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=== Fedora Project is naming names ===
=== The 5 most popular Linux distributions ===


[[User:Jasonbrooks|Jason Brooks]] posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-May/014293.html</ref>:
"...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 Fedora Project is still trying to clarify its process of naming major releases, a process that has been met with calls for revision within the Fedora community.
The full article is available <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/the-5-most-popular-linux-distributions-7000003183/</ref>.
 
"To address the problem, Fedora Advisory Board member Toshio Kuratomi is working to build a new naming process that will avoid some of the pitfalls of the most-recent naming concerns."
 
The full article is available <ref>http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/276036/fedora-project-naming-names</ref>.


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=== Fedora 17 beta review – Miraculously beefy ===
=== Why Fedora 18 Will Be The Practical Choice For Vanilla Enthusiasts ===


[[User:Jasonbrooks|Jason Brooks]] posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-May/014294.html</ref>:
Arnav Kalra posted <ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-August/014486.html</ref>:


"The Fedora Project is preparing for the final release of Fedora 17 with the beta version of their cutting edge distribution. Dubbed Beefy Miracle, the release of the beta was delayed for three weeks while further testing and bug fixing was done to meet the stringent requirements set down by the team.
"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."


"This development version brings with it a number of new features and upgrades, all of them to show off the very latest, and upcoming, open source software."
The full article is available <ref>http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/why-fedora-18-will-be-the-practical-choice-for-vanilla-enthusiasts/</ref>.


The full article is available <ref>http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/fedora-17-beta-review-miraculously-beefy/</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."


=== Fedora 18 Linux will be a Spherical Cow ===
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>.


[[User:Jasonbrooks|Jason Brooks]] posted<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2012-May/014295.html</ref>:
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"How do you follow-up a name like Beefy Miracle? (the name of the
=== Fedora 18 schedule slips by a week ===
upcoming Fedora 17 Linux release).


"With another Cow of course."
"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 <ref>http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/fedora-18-linux-will-be-a-spherical-cow.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

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].