Fedora 13 Xfce Spin…get it while it’s hot!
With the release of Fedora 13, the Xfce SIG is happy to release a new version of the Xfce spin. There were not a lot of vast changes in this cycle, but there were some nice tweaks and of course all the...
View Articleaccentuate the positive
There has been a fair bit of discussion in the past in the Fedora community about how to deal with people who are projecting a community that some don’t find welcoming enough or are sending out...
View ArticleHow much of an Open Source Gypsy are you?
A while back I was helping someone out over in the #fedora irc support channel. We managed to work on their issue and get it solved, but instead of enjoying their victory or working on another problem...
View ArticleBugzilla bugs and voting
A few folks were confused and dismayed to get an email today from bugzilla.redhat.com like: “Some or all of your votes have been removed from bug NNNNN. You had X votes on this bug, but X have been...
View ArticleLinux Desktops, Servers and the Future
Last night was the local Blug meeting, and as always it was a good and thought provoking talk. This month we had Bart Massey down from Portland talking about Linux history, where we are and where we...
View ArticleFedora IRC Class coming up tomorrow! (2010-09-14)
Just a quick note to let folks know about an IRC class that Mel Chua is going to be running in #fedora-classroom on irc.freenode.net tomorrow at 16:00 UTC. See Mel’s post for more details. I’m probibly...
View ArticleFESCo, features and systemd
One of the new exciting features that was tenatively planned for Fedora 14 was systemd, a new cool init replacement. In tuesday’s FESCo meeting, it was decided to defer this feature until Fedora 15....
View Articlebazcamp, software freedom day and talk like a pirate day
This weekend seems to be the confluence of (at least) 3 great events: bazcamp Software freedom day Talk like a pirate day I intend to participate in all 3 if possible. Bazcamp is always a good time,...
View ArticleFedora 14 release tomorrow!
Wow. Time sure does fly. Tomorrow (2010-11-02) is the release day for Fedora 14! Please join us over in #fedora-social on irc.freenode.net all day for a release party. Of course #fedora will be open...
View ArticleCommunities and Support channels
Recently (as it does from time to time) the question of professionalism and good behavior in Fedora’s support channels has come up again. Personally I spend a lot of time helping out on irc in #fedora,...
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