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Contributing Writer: [[:User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]]
Contributing Writer: [[:User:Mspevack|Max Spevack]]


=== FUDCon Boston (F11) ===
=== Updates ===


[[PaulWFrields|Paul Frields]] made a few announcements this week regarding FUDCon Boston[1], which is January 9-11.
[[PaulWFrields|Paul Frields]] worte[1] about the update problem affecting D-Bus.  "Recently, an update of D-Bus software package in Fedora 10 caused the substantial breakage of some applications, including PackageKit."


Paul mentioned[2] that the event will be held at MIT, he gives information about the social event, and also reminds people to register on the wiki and to make their hotel reservations before December 19th, in order to secure the $99 hotel room rate.
The announcement includes instructions that explain how a user can update the system manually using yum on the command-line, and return to business-as-usual.


[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon/FUDConF11
If you are unable to perform a normal system update using PackageKit and need help, please read the full announcement.


[2] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00000.html
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00012.html
 
=== Fedora 11 ===
 
[[JoshBoyer|Josh Boyer]] wrote[3] about the process for selecting the Fedora 11 name.  "We're doing the name collection differently this year than in the past.  Contributors wishing to make a suggestion are asked to go to the F11 naming wiki page[4], and add an entry to the suggestion
table found there".
 
[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00001.html
 
[4] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Name_suggestions_for_Fedora_11
 
[[JonStanley|Jon Stanley]] announced[5,6] the Fedora 11 freeze dates.  The Alpha freeze is currently scheduled for January 20, and the Final freeze for April 14.
 
[5] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2008-December/msg00005.html
 
[6] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2008-December/msg00006.html
 
[[User:Ivazquez|Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]] announced[7] that Python 2.6 is now in Rawhide.  For those of you who maintain Python packages, you'll want to read the full announcement.
 
[7] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2008-December/msg00007.html
 
=== Other ===
 
Finally, [[PaulWFrields|Paul Frields]] announced[8] that [[ChristopherAillon|Chris Aillon]] has been re-appointed to the Fedora Board, and will serve another two-release term.
 
[8] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00005.html

Revision as of 06:03, 15 December 2008

Announcements

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project.

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/

Contributing Writer: Max Spevack

Updates

Paul Frields worte[1] about the update problem affecting D-Bus. "Recently, an update of D-Bus software package in Fedora 10 caused the substantial breakage of some applications, including PackageKit."

The announcement includes instructions that explain how a user can update the system manually using yum on the command-line, and return to business-as-usual.

If you are unable to perform a normal system update using PackageKit and need help, please read the full announcement.

[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00012.html

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