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== Planet Fedora ==
== Planet Fedora ==


In this section, we cover the highlights of Planet Fedora - an aggregation of blogs from Fedora contributors worldwide.
This is the Planet Fedora section, covering news from planet.fedoraproject.org[http://planet.fedoraproject.org], a collection of blogs from Fedora users spanning the globe.  


http://planet.fedoraproject.org
Contributing Writer: [[User:Jbraun|Joel Braun]]


Contributing Writer: [[User:Abatkin|Adam Batkin]]
=== Events ===


=== General ===
====FudCon Pune 2011====
* [[FabianAffolter]] found a nice graph showing the number of unique fedoraproject.org visitors (progressively growing since 2006!): http://fabaff.blogspot.com/2008/12/fedoraprojectorg-unique-visitors.html
[[user:kishan|Kishan Goyal]] posted on his experience on day 2 at FudCon Pune<ref>http://kishangoyal.co.cc/post/12549697509/fudcon-pune-11-day-2</ref>.
* [[User:Kwade]] appeals for information about configuring a misbehaving Synaptic touchpad on Fedora 10
http://iquaid.org/2008/11/30/synaptic-tapping-fail-is-there-a-good-fix/ followed shortly thereafter by a solution http://iquaid.org/2008/12/02/more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-touchpad/
* [[User:Kanarip]] provides instructions for composing EL5 media on Fedora 9 or 10 systems by running Revisor inside mock: http://kanarip.livejournal.com/6276.html
* While on the subject of EL5 and Fedora 10, [User:Stahnma] wrote about some issues running Fedora 10 as a guest on EL5: http://www.stahnkage.com/blogs/index.php?/archives/482-F10-and-Xen-images.html
* [[HarishPillay]] reports on the freeing of the code for the Atheros WiFi chipsets:
http://harishpillay.livejournal.com/131206.html
* [[MaxSpevack]] wonders whether there is a nice way to build a custom Fedora mirror tailored specifically to one's installed package set: http://spevack.livejournal.com/69145.html
* [[User:Thl]] critiques the Fedora Release notes, providing some suggestions for how to make the important bits stand out more: http://thorstenl.blogspot.com/2008/12/read-same-paragraphs-every-half-year.html
* A look ahead at some of the innovations in the open source world that we can look forward to during 2009: http://liquidat.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/the-open-source-year-2009/
* [http://tieguy.org/ Luis Villa] muses on innovation in general and Desktop (think Gnome and KDE) in particular: http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/12/05/the-linux-desktops-change-problem/ and http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/12/06/slight-innovation-followup/
==== Sugar ====
* [[GregDeK]] chronicles his experiences with Sugar http://gregdek.livejournal.com/40932.html, http://gregdek.livejournal.com/41431.html, http://gregdek.livejournal.com/41616.html
* Luis Villa had a similar idea: http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/12/02/playing-with-sugar/


=== How-To/Tips ===
[[user:jsimon|Joerg Simon]] posted pictures<ref>http://kitall.blogspot.com/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011-travel-und-event.html</ref> of the event.
* [[TomTromey]] wrote an 8-part (so far) series on using a Python-enabled GDB. (Part 1: http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494, other parts link from there). The tutorial is not just about debugging Python with GDB, but also extending GDB using Python.
* How to build and automate a classroom/test lab-type setup: http://kanarip.livejournal.com/6419.html and http://jlaska.livejournal.com/3696.html
* Expanding an Encrypted Filesystem with LVM and Fedora 10: http://tofu.org/drupal/node/71
* iTunes music sharing in Fedora 10: http://www.alphatek.info/2008/12/01/itunes-music-sharing-in-fedora-10/
* Making an ASUS Eee PC 900 (or any generally underpowered UMPC with a solid state disk) happier under Linux: http://kernelslacker.livejournal.com/132087.html
* Identify disk IO bottlenecks during bootup using SystemTap on Fedora 10: http://www.harald-hoyer.de/personal/blog/fedora-10-disk-io


=== [http://foss.in/ FOSS.IN] ===
[[user:izhar|Izhar Firdaus]] wrote about his experience<ref>http://blog.kagesenshi.org/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ShadowLogs%2FFedora+%28%3A%3A+Shadow+Logs%3A%3A+Fedora%29#!/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html</ref> at FudCon, as well as some thoughts on the atmosphere of the event.
Photos, reactions and reports from FOSS.IN
* http://james-morris.livejournal.com/36445.html
* http://james-morris.livejournal.com/36715.html
* http://soumya.dgplug.org/?p=33
* http://kushaldas.in/2008/12/02/through-my-lenses-fossin-2008/
* http://rahulpmb.blogspot.com/2008/12/pics-from-fossin.html


=== Fedora 10 Praise ===
[[user:suchakra|Suchakra]] also blogged on Fudcon Pune<ref>http://suchakra.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/fudcon%e2%86%94funcon-pune-2011/</ref>.
* http://project.azneita.org/2008/12/01/fedora-10-rocks/
 
* http://wagiaalla.com/blog/?p=78
[[user:kushal|Kushal Das]] posted photos<ref>http://kushaldas.in/2011/11/10/photoset-from-fudcon-pune-2011/</ref> of the event to his blog.
A video interview with [[User:Pfrields]] about the new Fedora 10 release
===Fedora Community===
* http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/12/02/video-fedora-10/
 
The release of Fedora 16 has been the main topic of the blogroll recently, and it's fair to say that it's being greeted with open arms by many of the users.
 
[[user:jjmartinez|Juanjo Martinez]] blogged on his first impressions of F16, calling it an "impressive release"<ref>http://engbblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/welcome-fedora-16/</ref>.
 
===General===
 
[[User:adamwill|Adam Williamson]] posted about <ref>http://www.happyassassin.net/2011/11/10/stupid-fedora-tricks/</ref>starting work on Fedora 17, and experimentation with the new kernel in a virtualized environment.
 
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Latest revision as of 06:21, 11 November 2011

Planet Fedora

This is the Planet Fedora section, covering news from planet.fedoraproject.org[1], a collection of blogs from Fedora users spanning the globe.

Contributing Writer: Joel Braun

Events

FudCon Pune 2011

Kishan Goyal posted on his experience on day 2 at FudCon Pune[1].

Joerg Simon posted pictures[2] of the event.

Izhar Firdaus wrote about his experience[3] at FudCon, as well as some thoughts on the atmosphere of the event.

Suchakra also blogged on Fudcon Pune[4].

Kushal Das posted photos[5] of the event to his blog.

Fedora Community

The release of Fedora 16 has been the main topic of the blogroll recently, and it's fair to say that it's being greeted with open arms by many of the users.

Juanjo Martinez blogged on his first impressions of F16, calling it an "impressive release"[6].

General

Adam Williamson posted about [7]starting work on Fedora 17, and experimentation with the new kernel in a virtualized environment.

  1. ↑ http://kishangoyal.co.cc/post/12549697509/fudcon-pune-11-day-2
  2. ↑ http://kitall.blogspot.com/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011-travel-und-event.html
  3. ↑ http://blog.kagesenshi.org/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ShadowLogs%2FFedora+%28%3A%3A+Shadow+Logs%3A%3A+Fedora%29#!/2011/11/fudcon-pune-2011.html
  4. ↑ http://suchakra.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/fudcon%e2%86%94funcon-pune-2011/
  5. ↑ http://kushaldas.in/2011/11/10/photoset-from-fudcon-pune-2011/
  6. ↑ http://engbblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/welcome-fedora-16/
  7. ↑ http://www.happyassassin.net/2011/11/10/stupid-fedora-tricks/
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