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== Fedora In the News ==
== 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<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/</ref>
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/</ref>. 


http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing


Contributing Writer: [[User:pcalarco | Pascal Calarco]]
Contributing Writer: [[User:jasonbrooks | Jason Brooks]]


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=== Fedora 13 Review (Digit Magazine - India) ===
=== The 5 most popular Linux distributions ===


[[User:jnalley|Jonathon Nalley]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-August/013308.html</ref> a review of Fedora 13 from India:
"...Fedora clearly has its fans. And, if you work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) development, it's a really wise idea to keep a copy of Fedora on hand so you can see RHEL's future."


"Fedora is, and is meant to a bleeding edge distro, yet manages to be very stable. While it may have a simple and easy install process and
The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>.
interface, it doesn’t offer too much to the Linux newbie. It feels less like an integrated distribution and more like a generic Linux
installation, which it might well be; there are few customizations which are unique to Fedora, although this isn’t necessarily a bad
thing.


For those who have worked on Linux for a while, Fedora is a nice way to come back to the basics, but those who are still new to the world
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of Linux might find themselves fighting with basic operations such as adding repositories – which come easily to other distributions. On the
 
other hand its performs remarkably well. If you do opt for Fedora be prepared to spend some time on the CLI."
=== Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts ===
 
Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>:
 
"Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) and future releases — along with RHEL 7 and future CentOS releases — will be the best way to enjoy a vanilla Gnome 3 experience."
 
The full article is available <ref>http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/</ref>.
 
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=== Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features ===
 
"The clock is starting to tick down on the Fedora Linux release with the feature freeze now in place. As such, now is as good a time as any to take a look at some of the new features that are likely to land when Fedora 18 goes live at the end of the year."
 
The full article is available <ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-set-to-package-spherical-cow-load-of-features.html</ref>.
 
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=== Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week ===
 
"At a go/no-go meeting of the Fedora QA Team, the developers decided to postpone the release of the first Fedora 18 alpha by a week. The team unanimously voted to not go forward with the release because of the relatively large number of blocker bugs that are still unresolved."


The full post is available<ref>http://www.thinkdigit.com/Features/Fedora-13-Review_5176.html</ref>.
The full article is available <ref>http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-18-schedule-slips-by-a-week-1673640.html</ref>.


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Latest revision as of 21:21, 29 August 2012

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: Jason Brooks

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/

The 5 most popular Linux distributions

"...Fedora clearly has its fans. And, if you work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) development, it's a really wise idea to keep a copy of Fedora on hand so you can see RHEL's future."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/

Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts

Arnav Kalra posted [1]:

"Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) and future releases — along with RHEL 7 and future CentOS releases — will be the best way to enjoy a vanilla Gnome 3 experience."

The full article is available [2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html
  2. ↑ http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/

Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features

"The clock is starting to tick down on the Fedora Linux release with the feature freeze now in place. As such, now is as good a time as any to take a look at some of the new features that are likely to land when Fedora 18 goes live at the end of the year."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-set-to-package-spherical-cow-load-of-features.html

Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week

"At a go/no-go meeting of the Fedora QA Team, the developers decided to postpone the release of the first Fedora 18 alpha by a week. The team unanimously voted to not go forward with the release because of the relatively large number of blocker bugs that are still unresolved."

The full article is available [1].

  1. ↑ http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-18-schedule-slips-by-a-week-1673640.html
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