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=== Fedora 11 (Leonidas) ===
=== Fedora 11 (Leonidas) ===


Fedora 11 is coming on Tuesday June 9. Check out the tour<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_tour</ref>.
This week brought the official release of Fedora 11, complete with release announcement<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-June/msg00006.html</ref> and third-party repos<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-June/msg00007.html</ref>.


Rawhide has officially moved to Fedora 12 content<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2009-June/msg00001.html</ref>.
Check out the Fedora 11 tour<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_tour</ref> for more information about features and screenshots.
 
Similarly, as Fedora 9 moves closer to its end-of-life, no new Fedora 9 CVS branches are allowed<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2009-June/msg00004.html</ref>.  


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=== Elections ===
=== Elections ===


By the time you are reading this, the current round of Fedora elections will be taking place.  All the information<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-June/msg00004.html</ref> that you need for voting is included in the reference link.
The current round of Fedora elections is currently taking place.  All the information<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-June/msg00004.html</ref> that you need for voting is included in the reference link.
 
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=== Fedora Board ===
 
John Poelstra<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Poelstra</ref> has been appointed to the Fedora Board, for a two-release term.  Paul Frields<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pfrields</ref> wrote<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-June/msg00002.html</ref>, "Many of our contributors know John from his work in many capacities around the Project, from work with the Fedora Bug Zappers, maintaining our release schedule, and facilitating meetings for many of our community teams.  He will bring a unique perspective and experience to our team."


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This section previews upcoming Fedora Users & Developers Conferences, as well as upcoming Fedora Activity Days.
This section previews upcoming Fedora Users & Developers Conferences, as well as upcoming Fedora Activity Days.


==== Fedora Activity Day: Development Cycle ====
==== Fedora Activity Day: Southeast Linuxfest ====
 
A Fedora Activity Day focused on documentation<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_SELF</ref> will accompany Southeast Linuxfest this weekend (June 14th).


In North America, Jesse Keating announced<ref>http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-May/msg00012.html</ref> an upcoming Fedora Activity Day<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Activity_Day_Fedora_Development_Cycle_2009</ref> "for maintainers, QA, and release engineering folks to meet and discuss ongoing issues with the Fedora Development Cycle and to create a proposal on how to fix many of the issues.  Note, this is not an event to decide on a solution, it is an event to decide on a proposal, which will then be shared with the whole community for more input and work."
About 10 people will be participating, and a variety of activities are planned, with more details available by following the reference link.


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==== FUDCon Berlin 2009 ====
==== FUDCon Berlin 2009 ====


FUDCon Berlin<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Berlin_2009</ref> will be held from June 26-28, and we're got over 130 people pre-registered for the event.
FUDCon Berlin<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Berlin_2009</ref> will be held from June 26-28, and we're got almost 150 people pre-registered for the event.


If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.
If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.
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Consider attending or volunteering at an event near you!
Consider attending or volunteering at an event near you!
June 8-10: FAD Fedora Development Cycle<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Activity_Day_Fedora_Development_Cycle_2009</ref> in Raleigh, North Carolina.
June 9: Fedora 11 Release Party<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Yn1v/Fedora_UCA_jun09</ref> in Managua, Nicaragua.
June 13: Fedora 11 Release Party<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora11Wau</ref> in Wageningen, The Netherlands.
June 12-13: VCNSL<ref>http://cnsl.org.ve/</ref> in Maracay/Aragua, Venezuela.


June 13: Southeast Linuxfest<ref>http://southeastlinuxfest.org/</ref> in Clemson, South Carolina.
June 13: Southeast Linuxfest<ref>http://southeastlinuxfest.org/</ref> in Clemson, South Carolina.

Revision as of 11:29, 13 June 2009

Announcements

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project[1] [2] [3].

Contributing Writer: Max Spevack

Fedora 11 (Leonidas)

This week brought the official release of Fedora 11, complete with release announcement[1] and third-party repos[2].

Check out the Fedora 11 tour[3] for more information about features and screenshots.

Similarly, as Fedora 9 moves closer to its end-of-life, no new Fedora 9 CVS branches are allowed[4].

Elections

The current round of Fedora elections is currently taking place. All the information[1] that you need for voting is included in the reference link.

FUDCons and FADs

This section previews upcoming Fedora Users & Developers Conferences, as well as upcoming Fedora Activity Days.

Fedora Activity Day: Southeast Linuxfest

A Fedora Activity Day focused on documentation[1] will accompany Southeast Linuxfest this weekend (June 14th).

About 10 people will be participating, and a variety of activities are planned, with more details available by following the reference link.

FUDCon Porto Alegre 2009

FUDCon Porto Alegre[1] will take place June 24-27 in Brazil. About 30 people have signed up so far, and we're hopeful for an attendance of over 100.

If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.

FUDCon Berlin 2009

FUDCon Berlin[1] will be held from June 26-28, and we're got almost 150 people pre-registered for the event.

If you would like more information, please visit the wiki page.

Upcoming Events

Consider attending or volunteering at an event near you!

June 13: Southeast Linuxfest[1] in Clemson, South Carolina.

June 14: Docs FAD @ Southeast Linuxfest[2] in Clemson, South Carolina

June 17-19: Open Source Bridge[3] in Portland, Oregon.

June 24-27: FUDCon Porto Alegre[4] in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

June 24-27: LinuxTag[5] in Berlin, Germany.

June 26-28: FUDCon Berlin[6] in Berlin, Germany.