Hot dog! The Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" Alpha Release is available! This
release offers a preview of some of the best and meatiest free and open
source technology currently under development. Relish in a glimpse of
the future:
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
== What is the Alpha release? ==
The Alpha release contains all the bunderful features of Fedora 17 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 17 is due in early May.
Frankly, we think Fedora 17 will be the best release ever, but we know
we can't do it without your help. 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 franktastic,
rock-solid distribution. (Read down to the end of this announcement for
more information on how to help.)
== Condiments ==
When we said Beefy, we weren't kidding: an a-bun-dance of condiments,
err, features, are available to help you feed your hunger for the best
in free and open source software. We take pride in our toppings, and in
our fine ingredients; Fedora 17 includes both over- and under-the-bun
improvements that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing
state of free (range) software.
Check out our menu, certain to please a variety of appetites:
<https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=F17_Alpha_release_announcement&…>
* End Users *
End users will see numerous improvements in Fedora 17.
* GIMP has been updated to the long awaited 2.8 release, with an
a-bun-dant list of new features, such as the single window mode, layer
groups, and on-canvas text editing.
* Improved language and font support: A number of Lohit fonts, enabling
Indian script, have been added, as well as support for Inscript 2 for
keymapping; libpinyin increases pinyin input speed by adding predictive
intelligence.
* Desktops galore! Whether you like your bun covered in GNOME, KDE,
Sugar, or otherwise, we've updated it to the sauciest, tastiest version
available.
<https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=F17_Alpha_release_announcement&…>
* Systems Administrators *
Serving up hot dogs all day long? Increase your reliability and
versatility with the new enhancements to the clustering stack in Fedora
17. Load balancing and high availability improvements have been made,
allowing systems administrators to deploy Fedora in environments
requiring greater availability and clustered file systems; both Corosync
2.0 and the Pacemaker Cluster Resource Manager 1.1.7 are included. JBoss
Application Server (AS) 7 has also been added to Fedora 17; this fast,
lightweight, and modular application server allows you to run full Java
EE applications.
<https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=F17_Alpha_release_announcement&…>
* Developers *
Developers can cook up fresh code with the updates and additions of
numerous languages in Fedora 17. Java 7, Ruby 1.9.3, and PHP 5.4 are
just some of the latest-and-greatest; we've also got updates and
additions in the Haskell platform, Erlang, and D, as well as the
addition of the Opa programming language. GCC has been updated to 4.7,
and Fedora 17 has additionally been rebuilt with this new version,
resulting in compiled code improvements.
<https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=F17_Alpha_release_announcement&…>
* Virtualization *
A a-bun-dance of virtualization features are ready for consumption in
Fedora 17:
* Open vSwitch is a flexible, multi-layer software switch typically used
in virtualization environments as the network switching component in the
hypervisor, providing virtual machines their network connectivity.
* KVM improvements, including the addition of a virtualized PMU
(performance monitoring unit)for guests, and a live block copy features,
allowing an image backing a guest disk to be copied while the guest is
online.
* Virtualization sandboxing provides a new application development
library (libvirt-sandbox) to facilitate the embedding of virtualization.
<https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=F17_Alpha_release_announcement&…>
* Hot Dogs as a Service (HDaaS) *
Kidding! We couldn't resist jumping into the game with our own acronym.
Seriously, though, we have a frank-tastic variety of cloud technologies
coming in Fedora 17, including the fresh additions of some of the best
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms in free and open source
software -- Cloudstack, Eucalyptus, and OpenNebula. OpenStack gets
bumped in Fedora 17 to the Essex release, and other OpenStack features
have been added or updated as well, including Horizon and Quantum, and
the ability to use OpenStack with libguestfs and qpid.
These and many other improvements provide a wide and solid base for
future Fedora releases. This release increases the range of
possibilities for developers and helps Fedora to maintain its position
at the leading edge of free and open source technology.
Ketchup with the full list of features for Fedora 17 here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/FeatureList
We also have nightly composes of alternate spins available here:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/
== Issues and Details ==
For more information including common and known bugs, tips on how to
report bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the
release notes:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Alpha_release_notes
A shorter list of common bugs can be found here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
== Contributing ==
Ever wonder how sausage is made? Yeah, we didn't want to know either.
Hot dogs, on the other hand, are glorious creations, and the Alpha
release of Beefy Miracle is yet another fine example of a long line of
solid Alpha releases. We can't do it without you, though. Bug reports
are especially helpful as we move from the hot dog factory to the
finished Beefy Miracle. If you encounter any issues, please report them!
Mustard up the confidence to contribute? Don't worry -- we don't bite!
(Except... tasty, delicious hot dogs. Mmmmmm. Hot dogs.) Fedora is a
fantastic, friendly community, and we have many ways in which you can
contribute, including Documentation, Marketing, Design, QA, Development,
and more.
To learn how to help us cook a better hot dog, visit:
http://join.fedoraproject.org
Thank you, and we hope to see you in the Fedora project!
