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Marketing
In this section, we cover Fedora Marketing Project.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: ThomasChung

dvd-guides.com: Fedora 8 Review
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"There is no doubt Fedora 8 is an excellent distribution. Redhat is a major contributor to Linux and you can see that in Fedora which includes many exciting new features. Fedora 8 is very stable, the package management is one of the best out there, security is tight as always and finally the presentation have improved to make one of the best looking Gnome distributions I have seen."

[1] http://www.dvd-guides.com/content/view/224/104/

redhatmagazine.com: Fedora 8 Video Highlights
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"Fedora 8 has gone live, and we’ve got a short video that gives some background on the release, specifically the new custom spins."

[1] http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/11/08/video-fedora-8-highlights/

internetnews.com: Fedora 8 'Werewolf' Shows Its Fangs
MarcWiriadisastra reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"Red Hat's Fedora today debuted a major new release that in many ways offers more than any previous version of the community Linux effort. That's because Fedora 8, codenamed "Werewolf," is actually more than just a single release of a single distribution. In addition to a myriad of new features, the release offers at least four different custom versions, or "spins" as Fedora calls them. The spins included in the Fedora 8 release offer packages targeted to specific users like developers and even game players."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00104.html

arstechnica.com: An old hat with new tricks: Fedora 8 officially released
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"I've been experimenting with Fedora 8 test 3, and I like what I see. This is a nice release with a pretty sweet assortment of features that you won't find anywhere else. Fedora still manages to differentiate itself and rise above many other contenders by delivering early access to new technologies."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00090.html

news.com: Red Hat's Fedora 8 hope: An all-purpose Linux foundation
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"Over the years, Red Hat's Fedora has made a name for itself as a version of Linux for enthusiasts, developers, and those who want to try the latest thing in open-source software. But a curious feature of the new version 8, released Thursday, is the ability to strip out the Fedora identity altogether. The reason: Red Hat wants Fedora to be a foundation for those who want to build their own Linux products on a Fedora foundation. With Fedora 8, that's easier, because all the Fedora-specific elements are wrapped up into one neatly optional package, said project leader MaxSpevack."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00093.html

The Evolution of Fedora
JackAboutboul reports in fedora-marketing-list,

"(From Fedora 8 Section) Well by now you are hopefully either downloading Werewolf or using it. The dust has hardly settled on the release of Werewolf and even so, Fedora's development is continuing with tremendous force, the plans, seeds and ideas for Fedora 9 are already being put in place. I'm quite sure that Fedoras' competitors must wonder what tricks are left up Fedoras' seemingly endless sleeves, and my guess is 'many'."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00101.html

Red Hat legal speaks
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"The Fedora advisory board has just been updated on a couple of conclusions reached by the Red Hat legal department. It has been determined that support for current iPod devices can be provided by Fedora - getting around Apple's obfuscation is not seen as a DMCA violation. The rules on linking to encumbered software have also been loosened"

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00079.html

Red Hat signs on to Sun's open-source Java project
RahulSundaram reports in fedora-marketing-list[1] ,

"Red Hat has signed Sun's OpenJDK contributor agreement and will now align the work its done on its IcedTea project, which was its own implementation of some parts of the Java SE JDK, with OpenSDK, said Shaun Connolly, vice president of product management for JBoss."

"IcedTea brought together the Fedora project with key Java technologies in a Linux environment, and currently provides open-source alternatives for the few remaining proprietary sections in the OpenJDK project, he said. Fedora is a Red-Hat sponsored Linux project."

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-marketing-list/2007-November/msg00065.html