>  alternative of Fedora Spins that highlight user favorites like KDE
>  Plasma Workspaces, Xfce, LXDE, and Sugar on a Stick (SoaS). If
>  you're interested in trying out one of the spins, head over to the
>  page for Fedora Spins and grab the spins you're interested in!
>
>  <https://spins.fedoraproject.org/>
>
>  Contributing
>  ------------
>
>  We hope that you're excited to have Fedora 21 in your hands and are
>  looking forward to using it and exploring its new features and many
>  improvements over Fedora 20. But that's not all! Fedora never
>  stands still, we're always working towards a new and better release
>  and sharing our work with the world. Want to be part of the fun?
>  It's easy to get involved!
>
>  There are many ways to contribute to Fedora, even if it's just bug
>  reporting. You can also 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 <https://join.fedoraproject.org> today!