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[in the news] Fedora 14 released with new features for developers
by Kara Schiltz 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

ars technica 11.2.10 Fedora 14 released with new features for developers By Ryan Paul The Fedora development community announced on Tuesday the official release of Fedora 14, codenamed Laughlin. The new version is a bit light on user-facing changes, but adds some useful features for developers. Fedora typically issues a new release every six months and is loosely aligned with the GNOME development cycle. Each release brings updated software and some new packages. Full post: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/11/fedora-14-released-with-new…

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In the News: Fedora 14 freigegeben
by wonderer 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Die Entwickler der Linux-Distribution Fedora haben Version 14 offiziell freigegeben, die mit zahlreichen Neuerungen aufwartet. Link: http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16341/fedora-14-freigegeben.html mit freundlichen Grüßen / best regards Henrik Heigl - wonderer(a)fedoraproject.org PGP/GnuPG: 8237 D432 0616 D567 DBC6 3FE3 0D52 B374 F468 A5F0

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Marketing Meeting Minutes (MMM) 2010-11-02
by Paul W. Frields 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Minutes: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marketi… Minutes (text): http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marketi… Log: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marketi… Meeting summary --------------- * Roll call! (stickster, 20:02:25) * LINK: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-10-26/fedora_marketi… <-- notes from last meeting (stickster, 20:05:00) * Action item review (stickster, 20:05:25) * Looks like everything on the list was done. That doesn't mean one page release notes are entirely done, but we did make some big steps. Announcement was finished and released as well! (stickster, 20:05:46) * One page release notes (stickster, 20:06:00) * ACTION: stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one page release notes by end of this meeting (stickster, 20:08:43) * We also need a banner completed for the page (stickster, 20:09:03) * IDEA: Get photo from slide 4 of http://fedoraproject.org and incorporate into above SVG to produce a finished banner (stickster, 20:10:59) * ACTION: stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one page release notes banner (stickster, 20:12:57) * F14 release! WOO! (stickster, 20:13:06) * Thanks to ke4zvu3 for keeping on top of our identi.ca/Twitter feeds and providing notices for release, replies, etc. (stickster, 20:23:53) * Tracking and replying to F14 articles (stickster, 20:25:44) * Reminder: Be courteous and helpful in replies to articles and reviews. It's much easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. Assume best intentions, and let writers know where they can get more information. (stickster, 20:26:44) * All other business (AOB) - open floor (stickster, 20:30:51) * stickster completes thoughts at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_one_page_release_notes#Desktop_Users (hopefully) (stickster, 20:38:59) Meeting ended at 21:02:58 UTC. Action Items ------------ * stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one page release notes by end of this meeting * stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one page release notes banner Action Items, by person ----------------------- * stickster * stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one page release notes by end of this meeting * stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one page release notes banner * **UNASSIGNED** * (none) People Present (lines said) --------------------------- * stickster (54) * ke4qqq (17) * ke4zvu3 (13) * MarkDude (7) * zodbot (6) * jsmith (2) * yn1v (1) * rbergeron (0) Generated by `MeetBot`_ 0.1.4 .. _`MeetBot`: http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com

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[in the news] Fedora 14 Linux Heads to the Cloud
by Kara Schiltz 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

ServerWatch.com 11.2.10 Fedora 14 Linux Heads to the Cloud By Sean Michael Kerner The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Linux distribution is out today with its second release of 2010. Fedora 14, codenamed "Laughlin," introduces new security, virtualization <http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-t…> and developer features as well as the first Fedora release for the Amazon EC2 cloud in years. Fedora release comes as Red Hat is gearing up for the release of Red Hat Enterprise <http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-t…> Linux 6 and the company continues to push forward on cloud foundation technologies <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3900491/Red-Hat-Lays-Out-…>. Full post: http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-t…

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[in the news] Fedora gets nips and tucks with 14 release
by Kara Schiltz 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

The Register 11.2.10 Fedora Gets Nips and Tucks with 14 Release Where in the world is RHEL 6? By Timothy Prickett Morgan The Fedora Project, the open source community that creates the Linux variant that eventually becomes Red Hat's commercial-grade Enterprise Linux distro, has kicked out the "Laughlin" Fedora 14 release. Jared Smith, who took over as Fedora Project Leader in June <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/29/new_fedora_project_leader/>, has one notch on his belt now. You can see the release notes for Fedora 14 here <http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/> and you can check out /El Reg/'s review of the beta of the Laughlin release back in September here <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/29/fedora_14_beta_review/>. You can get the Fedora 14 code and look at the new community site at fedoraproject.org <http://fedoraproject.org/>. Fedora 14 is based on the Linux 2.6.35 kernel. Perhaps the most important change with Fedora 14 is that it is now concurrently available out on Amazon's EC2 compute cloud on launch day. Full post: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/02/redhat_fedora_14_rhel_6/

