On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > Congrats to the F24 Team: > > The strategic question from a broad deployment perspective across the > world's lower-middle class is increasingly Raspberry Pi support, according > to so many grassroots/field groups I'm speaking with in 2016, very > increasingly tempted to dump Fedora/CentOS for Raspbian, no matter what I > tell them, so that learning technologies are not impeded by traditional > education bureaucracy -- coming into schools thru the front/back and side > doors. > > I personally hope this "only Raspbian can save us" sentiment is premature, > in that I don't see the Raspbian ecosystem as being fully mature+resilient > just yet -- and as such I *hope* CentOS (or Fedora, or Debian, or...) > deliver increasingly competitive offerings on RPi 3, RPi 4, RPi 5 (or > similar) into 2020~
I have most of the bits in place for the RPi2/3 in F-24, just ran out of time in the lead up to Beta to land the last bits. We will have F-24 images for them soon and OOTB support in F-25. P > > From: Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 9:47 AM > Subject: Fedora 24 is here! > To: annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > Today the Fedora Project is pleased to announce the general release of > Fedora 24. Download it now from our Get Fedora site: > > Workstation: https://getfedora.org/workstation/ > Server: https://getfedora.org/server/ > Cloud: https://getfedora.org/cloud/ > > Spins: https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ > Labs: https://labs.fedoraproject.org/ > ARM: https://arm.fedoraproject.org/ > > > Another Step in the Fedora Journey > ---------------------------------- > > The Fedora Project has embarked on a great journey... redefining what > an operating system should be for users and developers. Such innovation > does not come overnight, and Fedora 24 is one big step on the road to > the next generation of Linux distributions. But that does not mean that > Fedora 24 is some "interim" release; there are great new features for > Fedora users to deploy in their production environments right now! > > > Workstation > ----------- > > The Fedora 24 Workstation release features GNOME 3.20, with many > usability improvements such as easier input device and printer > settings, a better search interface, shortcut windows for keyboard > commands, and more convenient music controls. > > Flatpak (formerly xdg-app) is another building-block feature, with > Software able to track installed Flatpaks and adding more features in > the future as the technology develops. The Software app has also grown > features to provide a full system upgrade directly from the desktop > from one Fedora release to the next, and the ability to provide > labeling as well as reviews of available software. > > Fedora 24 continues our work on the X replacement, Wayland, a > next-generation graphics stack. Although this release will not default > to Wayland, it includes many improvements and is available as an option > for users to try out, and potentially will be the default stack in > Fedora 25. > > > Server > ------ > > Fedora 24 Server edition is more streamlined and introduces more > modularity, which will become a major factor in future Fedora releases, > even as unnecessary packages were removed and the installer has a > smaller footprint. > > FreeIPA 4.3 is a major feature for Fedora 24 Server. > FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution. This > new version of FreeIPA features simplified replica installation and > improved replication technology management. > > > Cloud > ----- > > Fedora is on its way to being the best platform for containerized > applications, from base Fedora container images to a full-featured > platform as a service to run and manage them. > > As we continue on this part of the journey, we are packaging OpenShift > Origin so it is easy to deploy. OpenShift Origin is a Platform as a > Service system based around Kubernetes, a production-grade container > orchestration project. OpenShift Origin is optimized for application > development and deployment. Origin makes it easy for developers to get > started building applications in containers and for operators to manage > them. > > While not shipped in Fedora 24, per se, we have new infrastructure for > developing container images with applications layered on top of the > base Fedora Docker image. Fedora Developers will also see a layered > image build service, which provides tools for Fedora contributors to > start creating and shipping layered container images in Fedora 25 and > beyond. > > > Spins and Labs > -------------- > > Fedora Spins and Labs are alternative Fedora versions that offer > additional desktop environments, or other custom collections of > software, alongside the three editions that are the primary focus for > the project. > > Our Spins make it easy for people to use other desktop environments. > Everyone has different needs and Spins are a great way for us to meet > them. The Fedora 24 spins release showcases KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE, > Mate-Compiz, and Cinnamon, all on the same Fedora base. Fedora Labs > offer collections of software for specific purposes: Games, Robotics, > and so on. They are pre-selected sets of software ideal for events or > audiences with specialized interests that need corresponding software. > Fedora 24 comes with a new lab focused on Astronomy, which contains a > set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists. > > > ARM > --- > > ARM images are available, as usual, for several use cases. Fedora 24 > ships desktop images, such as Spins and Workstation, but also provides a > Server image. A minimal Fedora image completes the wide set of install > options for your ARM board. > > > Alternate Fedora Architectures > ------------------------------ > > For the first time, all of our secondary architectures, AArch64, > Power64 (ppc64, ppc64le) and s390x, are released simultaneously, rather > than trailing a little behind. This includes the Server edition for all > architectures and the Cloud and Docker base images for AArch64 and > Power64. Along with all the same enhancements as in the primary > architectures in Fedora 24, AArch64 and Power64 now have support for > golang, nodejs, mongodb; along with numerous other > architecture-specific enhancements. The architecture release notes > pages on the wiki have more specifics for each. Download these from: > > https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/24/ > > > Atomic Host > ----------- > > Fedora Atomic Host releases on a two-week schedule, and each release is > built on the latest released Fedora version. This schedule means the > Atomic Host will now be currently built on Fedora 24. You can try one of > the newer features with recent Fedora Atomic Host builds today. Since > Fedora 23 was released, Atomic Host has added a developer mode that > gives a better developer experience overall. When running in developer > mode, the host will download and start Cockpit and a tmux session to > make it easier to work at the console and obtain necessary information > such as the root password or IP address. > > > Make Fedora Even Better > ----------------------- > > If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there > are many ways you can contribute. There are many roles that you can > participate. Visit http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/ for more > information! While this is a general release, there is always a chance > you may encounter bugs or missing features. To report issues > encountered during testing, contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing > list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode IRC. As testing progresses, common > issues are tracked on the Common F24 Bugs page: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs > > For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug > report at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report. > > > Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland > -------------------------- > > If you want to be a part of the journey that Fedora is taking, either > as a current or interested Fedora contributor, one way to engage with > our community is through Fedora premier events. The annual North > American/European conference for Fedora contributors is Flock, which > takes place August 2-5, 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Registration is now > open at https://register.flocktofedora.org. For more information about > our Latin American and Asia-Pacific Conferences, stay tuned for > announcements on the Fedora Community Blog: > https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org. > > -- > Matthew Miller > <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Fedora Project Leader > -- > announce mailing list > annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > _______________________________________________ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel > _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