Hey, folks. There's a new livecd-tools build which needs testing:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-2313/livecd-tools-17.6-…
It should fix two bugs I came across in Alpha testing:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796419 - "F17 Alpha RC4 DVD
written to USB with livecd-iso-to-disk --efi does not boot"
Also the bug where, if you write a DVD ISO to USB stick with l-i-t-d,
only the anaconda stuff gets written, not the packages - so the stick is
effectively just a boot.iso, you need another source of packages. That
one I didn't file yet, but it should be fixed.
bcl says it's a fairly big change, so he wants it to get some testing
before applying the change to f15 and f16. please test whatever you
usually use livecd-iso-to-disk for and make sure it didn't break
anything. Ideally we should re-run all the USB validation tests that use
anything from livecd-tools - the 'USB Stick' section on the installation
matrix - and make sure nothing got worse, at least. If it all goes well,
file positive karma. thanks! it'd be great to get this approved and
f15/f16 builds done ASAP so as to help people get Alpha written.
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora
http://www.happyassassin.net
# Fedora Quality Assurance Meeting
# Date: 2012-02-27
# Time: 16:00 UTC
(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto)
# Location: #fedora-meeting on irc.freenode.net
Greetings testers!
It's Monday, and you know what that means. It's meeting time, and since
we miraculously managed to approve Alpha on-time, we don't have to do
any last-minute bug reviewing (yay). We'll mostly be wrapping up Alpha
and looking ahead to Beta this time, it should be a quick meeting.
This is a reminder of the upcoming QA meeting. Please add any topic
suggestions to the meeting wiki page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20120227
The current proposed agenda is include below.
== Proposed Agenda Topics ==
1. Fedora 17 Alpha wrap-up and Beta prep
2. Upcoming QA events
3. AutoQA update
4. Open floor
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora
http://www.happyassassin.net
The 389 Project team is pleased to announce the release of
389-ds-base-1.2.10.2. No new features were added after alpha 8, just
many bug fixes. There are also 389-adminutil, 389-admin, and 389-dsgw
packages in Testing.
NEW: EL6 support
Beginning with RHEL 6.2, the 389-ds-base package is included in the base
OS. Therefore, the 389-ds-base package can no longer be provided via
EPEL, due to RHEL/EPEL packaging restrictions.
However, the 389 Project will still make the full 389-ds-base package
available via http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/rmeggins/389-ds-base.
See http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Download for more information.
NEW: Issue Tracking System
We have moved our ticket tracking system from the Red Hat Bugzilla
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=389 to our Fedora
Hosted Trac https://fedorahosted.org/389. All of the old 389 bugs have
been copied to Trac. All new bugs, feature requests, and tasks should be
entered in Trac
This link shows all of the issues fixed in the 1.2.10 branch -
https://fedorahosted.org/389/report/12
NEW: Plugin Authors
WARNING: Plugins should be made transaction aware so that they can be
called from within a backend pre/post transaction plugin. Otherwise,
attempting to perform an internal operation will cause a deadlock. See
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Plugins
Installation
yum install --enablerepo=updates-testing 389-ds
# or for EPEL
yum install --enablerepo=epel-testing
[--enablerepo=epel-testing-389-ds-base] 389-ds
setup-ds-admin.pl
Upgrade
yum upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing 389-ds-base
idm-console-framework 389-admin 389-ds-console 389-admin-console
389-dsgw 389-adminutil
# or for EPEL
yum upgrade --enablerepo=epel-testing
[--enablerepo=epel-testing-389-ds-base] 389-ds-base
idm-console-framework 389-admin 389-ds-console 389-admin-console
389-dsgw 389-adminutil
setup-ds-admin.pl -u
How to Give Feedback
The best way to provide feedback is via the Fedora Update system.
* Go to https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates
* In the Search box in the upper right hand corner, type in the name of
the package
* In the list, find the version and release you are using (if you're not
sure, use rpm -qi <package name> on your system) and click on the release
* On the page for the update, scroll down to "Add a comment" and provide
your input
Or just send us an email to 389-users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
Reporting Issues
https://fedorahosted.org/389
More Information
* Release Notes - http://port389.org/wiki/Release_Notes
* Install_Guide - http://port389.org/wiki/Install_Guide
* Download - http://port389.org/wiki/Download
At the F17 Alpha Go/No-Go meeting today, the Fedora 17 Alpha release
(RC4) was declared GOLD, and ready for shipment on February 28, 2012.
GOLD is the color of mustard, and, as you know, mustard indicates
progress. A huge thank you to everyone who made this on-time(!!!) Alpha
release possible. My (occasionally inaccurate) research tells me that
the last time we shipped an Alpha according to schedule was Fedora 10.
That is some excellent progress, in my humble opinion :)
Meeting details can be seen here:
Minutes:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-02-22/f17_alpha_go_n…
Minutes (text):
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-02-22/f17_alpha_go_n…
Log:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-02-22/f17_alpha_go_n…
Full minutes are posted below.
