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=== | === Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org) === | ||
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a posting from | Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013059.html</ref> a posting from the "If Not True Then False" blog from 2010-06-8: | ||
" | "This is guide with screenshots, howto install Fedora (currently Fedora | ||
13) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org). BFO combines a series of | |||
recent technologies to produce a new boot stack. The glue that holds | |||
everything together is gPXE. Boot method is similar to PXE Boot. It uses | |||
very small images (iso, floppy, disk) to bootstrap a machine that then | |||
contacts a remote server for boot information." | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www. | The full post is available<ref>http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/fedora-netinstall-net-install-with-gpxe-and-bfo-boot-fedoraproject-org/</ref>. | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Fedora 13 “Goddard” Review – Gnome Desktop === | ||
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a | Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013086.html</ref> a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog from 2010-06-16: | ||
"I | "I faced only one ’serious’ bug during my time in Fedora, but only | ||
because I didn’t think about it. One of Fedora’s defining features is | |||
SELinux, which is a Security Enhancement for Linux, and I forgot to add | |||
an exception into the Firewall/SELinux to allow me to connect to it. | |||
Otherwise, Fedora was completely uneventful and great. I’d rate it about | |||
an eight and a half out of ten." | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2010/06/16/fedora-13-goddard-review-gnome-desktop/</ref>. | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www. | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Zarafa Collaboration Platform 6.40 Goes Gold === | ||
[[User:robert|Robert Scheck]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013122.html</ref> the official press release about Zarafa that mentions Fedora nicely: | |||
" | "Since February 2010, the Fedora Project is shipping the 6.30 series of the | ||
ZCP. The active Fedora releases 12 and 13 will ship Zarafa 6.40.0 as well | |||
as the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository for Red | |||
Hat Enterprise Linux releases 4 and 5. EPEL 6 beta (for the upcoming | |||
RHEL 6 in autumn, which is RHEL 6 beta right now) will also get Zarafa | |||
6.40.0 as soon as possible<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Zarafa</ref>. The ZCP 6.40.0 is also available through the Canonical Partner repository for the popular Ubuntu distribution. Mandriva, a third free Linux distribution project, includes Zarafa as well." | |||
The full press release is available<ref>http://download.zarafa.com/zarafa/press/20100610%20Zarafa%20Collaboration%20Platform%206.40%20Goes%20Gold.pdf</ref>. | |||
The full | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Fedora 13 praised for security and permissions enhancements (DesktopLinux.com) === | ||
Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013133.html</ref> a posting from Desktop Linux on Fedora 13 from 2009-06-21: | |||
" | "The community-driven Fedora 13 Linux distribution has been reviewed by | ||
eWEEK, which was highly impressed with its cutting-edge enterprise | |||
features. The review praises Fedora security and permissions features | |||
such as the AccountsDialog user management utility, and it also likes the new command line interface for NetworkManager. | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www. | As was noted in our coverage of the _beta release of Fedora 13 in April, the new Fedora release has introduced a key features including automatic | ||
print-driver installation, the Btrfs filesystem, and enhanced 3D driver support. Released last month in final form, Fedora 13 has now been given the once over from the enterprise angle by Jason Brooks at our sister | |||
publication, eWEEK." | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5899605753.html</ref> | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool (ghacks.net) === | ||
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a | Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013151.html</ref> a recent review of the Gnote note tool available in Fedora 13: | ||
" | "I take notes. I take a LOT of notes. When I’m not at a PC I use pen and | ||
paper. When I am at a PC I use whatever tool is the most accessible and | |||
the most usable. For the longest time that tool was my text editor (most | |||
likely Nano). The only problem with Nano is it take some serious work to | |||
have any organization…and it’s accessibility wasn’t the best. To take | |||
notes I had to open up a console, enter the command to start nano, type | |||
my notes, and save/title/close my notes. But over the last few years | |||
much better tools have evolved for taking notes. One such tool is the | |||
Fedora default, | |||
Gnote<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/</ref>." | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www. | The full post is available<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/18/gnote-fedora-13-note-tool/</ref> | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13 (ghacks.net) === | ||
Rahul Sundaram forwarded a | Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013152.html</ref> another posting from ghacks.net about setting up a network printer in Fedora 13: | ||
"Fedora has | "I have been bragging to everyone how user-friendly Fedora has become | ||
with it’s most recent release for a while now. Some people are prone to | |||
believe me and some are not. No matter where you stand, if you have any | |||
experience with Linux, you know there are certain aspects that can be a | |||
bit of a challenge. Printing has been one of those issues for many | |||
people for a while now. That has all changed with recent releases. | |||
Fedora 13 is no exception. The installation and configuration of | |||
printers has become a no-brainer for both local and networked printers" | |||
The full post is available<ref>http:// | The full post is available<ref>http://www.ghacks.net/2010/06/20/setting-up-a-network-printer-in-fedora-13/</ref>. | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
=== | === Fedora 13 Goddard. Bah. Meh. Hmm? Ok. === | ||
=== | |||
Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-June/013153.html</ref> a skeptical but ultimately positive review of Fedora 13: | |||
Fedora 13 | "Fedora 13 Goddard is ... I don't really know what to say. Personally, | ||
the most important part of system usage is stability. Compared to | |||
previous versions, the difference is huge. Fedora 13 is stable and | |||
robust and this makes it an adequate candidate for daily use. With | |||
autoten and similar programs, you solve the availability problem of | |||
software, including popular applications and codecs. Still, placing a | |||
shortcut on the desktop, which reads "grab your non-free stuff over | |||
here" would have made a big change for the average user." | |||
The full post is available<ref>http://www. | The full post is available<ref>http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-13.html</ref>. | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 13:48, 24 June 2010
Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[2] a posting from the "If Not True Then False" blog from 2010-06-8:
"This is guide with screenshots, howto install Fedora (currently Fedora 13) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org). BFO combines a series of recent technologies to produce a new boot stack. The glue that holds everything together is gPXE. Boot method is similar to PXE Boot. It uses very small images (iso, floppy, disk) to bootstrap a machine that then contacts a remote server for boot information."
