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


=== Red Hat Certification offer ===
=== FWN Holiday Break ===


  STOP THE PRESSES.....50% Discount on Red Hat Certification Exams
Fedora Weekly News will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Our next issue will be published on January 12th. Happy holidays!


        When the going gets tough - the tough get certified!
=== Fedora Remixes ===
  Maximise your chance of career success in 2009 with Red Hat training and
                            certification


  Special End of Year Offer for Fedora community members in Australia and
[[RahulSundaram|Rahul Sundaram]] announced[1] the General Availability of Omega 10, "a Linux based operating system and a community Fedora Remix for desktop and laptop users."
                              New Zealand.


  50% discount of all Red Hat Exams taken in Australia and New Zealand by
Sundaram added, "It is a installable Live CD for regular PC (i686 architecture) systems. It has all the features of Fedora 10 and a number of additional multimedia players and codecs. You can play any multimedia including MP3 music or commercial DVD's out of the box."
                          February 28th, 2009


        Get your certification today!  Act now... simply visit
For additional information, and to download Omega or view the kickstart used to create it, please read the full announcement.


              http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/dates.php3
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00014.html
 
  for a complete list of Red Hat exams available until 28th February, 2009
  and write "Fedora Community Special" in the Promo code box.  Make sure
  you use your Fedora email id when registering to qualify for the 50%
                              discount.
 
  If you have a mate who would benefit from a Red Hat certification, make
                  sure you pass on the good news!
 
==== Terms and Conditions ====
This offer begins December 15, 2008 and ends on February 28, 2009. Offer
void if participant cancels, no shows, or requests a refund. Offer is
subject to availability. Exams, reschedules and any retakes must be
completed by February 28, 2009. Participants must register for the
promotion at http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/register.php3 and enter
“Fedora Community Special” in the Special Offers section, using their
Fedora email id to register. Offer may not be used for exams in which
you are already enrolled, cancellations and re-bookings. This offer is
not valid in conjunction with any other promotions or special pricing.
Participant is responsible for assessing his/her suitability for
enrolling in the appropriate exam. Government employees and contractors
may not be eligible to receive this offer and the participant
acknowledges that his/her employer is aware of and consents to the
receipt of the offer, and that the receipt of the offer does not violate
the organisation’s policies and regulations. Void where prohibited by
law. Offer is available to residents of Australia and New Zealand only.
Red Hat reserves the right to withdraw or extend this offer at anytime.
 
 
=== Updates ===
 
[[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."
 
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

Revision as of 10:49, 19 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

FWN Holiday Break

Fedora Weekly News will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Our next issue will be published on January 12th. Happy holidays!

Fedora Remixes

Rahul Sundaram announced[1] the General Availability of Omega 10, "a Linux based operating system and a community Fedora Remix for desktop and laptop users."

Sundaram added, "It is a installable Live CD for regular PC (i686 architecture) systems. It has all the features of Fedora 10 and a number of additional multimedia players and codecs. You can play any multimedia including MP3 music or commercial DVD's out of the box."

For additional information, and to download Omega or view the kickstart used to create it, please read the full announcement.

[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-December/msg00014.html

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