Fedora Weekly News Issue 52
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Written by Thomas Chung on 2006-06-26
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Welcome to our issue number 52 of Fedora Weekly News (FWN), the weekly newsletter for the Fedora community. The latest issue can always be found here.
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Open Video Contest takes place now
Alex Maier (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AlexMaier) announces in fedora-announce-list (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-June/msg00009.html):
Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/) and the Fedora Project (http://fedoraproject.org/) are pleased to announce the Open Video Contest taking place now. The contest promotes flexible copyright, open media formats and the Fedora Project. Entries must be 30 seconds or less, in OGG Theora format, promote freedom and openness, and be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/). The contest will be judged by representatives of the Fedora Project and Red Hat, Creative Commons jurisdiction leads from Brazil, Nigeria, and Poland, and a representative of the Wikimedia Foundation Special Projects Committee.
Announcing Fedora Core 6 Test 1 (5.90)
Jesse Keating (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JesseKeating) announces in fedora-announce-list (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-June/msg00010.html):
The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. Beware that Test releases are recommended only for Linux experts/enthusiasts or for the technology evaluation, as many parts are likely to be broken adn the rate of change is rapid. Test 2 is scheduled for release July 19, marking the developmental freeze of the Fedora Core 6 release. No new features after this point. It is important that we get your help in testing, reporting and suggesting fixes for bugs, and directing the technological improvements we attempt with this release of Fedora Core.
A Fresh Look for Fedora Core 6
Máirín Duffy (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MairinDuffy) announces in fedora-art-list (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2006-June/msg00054.html):
So, as is suggested by https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=186940#c1, we're looking for a new 'look' to theme Fedora Core 6 with and would like to open up up the FC6 theming process to the community!
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/ThemingOverview
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/ThemeSubmissions
Phoronix: Fedora Core 6 Preview
According to Michael Larabel with Phoronix's review (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=499&num=1):
Before moving onto raving or ranting about the Fedora Core 6 Test 1 release, it is important to point out that this article is not intended to be a traditional review of Fedora Core 6 so to speak, but rather an outlook at what FC6 will hold in store for Linux desktop users. It is also not possible to cover everything at this time, since this is simply the first test release, while many more features will be added down the road.
On a related note, O'Reilly's OSDir.com already published Fedora Core 6 Test1 Screenshot Tour (http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=685&slide=30&title=fedora+core+6+test1+screenshots).
FC6T1 mostly running on MacTel Mini
According to Konstantin Ryabitsev's personal blog (http://mricon.livejournal.com/332000.html):
This time things went a lot smoother, even though there was a significant amount of manual tweaking required to get things running. Here's a quick overview of steps I had to do.
According to his follow up blog (http://mricon.livejournal.com/332046.html):
I now have a fully working Fedora installation on my Mactel Mini (solo). Sound requires tweaking. Here's what you need to do.
Yum Extender Update
According to Tim Lauridsen (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TimLauridsen)'s personal blog (http://linux.rasmil.dk/cms/modules/wordpress/2006/06/19/yum-extender/):
I have just made 2 yumex (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/YumExtender) releases:
1.1.0: (extras development) - This is the first release in the yumex 1.1.x development branch. This release is build on top of yum 2.9.x, just landed in Rawhide, it will only work with yum 2.9.x and later because of the yum api is changing a lot at the moment.
1.0.2: (extras (fc4,fc5)) - This is minor update of the stable branch containing a fix for bugzilla #130324.
- http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/i386/repodata/repoview/Y.group.html
- http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/5/i386/repodata/repoview/Y.group.html
Ohio LinuxFest 2006 schedule announced
According to Joe Brockmeier's Ohio LinuxFest Press Release (http://www.ohiolinux.org/press/index.php?pr=1):
The fourth annual Ohio LinuxFest is returning to Columbus, Ohio on September 30, 2006, and organizers are looking for presenters and sponsors to make this year's event even more successful than last year's. The LinuxFest will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and is a single-day event with sessions for experienced and inexperienced Linux users, as well as an expo floor for commercial exhibitors and non-profit Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects. More than 700 people attended the LinuxFest last year, and organizers expect an even larger turnout this year.
Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed Book Giveaway
As I mentioned in the previous issue FWN (http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Fedora_Weekly_News_Issue_51#Red_Hat_Fedora_5_Unleashed_Book), the book (Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/067232847X/103-7752455-2687024)) has arrived and I'm going to give it away to one of our lucky FWN readers. Here is a How: send me (mailto:tchung@fedoraproject.org) an email with a subject Red Hat Fedora 5 Unleashed Book Giveaway - Firstname Lastname and tell me why you like Fedora Core 5. Your testimonial may be posted in Fedora Project wiki (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/UserTestimonials). Please don't forget to include your shipping address. I'll pick the best entry and send you the book for free. This giveway ends on Friday June 30th, 2006 at 5:00 PM PST.
On a related note, here is a review (http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS3416025869.html) for this book.
Fedora Weekly Reports 2006-06-19
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.
Fedora Core 4 and 5 Updates
During the week of June 19 - June 25, Fedora Project released 22 Fedora Core 4 Updates (http://fedoranews.org/cms/FC4) including 01 Security Advisory.
During the week of June 19 - June 25, Fedora Project released 48 Fedora Core 5 Updates (http://fedoranews.org/cms/FC5) including 01 Security Advisory.
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