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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 14 Preview: What's New in Fedora 14? (Linux.com) ===
=== The 5 most popular Linux distributions ===


Rahul Sundaram forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-September/013436.html</ref> a post from Linux.com on the feature set forthcoming in Fedora 14:
"...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."


"But when you first read the list of features highlighted for Fedora 14, you might think the release is targeting developers. What with new and updated programming languages, simpler and faster debugging, and better developer tools the feature list looks like the only users would be
The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>.
those that actually develop the distribution or applications for the distribution.
 
Not so. Fedora 14 offers a well-rounded list of new features that should make this release appeal to a wide range. And since it's now in Alpha, we can all take a close look at what's coming. I did just that...and I was very impressed."
 
The full post is available<ref>hhttp://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/365130-whats-in-store-for-fedora-14</ref>.
 
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=== Spicy Fedora 14 Adds New Linux Flavor (LinuxPlanet) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-September/013434.html</ref> an article discussing innovations in Fedora 14 beta:
 
"The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Linux community distribution is out this week with the first beta of the Fedora 14 release. The new distribution updates key applications and introduces new security and virtualization capabilities as well as support for the latest open source programming languages.
 
"A lot of the features in Fedora 14 are more under-the-covers type plumbing that needed to be done," Jared Smith, Fedora Project Leader, told /InternetNews.com/. "There are not a lot of new desktop-centric features in this release.
 
One new feature that desktop users may benefit from is the SPICE virtualization support included in Fedora 14. SPICE, the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment, is technology that Red Hat gained as part of its acquisition of Qumranet
<ref>http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3769486/Red-Hat-Bets-on-Startup-to-Shake-Up-Virtualization.htm</ref> in 2008."
 
The full post is also available<ref>http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7184/1/</ref>.


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=== Fedora 14 adds MeeGo -- and spiced-up virtualization (DesktopLinux.com) ===
=== Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-September/013433.html</ref> a brief article on features in Fedora 14 beta:


"The Fedora Project announced the Beta release of "Fedora 14 "Laughlin," featuring faster JPEG downloads and MeeGo 1.0 for Netbooks. The Fedora 14 Beta also adds improved debugging and IPMI server management, and debuts the "Spice" virtualization desktop<ref>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7029761590.html#</ref> framework and "Systemd" management technology for faster start-ups.
Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>:


Developed by a Fedora Project community of more than 20,000 collaborators, the open source Fedora is a techie-focused upstream contributor to _Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)<ref>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6651420609.html</ref>. Think of it as sort of a crystal ball looking at future enhancements to RHEL, as well as Linux distributions in general."
"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 post is also available<ref>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7029761590.html</ref>
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 14 Beta Available for Download (eWeek.com) ===
=== Fedora 18 Linux Set To Package Spherical Cow Load of Features ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-September/013432.html</ref> an article in eWeek covering the release of Fedora 14 beta:
 
"The Fedora 14 Beta, with a slightly shorter new features list, has been released. All work will focus on bug fixing and stability issues before the official release in November.
 
Fedora 14 beta is available for download, said Red Hat release engineer
Dennis Gilmore<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2010-September/000693.html</ref> in an e-mail to the developer mailing list on Sept. 28.


'Mark your calendars, and get ready to break out and have some fun: Fedora 14 will launch in early November,' Gilmore wrote while announcing the availability of the beta. The beta is the distribution’s last development build before its official release."
"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 post is available<ref>http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Fedora-14-Beta-Available-for-Download-102510/</ref>
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 14 beta released today, aimed as a tablet operating system (Networkworld) ===
=== Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-September/013431.html</ref> another article on Fedora 14 beta, focusing on its tablet features:
 
"The much anticipated beta of Fedora 14 was released today, with the final code to be ready in November. It included a few features that may surprise you. For one, it lets users opt for a MeeGo look and feel. For another, it supports Red Hat's new desktop virtualization technology.
Taken together, it seems as if Fedora is making itself more useful for the rising tablet market.


Fedora 14, nicknamed "Laughlin," will be the first Red Hat supported distribution to let users choose MeeGo<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MeeGo_1.0</ref> as their desktop.
"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."
MeeGo is a Linux desktop architecture for mobile devices, netbooks, embedded Linux devices (such as In Vehicle Infotainment systems). It is based in the GNOME mobile platform but has been beefed up with additional technologies (Clutter, GUPnP and libsocialweb). Fedora 14 will include the MeeGo Netbook UX specifically for netbook users as a 'user environment that sits of top of Fedora and associated MeeGo core services. The netbook user interface and user interaction model for the target devices then is on top of that. ... This expands on the existing support we've had for Moblin in Fedora 12 and 13.'"


The full post is available<ref>http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/66760</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

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].

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].

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].

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].