# F21 Blocker Review meeting
# Date: 2014-10-01
# Time: 16:00 UTC (12:00 EDT, 09:00 PDT)
# Location: #fedora-blocker-review on irc.freenode.net
It's that time of the week again! Currently there are 14 bugs that need some
TLC. Happily, that's 11 less than there were last week, so we might stand a
chance of getting through them all in the allotted time.
If you want to take a look at the accepted blockers, the full list can be found
here: https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/21/beta/buglist
We'll be evaluating these bugs to see if they violate the Beta
Release Criteria and warrant the blocking of a release if they're not
fixed. Information on the release criteria for F21 can be found on the
wiki [0]. Product specific plans are still being solidified, but that
should be sorted quickly.
For more information about the Blocker and Freeze exception process,
check out these links:
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_blocker_bug_process
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_freeze_exception_bug_process
And for those of you who are curious how a Blocker Review Meeting
works - or how it's supposed to go and you want to run one - check out the SOP
on the wiki:
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_Blocker_Bug_Meeting
See you Wednesday!
[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Criteria
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// Mike
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Fedora QA
freenode: roshi
http://roshi.fedorapeople.org
Hi folks! We've met every week for a while, and had blocker review
meetings too. I don't see anything pressing for discussion, either, so I
figure it might be a good week for us to take a break and everyone can
sleep in / get to the pub early (delete as appropriate) :)
Please, do yell if you wanted to have a meeting this week and have an
agenda item, and we can go ahead and do it. Thanks folks!
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
http://www.happyassassin.net
One last thing before I sign off - I'm reliably informed the updates
shipped yesterday don't entirely resolve the bash security issues, so
more build(s) can be expected today. if people can stand ready to test
and karma them ASAP, that'd be just awesome. thanks!
--
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
http://www.happyassassin.net
# F21 Blocker Review meeting
# Date: 2014-09-24
# Time: 16:00 UTC (12:00 EDT, 09:00 PDT)
# Location: #fedora-blocker-review on irc.freenode.net
Well now that we've finally kicked Alpha out the door, it's time to do some
Beta blocker review. You might think, "Oh, hey - that'll be easy, we just
started!" However, you'd be wrong. We've been tracking beta and final blockers
as well this whole time :) With that said, we have a total of 25 proposed
blockers to go through. So be prepared to get comfortable for the meeting.
If you want to take a look at the accepted blockers, the full list can be found
here: https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/21/beta/buglist
We'll be evaluating these bugs to see if they violate the Beta
Release Criteria and warrant the blocking of a release if they're not
fixed. Information on the release criteria for F21 can be found on the
wiki [0]. Product specific plans are still being solidified, but that
should be sorted quickly.
For more information about the Blocker and Freeze exception process,
check out these links:
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_blocker_bug_process
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_freeze_exception_bug_process
And for those of you who are curious how a Blocker Review Meeting
works - or how it's supposed to go and you want to run one - check out the SOP
on the wiki:
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_Blocker_Bug_Meeting
See you tomorrow!
[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Criteria
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// Mike
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Fedora QA
freenode: roshi
http://roshi.fedorapeople.org
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The Fedora 21 Alpha release has arrived, with a preview of the latest
free and open source technology 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 21's
products 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 21 is expected in December.
We need your help to make Fedora 21 the best release yet, so please
take some 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. We have a culture of coordinating new features
and pushing fixes upstream as much as feasible and your feedback will
help improve not only Fedora but Linux and free software on the whole.
At the end of this announcement you can find more information on how to
help.
*** Changes ***
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 21 has the tools you need to
help you get things done.
To see how Fedora 21 is evolving from Fedora 20, see the accepted
changes here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/21/ChangeSet
== Fedora.Next and Fedora 21 Products ==
As part of the Fedora.next initiative, Fedora 21 will boast three
products: cloud, server, and workstation. Note that for the Alpha
release, the network installers act as generic, 'universal' installers,
offering the entire set of Fedora package groups by default, rather
than only the groups associated with the Product they are meant to
represent.
=== Fedora 21 Base ===
Each of the products will build on the "base" set of packages for
Fedora. For instance, each product will use the same packages for the
kernel, RPM, yum, systemd, Anaconda, and so forth.
The Base Working Group develops the standard platform for all Fedora
products, which includes the installer, compose tools, and basic
platform for the other products. Base is not a full product intended
for use on its own, but to be kept as a small, stable platform for
other products to build on.
=== 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 product for
Fedora 21, and will include images for use in private cloud
environments like OpenStack, as well as AMIs for use on Amazon, and a
new image streamlined for running Docker containers.
==== Modular Kernel Packaging for Cloud ====
Space is precious, and there's little reason to include any kernel
modules that aren't used in the cloud. As part of the work for Fedora
21, 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.
==== 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 Docker
containers. The Fedora 21 release will be 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 will allow users to roll back updates
(if necessary) as one atomic unit -- making update management much
easier. For users and organizations looking to run Docker containers,
the Atomic host will be ideal.