RELEASE THE HOT DOGS!
-Robyn
=============================================
#fedora-meeting-1: F17 Alpha Go No-Go Meeting
=============================================
Meeting started by rbergeron at 22:00:00 UTC. The full logs are
available at
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2012-02-22/f17_alpha_go_n…
.
Meeting summary
---------------
* Roll Call (rbergeron, 22:00:19)
* tflink is here for QA (rbergeron, 22:00:45)
* nirik here for fesco/devel in some way; dgilmore here for rel-eng
(rbergeron, 22:01:49)
* also present: rbergeron for wranglin', brunowolff for awesomeness
and helpfulness (rbergeron, 22:02:07)
* We are Gathered to Serve a Alpha Taste Test of The Beefy Miracle, and
determine if we are ready to ship said Holiness. (rbergeron,
22:02:43)
* Looking have the blocker list clear:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers (rbergeron,
22:03:09)
* Test Matrices need to be complete (rbergeron, 22:03:17)
* LINK:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_17_Alpha_RC4_Install
(rbergeron, 22:03:30)
* LINK:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_17_Alpha_RC4_Desktop
(rbergeron, 22:03:44)
* This will determine if release criteria have been met, if we can
ship. (rbergeron, 22:03:57)
* Release Blocker Review (rbergeron, 22:05:07)
* LINK: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers
(rbergeron, 22:05:16)
* LINK: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796261 (tflink,
22:06:58)
* LINK: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796261 (tflink,
22:07:03)
* Bootloader not installed? (F17 Alpha RC4) (tflink, 22:07:18)
* AGREED: - 796261 - RejectedBlocker - This seems to be an isolated
incident since we have several positive results and only the one
negative (tflink, 22:10:30)
* No more remaining blockers for F17 alpha. (rbergeron, 22:10:44)
* Test Matrices (rbergeron, 22:12:04)
* LINK:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_17_Alpha_RC4_Install
(rbergeron, 22:12:19)
* LINK:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_17_Alpha_RC4_Desktop
(rbergeron, 22:12:22)
* remaining failures on test cases for alpha are not blockers (related
to creation of usb media; issue is with livecd-tools and not alpha
itself, should have a new build in the next few days) (rbergeron,
22:13:57)
* AGREED: Test Matrices are acceptably complete, given livecd-tools
fix coming, things look great and we have many other install methods
working properly. (rbergeron, 22:16:32)
* The Hot Dog Looks Tasty and Ready. Can we ship F17 Alpha? (rbergeron,
22:17:05)
* AGREED: All criteria for shipping F17 alpha are met; QA, rel-eng,
devel are prepared to ship on tuesday. (rbergeron, 22:20:45)
* AGREED: F17 Alpha RC4 is accepted as Alpha! (rbergeron, 22:21:23)
* Thanks to everyone for an on-time Alpha release, you rock! RELEASE
THE HOT DOGS! (rbergeron, 22:22:17)
* ACTION: rbergeron to send out GOLD announcement and meeting logs
(rbergeron, 22:22:34)
* Any other business? (rbergeron, 22:22:40)
Meeting ended at 22:24:50 UTC.
Action Items
------------
* rbergeron to send out GOLD announcement and meeting logs
Action Items, by person
-----------------------
* rbergeron
* rbergeron to send out GOLD announcement and meeting logs
* **UNASSIGNED**
* (none)
People Present (lines said)
---------------------------
* rbergeron (65)
* tflink (20)
* adamw (14)
* dgilmore (7)
* nirik (6)
* brunowolff (5)
* zodbot (5)
* satellit_ (3)
* jsmith (1)
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Join us on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting for this important
meeting, wherein we shall determine the readiness of the Alpha
taste-testing of the Beefy Miracle, better known as Fedora 17.
Wednesday, February 22, 2011 @22:00 UTC (17:00 EST/14:00 PST)
"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 17 Alpha Blocker list:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Current_Release_Blockers
Cheers!
-Robyn
# Fedora Quality Assurance Meeting
# Date: 2012-02-20
# Time: 16:00 UTC
(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto)
# Location: #fedora-meeting on irc.freenode.net
Greetings testers!
It's Monday, and you know what that means. This particular Monday means
it's time to start panicking and drinking heavily, as there are only two
days till the Alpha Go/No-Go. If you're short on cheap liquor, contact
the QA Department of Equipment and Supply, which still has a ten-year
backlog of borderline-undrinkable eastern European liqueurs left behind
by Will Woods.
This is a reminder of the upcoming QA meeting. Please add any topic
suggestions to the meeting wiki page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Meetings/20120220
The current proposed agenda is include below.
== Proposed Agenda Topics ==
1. Previous meeting follow-up
2. Fedora 17 Alpha status review
3. Release criteria & validation test update round-up
4. Upcoming QA events
5. AutoQA update
6. Open floor
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora
http://www.happyassassin.net