[fedora-arm] Pidora 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release

[Omalley_s]

I was unable to connect to pidora.ca to download. I don't think it is just me. I ended up getting it from raspberrypi.org but that took like 12 attempts. it timed out at like 90% done then wouldn't restart the download twice. So I switched to wget and it did the same thing(even after 3 previous break and continues), and it wouldn't continue. I restarted the download, and I finally got it after several break and continues. 

Just thought someone should know..




Andrew Greene <andrew.greene at senecacollege.ca> wrote:

Pidora 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release 
 
We're excited to announce the release of Pidora 2014 -- 
an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi. 
It is based on a brand new build of Fedora for the ARMv6 
architecture with greater speed and includes packages 
from the Fedora 20 package set. 
 
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There are some interesting new features we'd like to highlight:
 
* Rootfs-Resize now works with logical partitions 
* Raspberrypi kernel-devel package has been added 
* New Pidora 2014 splash screen 
* New Pidora logos 
* Improved Headless Mode can be used with setups lacking a  
    monitor or display 
* Much faster boot speed 
* Faster and smoother graphical usability, with Xorg fbturbo driver 
* Almost all of the Fedora 20 package set available via yum 
    (thousands of packages were built from the official Fedora 
    repository and made available online) 
* Compiled specifically to take advantage of the hardware already 
    built into the Raspberry Pi 
* Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional modules 
    specifically made for the Raspberry Pi) 
* Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and auto-resize 
    (for maximum storage afterwards) 
* Auto swap creation available to allow for larger memory usage 
* C, Python, & Perl programming languages available & included 
    in the SD card image 
* IP address information can be read over the speakers and 
    flashed with the LED light 
* For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used with 
    plugins (python console, file manager, syntax highlighting) 
    to serve as a mini-graphical IDE 
* For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are included 
    (nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file management 
* Includes libraries capable of supporting external hardware 
    such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI) 
 
* * * 
 
For further documentation, downloads, faq's, read-me's, 
    how-to's, tutorials, or videos: 
        http://pidora.ca/ 
 
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Pidora 2014 is a Fedora Remix -- a combination of software packages 
from the Fedora Project with other software. 
 
The Fedora Project is a global community of contributors working 
to advance open source software. For more information or to join 
the Fedora Project, see http://fedoraproject.org 
 
Pidora is a project of the Seneca Centre for Development of Open 
Technology (CDOT). To connect with CDOT, please visit 
http://cdot.senecacollege.ca 
 
The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer board designed 
to provoke curiosity and experimentation in programming and 
computer electronics. For more information, see the Raspberry 
Pi Foundation website at http://raspberrypi.org 
 
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The CDOT team at Seneca College
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