Pidora 18 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release

We're excited to announce the release of Pidora 18 -- an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi. It is based on a brand new build of Fedora for the ARMv6 architecture with greater speed and includes packages from the Fedora 18 package set.

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There are some interesting new features we'd like to highlight: * Almost all of the Fedora 18 package set available via yum (thousands of packages were built from the official Fedora repository and made available online) * Compiled specifically to take advantage of the hardware already built into the Raspberry Pi * Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional modules specifically made for the Raspberry Pi) * Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and auto-resize (for maximum storage afterwards) * Auto swap creation available to allow for larger memory usage * C, Python, & Perl programming languages available & included in the SD card image * Initial release of headless mode can be used with setups lacking a monitor or display * IP address information can be read over the speakers and flashed with the LED light * For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used with plugins (python console, file manager, syntax highlighting) to serve as a mini-graphical IDE * For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are included (nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file management * Includes libraries capable of supporting external hardware such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI)

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For further documentation, downloads, faq's, read-me's, how-to's, tutorials, or videos: http://pidora.ca/

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Pidora 18 is a Fedora Remix -- a combination of software packages from the Fedora Project with other software.

The Fedora Project is a global community of contributors working to advance open source software. For more information or to join the Fedora Project, see http://fedoraproject.org

Pidora is a project of the Seneca Centre for Development of Open Technology (CDOT). To connect with CDOT, please visit http://cdot.senecacollege.ca

The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer board designed to provoke curiosity and experimentation in programming and computer electronics. For more information, see the Raspberry Pi Foundation website at http://raspberrypi.org

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- - - The CDOT team at Seneca College