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== Fedora 10 (Cambridge) Beta ==
== Fedora 10 (Cambridge) Beta ==


[[JesseKeating|Jesse Keating]] announced[0] the release of Fedora 10 Beta.  "Just on the heels of the Fedora Project's fifth anniversary, the Beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is now available."
[[JesseKeating|Jesse Keating]] announced[1] the release of Fedora 10 Beta.  "Just on the heels of the Fedora Project's fifth anniversary, the Beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is now available."


Among the new, fun, and interesting features:
Among the new, fun, and interesting features:
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* RPM 4.6, the first big RPM change in several years
* RPM 4.6, the first big RPM change in several years


[0] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00016.html
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00016.html


Additionally, Jesse reported[1] "there was a small problem during image creation that led to the x86_64 Live KDE actually being the content for the x86_64 Live XFCE.  I have recreated these images and updated the master mirror and the torrent server."
Additionally, Jesse reported[2] "there was a small problem during image creation that led to the x86_64 Live KDE actually being the content for the x86_64 Live XFCE.  I have recreated these images and updated the master mirror and the torrent server."


For full disclosure, here are the SHA1SUMs of each:
For full disclosure, here are the SHA1SUMs of each:
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04195ea383229bdd356188e86ba8c39985118abb *F10-Beta-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso
04195ea383229bdd356188e86ba8c39985118abb *F10-Beta-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso


[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00017.html
[2] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00017.html


== Fedora Board IRC Meeting ==
== Fedora Board IRC Meeting ==


[[PaulWFrields|Paul Frields]] reminded[2] everyone that "the Board is holding its monthly public meeting on Tuesday, 7 October 2008, at 1800 UTC on IRC Freenode."
[[PaulWFrields|Paul Frields]] reminded[3] everyone that "the Board is holding its monthly public meeting on Tuesday, 7 October 2008, at 1800 UTC on IRC Freenode."


The public is invited to do the following:
The public is invited to do the following:
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The moderator will direct questions from the #fedora-board-public channel to the Board members at #fedora-board-meeting.  This should limit confusion and ensure our logs are useful to everyone.
The moderator will direct questions from the #fedora-board-public channel to the Board members at #fedora-board-meeting.  This should limit confusion and ensure our logs are useful to everyone.


[2] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-October/msg00000.html
[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-October/msg00000.html
 
== Echo Monthly News, Issue 2 ==
 
[[MartinSourada|Martin Sourada]] announced[3] "the second issue of the Echo Monthly News."[4]
 
[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-October/msg00001.html
 
[4] https://fedorahosted.org/echo-icon-theme/wiki/MonthlyNews/Issue2

Revision as of 00:23, 6 October 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

Fedora 10 (Cambridge) Beta

Jesse Keating announced[1] the release of Fedora 10 Beta. "Just on the heels of the Fedora Project's fifth anniversary, the Beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is now available."

Among the new, fun, and interesting features:

  • New NetworkManager with connection sharing
  • Improved printer handling
  • Remote virtualization and easier virt storage
  • Sectool, an auditing and security testing framework
  • RPM 4.6, the first big RPM change in several years

[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00016.html

Additionally, Jesse reported[2] "there was a small problem during image creation that led to the x86_64 Live KDE actually being the content for the x86_64 Live XFCE. I have recreated these images and updated the master mirror and the torrent server."

For full disclosure, here are the SHA1SUMs of each:

6f32b75c09838a407371aec211e1951d357baf03 *F10-Beta-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso 04195ea383229bdd356188e86ba8c39985118abb *F10-Beta-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso

[2] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00017.html

Fedora Board IRC Meeting

Paul Frields reminded[3] everyone that "the Board is holding its monthly public meeting on Tuesday, 7 October 2008, at 1800 UTC on IRC Freenode."

The public is invited to do the following:

  • Join #fedora-board-meeting to see the Board's conversation. This channel is read-only for non-Board members.
  • Join #fedora-board-public to discuss topics and post questions. This channel is read/write for everyone.

The moderator will direct questions from the #fedora-board-public channel to the Board members at #fedora-board-meeting. This should limit confusion and ensure our logs are useful to everyone.

[3] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-October/msg00000.html