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[in the news] Open source software receives a boost with new Fedora release
by Kara Schiltz 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

LocalTechWire 11.2.10 Open Source Software Receives a Boost with New Fedora Release Fedora 14 <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement>, the latest version of the free open source operating system from the Fedora project, is now available for download. Raleigh-based Red Hat (NYSE: RHT <http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/wral?Page=QUOTE&Ticker=RHT>), the world’s top Linux open source developer and services provider, sponsors the Fedora project. Code named “Laughlin,” Fedora 14 runs on Linux and is a free, community supported project that can replace or run along side proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Full post: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8551683/

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[in the news] Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences
by Kara Schiltz 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Datamation 11.2.10 Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences By Bruce Byfield [[clip] Both Fedora and Ubuntu continue to be centered on GNOME. At the same time, both offer alternative interfaces. But with Ubuntu's focus on improving usability in the GNOME interface and, in the next release, defaulting to its new GNOME-based Unity desktop, alternatives like the KDE-based Kubuntu or Xfce-based Xubuntu seem to be receiving less attention. Lesser-known graphical interfaces like LXDE and Sugar are available in Ubuntu, but receive little promotion <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_2/Fedora-14…> in the release notes. The same is true to an extent in Fedora. However, in the last few years, Fedora has been giving KDE and Xfce more attention, acknowledging them more strongly as alternatives. Fedora 14 continues this tradition by promoting the MeeGo mobile interface in its release notes. Suggesting that Ubuntu neglects alternatives would be going too far. Still, it does seem accurate to say that the latest Ubuntu release focuses on its version of GNOME, and treats other desktops <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14…> as secondary, particularly if they are not developed in a separate sub-project. [clip] By contrast, Fedora seems to retain more of the spirit of a traditional distribution, shipping a distribution that does not venture far technically from what upstream projects like GNOME offer. Nor does Fedora show many signs <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14…> of preferring one interface over another, aside from the fact that it defaults to GNOME. [clip] The message in the release notes is that Fedora is for all sorts of users, whereas Ubuntu seems focused on as straightforward an experience for new users as possible. Nothing could more indicative of the differences in the two distro's current concerns. Which of these two approaches to distribution-building is preferable remains a matter of choice. Ubuntu's popularity and the speed of its changes suggest that there is something to be said for its commercial, centralized approach. Yet, at the same time, Fedora's more generalist approach seems more tolerant of the differences in how users work. In the end, neither Ubuntu 10.10 or Fedora 14 are major releases. However, if you look closely, you can see the seeds of differences that might grow larger over the next few years. Full review: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3911026/Fedora-14-vs-Ubun…

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Reminder: Fedora marketing weekly meeting today! - 11/02/2010, 20:00UTC, in #fedora-meeting-1
by Robyn Bergeron 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Details and agenda at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing_meetings#Agenda. I'm unavailable for today's meeting, but Paul volunteered last week to run this meeting, if his schedule allows. :) -Robyn

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[in the news] Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux
by Kara Schiltz 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

ITworld 11.1.10 ITworld review: Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux If you want to live right on the cutting edge of what Linux can do, then Fedora is the Linux distribution for you By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols I like Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distribution, a lot. But, let me warn you right now, that it's not a Linux for beginners. That's not to say that the newest version of Fedora, Fedora 14 Laughlin <http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease>, is hard to use. It's not. But, if you need a lot of handholding as you explore Linux, I think you'll be better off with Ubuntu. [clip] On the other hand, there are some really neat, new features in Fedora that do work well. I have to say though that they're going to be more exiting for system administrators and developers than they are someone just running Fedora at home. Easily the most important of these is the arrival of of Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE <http://www.spice-space.org/>). This is a desktop presentation service protocol, like Microsoft's RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Citrix's ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), that you use to run thin-client desktops. [clip] Fedora also includes a new interface: MeeGo <http://www.itworld.com/meego>. This is the interface for the MeeGo operating system, which is meant for netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and embedded devices. While not as well known or as mature as Android <http://www.itworld.com/android>, MeeGo shows great promise. By making it available on Fedora, developers can develop applications for MeeGo. Another interesting feature is you need not run Fedora at own on your own desktop or server. You can now run Fedora on the Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EC2> (EC2) service. Full post: http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/126064/itworld-review-fedora-14-le…

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Release announcement
by Paul W. Frields 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

I talked to Jared yesterday and he confirmed he'll help to finish the community release announcement[1] for F14 GA, and the Red Hat press release that goes out day-and-date. * * * [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com

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Upcoming Fedora 14 Tasks
by John Poelstra 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Start End Name Tue 12-Oct Mon 22-Nov Monitor news sites to provide corrections & info Tue 02-Nov Tue 02-Nov Final (GA) Release Tue 02-Nov Tue 16-Nov Marketing Retrospective

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