devel-announce August 2015

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Planned Outage: Server updates/reboots buildsystem - 2015-09-01 21:00 UTC
by Kevin Fenzi 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Planned Outage: Server updates/reboots buildsystem - 2015-09-01 21:00 UTC There will be an outage starting at 2015-09-01 21:00 UTC, which will last approximately 2 hours. To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run: date -d '2015-09-01 21:00 UTC' Reason for outage: We will be applying system updates and rebooting servers related to our buildsystem and related. No one service should be down the entire time, services will come up or down as we reboot things. Affected Services: koji.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org bodhi.fedoraproject.org apps.fedoraproject.org/koschei pkgs.fedoraproject.org Services not listed are not affected by this outage. Contact Information: Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4872 Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add comments to the ticket for this outage above.

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Planned Outage: Fedora Infrastructure Private Cloud / Copr - 2015-08-31 01:00 UTC
by Kevin Fenzi 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Planned Outage: Fedora Infrastructure Private Cloud / Copr - 2015-08-31 01:00 UTC There will be an outage starting at 2015-08-31 01:00 UTC, which will last approximately 6 hours. To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run: date -d '2015-08-31 01:00 UTC' Reason for outage: We will be updating and rebooting our private cloud head node and compute nodes and also upgrading and rebooting instances. This will result in downtime for copr and other applications hosted in the Fedora Infrastructure private cloud. Affected Services: copr.fedoraproject.org (backend and frontend) various development instances (fas2/fas3/blockerbugs-dev/docs-dev/etc) fedoramagazine.org tagia.fedorainfracloud.org Services not listed are not affected by this outage. Contact Information: Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4871 Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add comments to the ticket for this outage above.

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Announcing the release of Fedora 23 Alpha for aarch64 and POWER!
by Peter Robinson 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Fedora 23 Alpha Release Announcement for aarch64 and POWER ========================================================== The Fedora 23 Alpha is here, right on schedule for our planned October final release. Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/23_Alpha/Se… What is the Alpha release? -------------------------- The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 23's editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The final release of Fedora 23 is expected in October. We need your help to make Fedora 23 the best release yet, so please take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the things that are important to you are working. If you find a bug, please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but Linux and free software on the whole. * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report Fedora-Wide Changes ------------------- Fedora 23 includes a number of changes that will improve all of the editions. For example, Fedora 23 is making use of compiler flags to help improve security by "hardening" the binaries against memory corruption vulnerabilities, buffer overflows, and so on. This is a "behind the scenes" change that most users won't notice through normal use of a Fedora edition, but should help provide additional system security. Likewise, Fedora 23 has disabled SSL3 and RC4 by default due to known vulnerabilities in the protocols. This means all applications that use GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries have had the SSL3 protocol and RC4 cipher disabled. Fedora 23 Alpha also includes support for Unicode 8.0, which includes new emojis, and improvements in sorting Unicode text and processing non-ASCII URLs. Issues and Details ------------------ This is an Alpha release. As such, we expect that 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. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F23 Bugs page. For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report." * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F23_bugs * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report Release Schedule ---------------- The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki. The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the end of September, and the final release scheduled towards the end of October. These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues found during the development process. * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule

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bodhi 2 now live
by Kevin Fenzi 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

Greetings. After a longer than expected outage window, I'm happy to report that bodhi2 is now live in production at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates or https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/ The web interface should be available and working for adding and managing updates and build root overrides as well as karma. The command line tools should be available tomorrow in repos. 'fedpkg update' should work provided you have the latest python-fedora (python-fedora-0.5.5-1). There will likely be oddities and bugs. Please file them in github so we can prioritize them and get them fixed up. https://github.com/fedora-infra/bodhi/issues A collection of known issues and more information can be found at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bodhi2 Thanks for your patience as we roll out this new bodhi version. kevin

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Planned Outage: fedorahosted lists migration - 2015-08-19 08:00 UTC
by Kevin Fenzi 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

Planned Outage: fedorahosted lists migration - 2015-08-19 08:00 UTC There will be an outage starting at 2015-08-19 08:00 UTC, which will last approximately 12 hours. To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run: date -d '2015-08-19 08:00 UTC' Reason for outage: We will be migrating lists.fedorahosted.org to our new mailman3/hyperkitty setup. Lists will be migrated one by one over the course of the outage window. Archives or admin functions may be unavailable for lists while they are migrated, and posts might be delayed for a short time. All links, archives, subscription lists and settings should be preserved in the new migrated lists. See: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailman3_Migration for more information. Affected Services: lists.fedorahosted.org Services not listed are not affected by this outage. Contact Information: Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4860 Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add comments to the ticket for this outage above.

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F24 System Wide Change: Server Drop i686
by Jan Kurik 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

= Proposed System Wide Change: Server Drop i686 = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Server_Drop_i686 Change owner(s): Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh AT fedoraproject DOT org> Drop i686 install media for Fedora Server Edition == Detailed Description == The Fedora Server SIG has determined that we no longer feel that i686 install media is critical to our success. Since delivering and maintaining each install medium requires significant effort, the Server SIG has decided to stop shipping i686 media. This includes both the Server Install DVD and the Server Network Install ISO. == Scope == * Proposal owners: Coordination with other groups * Other developers: Websites will need to be updated to remove references to i686 for Server Edition. * Release engineering: Update compose process to remove i686 Fedora Server builds. * Policies and guidelines: N/A * Trademark approval: N/A -- Jan Kuřík Platform Program Manager Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Purkynova 99/71, 612 45 Brno, Czech Republic

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Planned Outage: bodhi2 migration - 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC
by Kevin Fenzi 17 Aug '15

17 Aug '15

Planned Outage: bodhi2 migration - 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC There will be an outage starting at 2015-08-19 16:00 UTC, which will last approximately 6 hours. To convert UTC to your local time, take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/UTCHowto or run: date -d '2015-08-19 16:00 UTC' Reason for outage: We will be migrating our updates application (Bodhi) from version 1 to version 2. During this time package maintainers may be unable to submit new updates or check on existing ones as the database is migrated. After the outage we will ask maintainers and testers to help us work through any issues found. Please file tickets on the bodhi project in fedorahosted trac. Affected Services: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates Services not listed are not affected by this outage. Contact Information: Ticket Link: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/4861 Please join #fedora-admin or #fedora-noc on irc.freenode.net or add comments to the ticket for this outage above.

