The Fedora community will celebrate the release of Fedora Linux 43 with a virtual Release Party on Friday, 21 November, 2025. For a few hours, Fedora contributors and leaders will speak about recent changes in Fedora Linux 43 and the Fedora Project. Our global Release Parties are a great way to learn more about the latest Fedora Linux release and also an opportunity to get to know the Fedora contributors behind it all.
We hope you will join us in a celebration of our last six months and the people who make it possible!
Logistics
This section contains the practical information you need to know for participating in this Release Party event.
Platform & Registration
The event will be hosted on Matrix in a dedicated event chat room. An embedded live stream will be shared in the Matrix room for synchronous watching, but a view-only stream will also be available on YouTube. Registration is free but it is required to gain access to the Matrix room. Attendees will receive an invitation to the Release Party room before the event begins.
- Platform: Matrix (Element client recommended)
- Registration: Coming soon
Date & Time
- Friday, 21 November 2025
- Expected Timeframe: 1300 - 1600 UTC
Event Programming & Speakers
Fedora Linux Release Party content and speakers are scheduled by invitation. The programming is managed by Jef Spaleta and Shaun McCance.
If you have an idea for a 10-minute presentation about a new feature in Fedora Linux 43, an update from your team or SIG, or another interesting topic, please send an email to Jef and Shaun to pitch your idea. We strongly prefer pre-recorded presentations, but live sessions are also possible.
Highlights for this party
To be filled out once speaker list is confirmed
Schedule
Friday, 21 November
| Time (EST, UTC-5) | Time (UTC) | Session title | Name of speaker | Delivery | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 | 13:00 – 13:15 | Opening Remarks | Jef Spaleta, Justin Wheeler | Live | Join the Fedora Project Leader and Community Architect as we kick off the celebration for this release, look back on the last release cycle, and share news from around the Fedora Project | |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | 13:15 – 13:30 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about | |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | 13:30 – 13:45 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about | |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | 13:45 – 14:00 | Title | Peter Boy, Petr Bokoč | Live | The state of the new Fedora Docs initiative | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | 14:00 – 14:15 | Atomic Desktops | Timothée Ravier | Live | What's new and what's next in Fedora Atomic Desktops 43 | |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | 14:15 – 14:30 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | 14:30 – 15:00 | Break | -- | -- | Take that coffee break, meet with your boss, pump out that Pull Request… you do what you need to! We will be back with more scheduled programming soon. | -- |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | 15:00 – 15:15 | Wayland-only GNOME | Neal Gompa, Michel Lind | Live | ||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | 15:15 – 15:30 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | 15:30 – 15:45 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | 15:45 – 16:00 | Title | someone | Live OR Pre-Recorded | What the person is talking about |
How to Get Involved
This event is organized by the Fedora Community Operations (CommOps) team, but we need your help to make it a success! This is a great opportunity to get involved and meet other Fedorans. We are looking for volunteers in several areas:
- Content & Promotion: Help get the word out! (Led by Robert Wright)
- Design: Create assets and visuals for the event. (Led by Emma Kidney)
- Speaker Management: Coordinate with our presenters. (Led by Jef Spaleta and Shaun McCance)
- Event Production: Manage the live stream and Matrix room. (Led by Neil Hanlon)
If you are interested in helping, the best ways to get involved are:
- Comment on the official GitLab planning ticket.
- Join the Fedora CommOps team in our Matrix room at
#commops:fedoraproject.organd introduce yourself!
Announcement links
Here will be where the links to the various announcements that will be shared during the opening and closing sessions will be.
Recordings
The (unsplit) recordings will be available on Fedora's YouTube channel post-event.