The full post is available[3].
Fedora 13 “Goddard” Review – Gnome Desktop
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting covering Fedora 13 from a blog from 2010-06-16:
"I faced only one ’serious’ bug during my time in Fedora, but only because I didn’t think about it. One of Fedora’s defining features is SELinux, which is a Security Enhancement for Linux, and I forgot to add an exception into the Firewall/SELinux to allow me to connect to it. Otherwise, Fedora was completely uneventful and great. I’d rate it about an eight and a half out of ten."
The full post is available[2].
Zarafa Collaboration Platform 6.40 Goes Gold
Robert Scheck forwarded[1] the official press release about Zarafa that mentions Fedora nicely:
"Since February 2010, the Fedora Project is shipping the 6.30 series of the ZCP. The active Fedora releases 12 and 13 will ship Zarafa 6.40.0 as well as the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases 4 and 5. EPEL 6 beta (for the upcoming RHEL 6 in autumn, which is RHEL 6 beta right now) will also get Zarafa 6.40.0 as soon as possible[2]. The ZCP 6.40.0 is also available through the Canonical Partner repository for the popular Ubuntu distribution. Mandriva, a third free Linux distribution project, includes Zarafa as well."
The full press release is available[3].
Fedora 13 praised for security and permissions enhancements (DesktopLinux.com)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a posting from Desktop Linux on Fedora 13 from 2009-06-21:
"The community-driven Fedora 13 Linux distribution has been reviewed by eWEEK, which was highly impressed with its cutting-edge enterprise features. The review praises Fedora security and permissions features such as the AccountsDialog user management utility, and it also likes the new command line interface for NetworkManager.
As was noted in our coverage of the _beta release of Fedora 13 in April, the new Fedora release has introduced a key features including automatic print-driver installation, the Btrfs filesystem, and enhanced 3D driver support. Released last month in final form, Fedora 13 has now been given the once over from the enterprise angle by Jason Brooks at our sister publication, eWEEK."
The full post is available[2]
Gnote: Fedora 13 note tool (ghacks.net)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a recent review of the Gnote note tool available in Fedora 13:
"I take notes. I take a LOT of notes. When I’m not at a PC I use pen and paper. When I am at a PC I use whatever tool is the most accessible and the most usable. For the longest time that tool was my text editor (most likely Nano). The only problem with Nano is it take some serious work to have any organization…and it’s accessibility wasn’t the best. To take notes I had to open up a console, enter the command to start nano, type my notes, and save/title/close my notes. But over the last few years much better tools have evolved for taking notes. One such tool is the Fedora default, Gnote[2]."
The full post is available[3]
Setting up a network printer in Fedora 13 (ghacks.net)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] another posting from ghacks.net about setting up a network printer in Fedora 13:
"I have been bragging to everyone how user-friendly Fedora has become with it’s most recent release for a while now. Some people are prone to believe me and some are not. No matter where you stand, if you have any experience with Linux, you know there are certain aspects that can be a bit of a challenge. Printing has been one of those issues for many people for a while now. That has all changed with recent releases. Fedora 13 is no exception. The installation and configuration of printers has become a no-brainer for both local and networked printers"
The full post is available[2].
Fedora 13 Goddard. Bah. Meh. Hmm? Ok.
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a skeptical but ultimately positive review of Fedora 13:
"Fedora 13 Goddard is ... I don't really know what to say. Personally, the most important part of system usage is stability. Compared to previous versions, the difference is huge. Fedora 13 is stable and robust and this makes it an adequate candidate for daily use. With autoten and similar programs, you solve the availability problem of software, including popular applications and codecs. Still, placing a shortcut on the desktop, which reads "grab your non-free stuff over here" would have made a big change for the average user."
The full post is available[2].