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Announcing the release of Fedora 23 Alpha!
by Dennis Gilmore 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

Fedora 23 Alpha Release Announcement ==================================== The Fedora 23 Alpha is here, right on schedule for our planned October final release. Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site: * Get Fedora 23 Alpha Workstation: <https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/> * Get Fedora 23 Alpha Server: <https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/> * Get Fedora 23 Alpha Cloud: <https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/> * Get Fedora 23 Alpha Spins: <https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease> What is the Alpha release? -------------------------- The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 23's editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The final release of Fedora 23 is expected in October. We need your help to make Fedora 23 the best release yet, so please take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the things that are important to you are working. If you find a bug, please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but Linux and free software on the whole. * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report Fedora-Wide Changes ------------------- Fedora 23 includes a number of changes that will improve all of the editions. For example, Fedora 23 is making use of compiler flags to help improve security by "hardening" the binaries against memory corruption vulnerabilities, buffer overflows, and so on. This is a "behind the scenes" change that most users won't notice through normal use of a Fedora edition, but should help provide additional system security. Likewise, Fedora 23 has disabled SSL3 and RC4 by default due to known vulnerabilities in the protocols. This means all applications that use GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries have had the SSL3 protocol and RC4 cipher disabled. Fedora 23 Alpha also includes support for Unicode 8.0, which includes new emojis, and improvements in sorting Unicode text and processing non-ASCII URLs. Other Notable Changes in the Alpha ---------------------------------- While there's a lot going on under the hood, desktop users are also going to find Fedora 23 Alpha pretty exciting for all the obvious goodness coming to the desktop. The easiest way to experience the preview of these technologies is to download and try the Fedora 23 Alpha Workstation edition. Naturally, GNOME is getting an upgrade, with Fedora 23 containing a preview of the upcoming GNOME 3.18 release, which is easier to use than ever. There are also many enhancements on the way, such as improvements to Wayland toward making it the default graphical server in a future release; support for ambient backlight drivers for a more responsive display on laptops; and changes to the Software application so it can update system firmware, and be smarter about metered Internet connections. Users that are trying to get a little work done on Fedora will be happy to see LibreOffice 5 in Fedora 23, which includes a lot of new features and improvements: style previews in the sidebar, Word-compatible text highlighting, built-in image crop, UI for data bars in Calc, support for Time-Stamp Protocol in PDF export, support for Adobe Swatch Exchange color palettes, import of Apple Pages files, improved support for HiDPI screens, and significantly improved support for MS Office formats. Spins ----- Fedora "spins" are desktops or package sets for Fedora that provide a different experience than the standard Fedora Workstation edition. For instance, the Fedora KDE and Fedora Xfce spins provide popular alternatives to GNOME for Fedora users who enjoy the KDE or Xfce experience. There's a new spin in town for Fedora 23. Want a classic take on a modern desktop? If so, the Cinnamon spin may just be what you're hoping to find. Fedora 23 includes a spin that tries to emulate the GNOME 2 experience using GNOME 3 shell. Issues and Details ------------------ This is an Alpha release. As such, we expect that 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. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F23 Bugs page. For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report." * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F23_bugs * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report Release Schedule ---------------- The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki. The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the end of September, and the final release scheduled towards the end of October. These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues found during the development process. * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule

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F24 System Wide Change: TeXLive 2015
by Jan Kurik 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

= Proposed System Wide Change: TeXLive 2015 = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/TeXLive2015 Change owner(s): Tom Callaway <spot(a)fedoraproject.org> Update Fedora TeXLive packaging to 2015. == Detailed Description == Fedora's core latex support comes from TeXLive. We've been on 2014 for a while now, and 2015 is out. Time to upgrade! Since lots of things use latex to generate documentation, the scope of this update is wide. == Scope == * Proposal owners: Actually update texlive package to 2015 sources. Ideally, have a mass rebuild in the 24 release cycle to catch any odd breakage cases, if no mass rebuild, identify packages with BR on texlive* and manually rebuild. * Other developers: If your package depends on latex/TeXLive, rebuild to make sure that everything works properly and renders correctly. * Release engineering: Mass rebuild would be ideal, however, if this is the only thing that needs it, we can do a targeted rebuild of packages that BR: texlive* * Policies and guidelines: No new policy/guideline changes required. * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) -- Jan Kuřík

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Fedora 23 Alpha status is GO, release on August 11, 2015
by Jan Kurik 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

At the Fedora 23 Alpha Go/No-Go Meeting #2 that just occurred, it was agreed to Go with the Fedora 23 Alpha by Fedora QA, Release Engineering and Development. Fedora 23 Alpha will be publicly available on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Meeting details can be seen here: Minutes: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-2/2015-08-07/f23_alpha_gono… Log: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-2/2015-08-07/f23_alpha_gono… Thanks everyone! Jan -- Jan Kuřík

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