=== Fedora 21 Server ===
The Fedora Server product 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 product introduces new Server management features
aimed at making it easier to install discrete infrastructure services.
The Fedora Server will introduce three new technologies in Fedora 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 Alpha.
* 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. It can be
used for scripting management functions across many machines as well
as 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 product ships with a role deployment mechanism. One of the roles
offered in 21 is the Domain Controller Service.
* The Domain Controller Service packages up the freeIPA 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. As with Rolekit itself, this role
is at an early stage of development in Fedora 21 Alpha.
=== Fedora 21 Workstation ===
The Fedora Workstation product is a reliable, user-friendly, and
powerful operating system for laptops and PC hardware. Fedora 21
Workstation is aimed at providing a platform for development of server
side and client applications that is attractive to developers of all
stripes. Whether you're a student or hobbyist, or a developer working
in a corporate environment, Fedora Workstation is for you.
==== Latest GNOME ====
Fedora 21 Workstation includes the latest GNOME desktop. Fedora 21 is
tracking GNOME 3.14, which is due to be released in late September.
GNOME 3.14 includes many new features such as integration of Picasaweb
and DNLA media server support in GNOME Photos, a new game called Hitori
similar to Sudoku, and much more.
==== DevAssistant ====
Fedora 21 Worsktation includes the new DevAssistant tool by default.
DevAssistant helps developers set up environments for their projects,
so they can concentrate on writing code. For more information on
DevAssistant, visit the website at http://devassistant.org.
== Issues and Details ==
This is an Alpha release. As such, we expect that you may encounter
bugs or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing,
contact the Fedora QA team via the test mailing list or in #fedora-qa
on freenode.
As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Fedora wiki:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F20_bugs
For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "How to File a Bug
Report:" http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report .
You can join the Fedora QA team mailing list here:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
== Release Schedule ==
The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki. The current
schedule calls for a beta release in the end of October, and a final
release in early December.
These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues
found during the development process.
== 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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Hey all,
The Fedora 21 Virt Test Day is this coming Thu Sep 25. Check out the test day
landing page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2014-09-25_Virtualization
If you're interested in trying out some new virt functionality, there's step
by step instructions for:
* Q35 Chipset
* Import AArch64 image as a VM on x86
* Install VM using OVMF/UEFI
Even if you aren't interested in testing new features, we still need you! The
test day is the perfect time to make sure your virt workflow is working fine
on Fedora 21, as there will be several developers on hand to answer any
questions, help with debugging, provide patches, etc. No requirement to run
through test cases on the wiki, just show up and let us know what works (or
breaks).
And to be clear, while it is preferred that you have a physical machine
running Fedora 21, participating in the test day does NOT require it: you can
test the latest virt bits on the latest Fedora release courtesy of the
virt-preview repo. For more details, as well as easy instructions on updating
to Fedora 21, see:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2014-09-25_Virtualization#What.27s_…
If you can't make the date of the test day, adding test case results to the
wiki anytime next week is fine as well. Though if you do plan on showing up to
the test day, add your name to the participant list on the wiki, and when the
day arrives, pop into #fedora-test-day on freenode and give us a shout!
Thanks,
Cole
# Fedora Quality Assurance Meeting
# Date: 2014-09-22
# Time: 15:00 UTC
(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto)
# Location: #fedora-meeting on irc.freenode.net
Greetings testers!
Time for the first post-F21 Alpha meeting!
== Proposed Agenda Topics ==
1. Previous meeting follow-up
* brunowolff to mark https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/squashfs-tools-4.3-8.fc21
as fixing blocker bug #1139015
* sgallagh to run the netinst question by fesco ASAP
2. Fedora 21 Alpha pre-release prep
* Common Bugs
* Blocker and freeze exception karma
* Double-check netinst behaviour
* Read over release notes
* Anything else?
3. Open floor
Thanks! See you soon.
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Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
http://www.happyassassin.net
At the Fedora 21 Alpha Go/No-Go Meeting #3 that just occurred, it was
agreed to Go with the Fedora 21 Alpha by Fedora QA, Release Engineering
and Development.
Fedora 21 Alpha will be publicly available on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
"That's one small step for mankind but one giant leap for Fedora" - the
first release on the way towards Fedora.Next!
Meeting details can be seen here:
Minutes: http://bit.ly/1pkIobe
Log: http://bit.ly/XpyZIO
Thanks everyone!
Jaroslav
Join us on irc.freenode.net in #fedora-meeting-2 for this important
meeting, wherein we shall determine the readiness of the Fedora 21 Alpha.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 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."
Release Candidate (RC) availability and good QA coverage are prerequisites
for the Go/No-Go meeting. This is the first time for F21 Alpha Go/No-Go
we have RC available (RC1). If you want to help with RC testing, follow
these instructions:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/kde/2014-September/013881.html
For more details about this meeting see:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Go_No_Go_Meeting
In the meantime, keep an eye on the Fedora 21 Alpha Blocker list:
http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/21/alpha/buglist
Jaroslav