Proposal to CANCEL: 2015-08-31 Fedora QA Meeting
by Adam Williamson
Hi folks! Sorry for the late notice, but I'm proposing we cancel
Monday's QA meeting. I don't think there's anything major that needs
discussing - we all know where we are on Beta testing, I guess.
If anyone can think of something urgent to discuss, please reply to
this mail and we can get together at the usual time (15:00 UTC in
#fedora-meeting).
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Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
http://www.happyassassin.net
8 years, 1 month
Taskotron Notifications and Bodhi2
by Tim Flink
With the upgrade to bodhi2, the method we were using to notify
packagers of check failures (bodhi comments) is not working at the
moment due to some of the api changes which came with the upgrade.
We're working to restore the comments and eventually transition over to
fedmsg emission but in the mean time, packagers will not receive
notifications if a package they're involved with fails a taskotron
check. You will still be able to see the results of the checks by
looking at the bodhi2 page for the update - taskotron checks status is
shown there.
We apologize for the inconvenience - we're working to fix the situation
as quickly as we can.
Tim
8 years, 1 month
Bodhi2 migration: 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC
by Matthew Miller
This message went to the devel list, but I think it kind of buries the
lede: After this outage is complete, the long-mythical but never
forgotten Bodhi 2 will be realized! (If you're just tuning in, Bodhi is
the system we use to push out updates, including the "karma" system for
update testing.)
Check out https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bodhi/2.0 for some of the
capabilities we can expect from this new system.
Hopefully, this rollout will be trouble-free, although as I understand
it, Top People are Standing By for Response in the Event of Trouble. If
you find an immediate, urgent issue, report on #fedora-admin on IRC.
For other bugs, please report in the upstream project at:
<https://github.com/fedora-infra/bodhi/issue>.
----- Forwarded message from Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com> -----
> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:39:59 -0600
> From: Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com>
> To: devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
> Subject: Planned Outage: bodhi2 migration - 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC
> Organization: Scrye, INC
> X-Bogo25: H 0
>
> Planned Outage: bodhi2 migration - 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC
>
> There will be an outage starting at 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC, which will
> last approximately 6 hours.
>
> To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto
> or run:
>
> date -d '2015-08-19 16:00 UTC'
>
> Reason for outage:
>
> We will be migrating our updates application (Bodhi) from version 1 to
> version 2. During this time package maintainers may be unable to submit
> new updates or check on existing ones as the database is migrated.
> After the outage we will ask maintainers and testers to help us work
> through any issues found. Please file tickets on the bodhi project in
> fedorahosted trac.
>
> Affected Services:
>
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates
>
> Services not listed are not affected by this outage.
>
> Contact Information:
>
> Ticket Link:
>
> https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4861
>
> Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add
> comments to the ticket for this outage above.
> _______________________________________________
> devel-announce mailing list
> devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce
----- End forwarded message -----
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Matthew Miller
<mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org>
Fedora Project Leader
8 years, 1 month
Rescheduling this weeks Blocker review meeting
by Mike Ruckman
Hey all,
It seems the lack of sleep from Flock caught up with me Sunday night and I didn't wake up in time
to run the blocker review scheduled for Monday morning. We currently have 6/7 proposed blockers
for Beta and Final, so I think it will still be good to have a Blocker review this week. Does
this Thursday (2015-08-20) at 16:00 UTC work for people? If there's a better time, please
respond to the test list and we can find a better window to run the review.
Thanks!
Mike Ruckman
8 years, 1 month
2015-08-17 @ 15:00 UTC - (Possibly) Fedora QA Meeting
by Adam Williamson
# Fedora Quality Assurance Meeting(?)
# Date: 2015-08-17
# Time: 15:00 UTC
(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto)
# Location: #fedora-meeting on irc.freenode.net
Greetings testers!
