Fedora Weekly News Issue 51
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Written by Thomas Chung on 2006-06-19
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Welcome to our issue number 51 of Fedora Weekly News (FWN), the weekly newsletter for the Fedora community. The latest issue can always be found here.
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Red Hat Magazine Issue 20 June 2006
According to Red Hat Magazine Editor's Blog (http://blogs.redhat.com/magazine/archives/000262.html):
It's a great feeling to have hosted another successful Summit. And it's a joy to bring you a virtual reenactment in this month's issue of Red Hat Magazine (http://www.redhat.com/magazine/). You'll find video segments from open source stars like Cory Doctorow (http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/video_doctorow/) and Eben Moglen (http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/video_moglen/) who deliver inspiring, visionary keynotes on issues pertaining to digital rights management, the protection of ingenuity and freedom. Our own CEO, Matthew Szulik, opens up the festivities with his keynote (http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/video_szulik/), and our trusted writer-in-residence, Paul W. Frields, gives the skinny on the fun of Fedora (http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/summit_frields/) at the Summit.
http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/
Looking for a few good women (and men)
Elliot Lee (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ElliotLee) announces in fedora-announce-list (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-June/msg00005.html):
The Fedora Infrastructure and Administration Project is looking for people who want to help create & maintain infrastructure that will take Fedora to the next level. If you're willing to help regularly in your spare time, and think you have some skills to lend (web app coders especially wanted), please see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure, or e-mail admin@fedoraproject.org (mailto:admin@fedoraproject.org) if you have any questions.
Interview with Max Spevack from the Fedora project
Patrick Davila (http://fedoranews.org/cms/user/1475) with The Linux Link Tech Show (http://tllts.org/) reports in fedoranews story (http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/1142):
We interviewed Max last night on The Linux Link Tech Show:
The interview starts at 32:13
Max Spevack (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaxSpevack) also points out in his blog (http://spevack.livejournal.com/1637.html):
I did an hour long interview last night with the guys of the Linux Link Tech Show -- a weekly, streaming internet show devoted to linux and open source. ...So they've got a pretty good following and track record, and when they asked me to talk about Fedora, I was happy to do so.
Distrowatch: Still undecided? Then install Fedora Core 5!
According to DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 155, 12 June 2006 (http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20060612#opinion):
Fedora Core 5 has received the best reviews in the media. The availability of extra software repositories and the continuous upgrade of important software packages in the core system have been well received. Very few Fedora 5 users reported problems with the installation and, apart from having to setup multimedia support manually, it works great out of the box.
If you are still undecided about which distribution to try on your system, take a good look at Fedora Core 5. It is possibly one of the most stable and dependable Linux distributions ever built!
Even Max Spevack (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaxSpevack) points out this article in his recent announcement of the push toward fc6 (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-June/msg00006.html)
Google Earth 4 Beta for Linux
According to Google Blog (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/happy-birthday-google-earth.html), Google Earth 4 Beta (http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html) for Linux is now available.
Dan Walsh (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DanielWalsh) also points out in his blog (http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/6736.html) how you can install Google Earth on Linux System with SELinux enabled properly.
Both LinuxPlanet and NewsForge already published a review on Google Earth for Linux:
- 2006-06-14 NewsForge: Google Earth for Linux (http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/14/2014254.shtml?tid=130)
- 2006-06-13 LinuxPlanet: Fly Your Penguin On Google Earth (http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/6253/1/)
Here are a few screenshots (http://fedoranews.org/tchung/GoogleEarth/screenshots) of Google Earth 4 Beta running on Fedora Core 5.
Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed Book
Andrea Bledsoe (mailto:Andrea.Bledsoe@pearsoned.com), Publicist with Publishing Imprints of Pearson Education (http://www.pearsoned.com/professional/technical.htm) reports via email:
Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/067232847X/103-7752455-2687024) includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Fedora, the book aims to provide the best and latest information that intermediate to advanced Linux users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security.
She graciously offered a free book and I'm planning to give it away to a lucky winner.
IT Reviews: Fedora Core 5 Review
Alex Cruickshank (mailto:editor@itreviews.co.uk), Editor of IT Reviews reports via email:
Fedora Project - Fedora Core 5 has been reviewed by IT Reviews, the UK Web site for independent reviews of hardware, software, games and other IT-related products by professional journalists.
According to the review (http://www.itreviews.co.uk/software/s374.htm):
A must-have platform for Linux application developers and enthusiasts alike, Fedora Core 5 is a surprisingly stable and feature-rich Linux distro with good community support and a host of cutting-edge technologies and bundled applications; all free to download and try for yourself.
Open Video Contest goes live this week
Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/) and the Fedora Project have teamed up to promote open video by launching a contest. The official announcement and full detail of rules and prize will be available the week of June 19, 2006. Please watch following page for more information.
Fedora Weekly Reports 2006-06-12
We have a new effort in place to report The Board news as well as Meeting Minutes from each sub-project for Fedora community to gather information on the happenings in the Fedora universe in a easily digestible and referenceable format.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Projects/WeeklyReports/2006-06-12
As always, the latest issue of Fedora Weekly Reports can be found at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Projects/WeeklyReports
Fedora Core 4 and 5 Updates
During the week of June 12 - June 18, Fedora Project released 03 Fedora Core 4 Updates (http://fedoranews.org/cms/FC4) including 01 Security Advisory.
During the week of June 12 - June 18, Fedora Project released 35 Fedora Core 5 Updates (http://fedoranews.org/cms/FC5) including 03 Security Advisory.
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