[Fedora-join] [Fwd: Announcing the release of Fedora 21 Alpha!]

Wed Sep 24 00:35:57 UTC 2014

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> From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis at ausil.us>
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> Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 21 Alpha!
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:01:21 -0500
> 
> 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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