It's QA meeting time again! Well, technically it is: I just got back
from Flock and I'm pretty tired so there's a chance I might not make it
up in time. The same might apply to several others who were there, and
some RHers are on post-Flock vacation. But if a few of us make it, we
can meet! Of course, anyone who feels like it can host the meeting -
it's easy to do and you don't need any special permission :)
If any Flock-ers make it we can talk about what came out of Flock, and
we can also check in on this week's Test Days - CCing the relevant
folks for those. We may need to come up with a plan to deal with the
testdays webapp possibly being offline (tflink should have some info
about that, if he makes it).
== Proposed Agenda Topics ==
1. Previous meeting follow-up
2. Flock outcomes
3. l10n and NetworkManager test days
4. Open floor
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Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
http://www.happyassassin.net
8 years, 1 month
Announcing the release of Fedora 23 Alpha!
by Dennis Gilmore
Fedora 23 Alpha Release Announcement
====================================
The Fedora 23 Alpha is here, right on schedule for our planned
October final release. Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora
site:
* Get Fedora 23 Alpha Workstation:
<https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/>
* Get Fedora 23 Alpha Server:
<https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/>
* Get Fedora 23 Alpha Cloud:
<https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/>
* Get Fedora 23 Alpha Spins:
<https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease>
What is the Alpha release?
--------------------------
The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 23's
editions 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 23 is expected
in October.
We need your help to make Fedora 23 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 rock-solid. 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.
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report
Fedora-Wide Changes
-------------------
Fedora 23 includes a number of changes that will improve all of the
editions. For example, Fedora 23 is making use of compiler flags to
help improve security by "hardening" the binaries against memory
corruption vulnerabilities, buffer overflows, and so on. This is a
"behind the scenes" change that most users won't notice through
normal use of a Fedora edition, but should help provide additional
system security.
Likewise, Fedora 23 has disabled SSL3 and RC4 by default due to
known vulnerabilities in the protocols. This means all applications
that use GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries have had the SSL3 protocol
and RC4 cipher disabled.
Fedora 23 Alpha also includes support for Unicode 8.0, which
includes new emojis, and improvements in sorting Unicode text and
processing non-ASCII URLs.
Other Notable Changes in the Alpha
----------------------------------
While there's a lot going on under the hood, desktop users are also
going to find Fedora 23 Alpha pretty exciting for all the obvious
goodness coming to the desktop. The easiest way to experience the
preview of these technologies is to download and try the Fedora 23
Alpha Workstation edition.
Naturally, GNOME is getting an upgrade, with Fedora 23 containing a
preview of the upcoming GNOME 3.18 release, which is easier to use
than ever. There are also many enhancements on the way, such as
improvements to Wayland toward making it the default graphical
server in a future release; support for ambient backlight drivers
for a more responsive display on laptops; and changes to the
Software application so it can update system firmware, and be
smarter about metered Internet connections.
Users that are trying to get a little work done on Fedora will be
happy to see LibreOffice 5 in Fedora 23, which includes a lot of
new features and improvements: style previews in the sidebar,
Word-compatible text highlighting, built-in image crop, UI for data
bars in Calc, support for Time-Stamp Protocol in PDF export,
support for Adobe Swatch Exchange color palettes, import of Apple
Pages files, improved support for HiDPI screens, and significantly
improved support for MS Office formats.
Spins
-----
Fedora "spins" are desktops or package sets for Fedora that provide
a different experience than the standard Fedora Workstation
edition. For instance, the Fedora KDE and Fedora Xfce spins provide
popular alternatives to GNOME for Fedora users who enjoy the KDE or
Xfce experience.
There's a new spin in town for Fedora 23. Want a classic take on a
modern desktop? If so, the Cinnamon spin may just be what you're
hoping to find. Fedora 23 includes a spin that tries to emulate the
GNOME 2 experience using GNOME 3 shell.
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 mailing list or in
#fedora-qa on freenode.
As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F23
Bugs page. For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to
file a bug report."
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F23_bugs
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report
Release Schedule
----------------
The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki. The
current schedule calls for a beta release towards the end of
September, and the final release scheduled towards the end of
October.
These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues
found during the development process.
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule
8 years, 1 month
