devel-announce May 2016

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Announcing the release of Fedora 24 Beta!
by Dennis Gilmore 10 May '16

10 May '16

The Fedora 24 Beta is here, on schedule for our planned June final release. Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site: - Get Fedora 24 Beta Workstation: a reliable, user-friendly, and powerful operating system for your laptop or desktop computer https://getfedora.org/workstation/prerelease/ - Get Fedora 24 Beta Server: make use of the very latest server-based technologies available in the open source community https://getfedora.org/server/prerelease/ - Get Fedora 24 Beta Cloud: build scale-out computing and utilize the next generation of container deployment technology https://getfedora.org/cloud/prerelease/ - Get Fedora 24 Beta Spins: alternative desktops for Fedora https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease - Get Fedora 24 Beta Labs: curated bundles of purpose-driven software and content https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease - Get Fedora 24 Beta ARM: Fedora tailored for running on ARM-based devices https://arm.fedoraproject.org/prerelease What is the Beta release? ------------------------- The Beta release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 24's editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs from the Alpha version. When most of 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 24 is expected in June. We need your help to make Fedora 24 the best yet. Please take some time to download and try out the Beta 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. This is a great opportunity for non-programmers to contribute back to fedora. Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of adding new features to software and pushing fixes to the upstream developers at the same time. This means your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but Linux and free software on the whole. - <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule> - <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report> Fedora-Wide Changes ------------------- Under the hood, glibc has moved to 2.23. This update includes better performance, increased security, bugfixes, improvements to POSIX compliance, and additional locales. The new library is backwards compatible with the version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora 23. We've also updated the system compiler to GCC 6 and rebuilt all of our packages with it, providing greater code optimization and improved program error catching. Workstation ----------- The Fedora 24 Workstation release will not default to Wayland, the next generation graphic stack, but this is planned for future releases. Wayland is available as an option, and the Workstation team would greatly appreciate your help in testing it out. Our goal is to have one full release where Wayland works almost seamlessly as a drop in replacement for X11. At that point we plan to set it as the default display server in Fedora. This new release also features GNOME 3.20. There have been changes to the theming API in GTK+ 3. At this time the API is under heavy development and will not remain stable. As a result, applications that use custom CSS theming for example, may have rendering issues. This could include default applications that come with Fedora 24 Beta Workstation. We request that users try out their favorite GTK+ 3 based applications and report bugs to the upstream developers so they can be fixed in time for the final release. Server ------ Fedora 24 beta server edition has also been more streamlined. Unnecessary packages were removed and the installer has a smaller footprint. FreeIPA 4.3, an integrated security information management solution is now included. The installation of replicas is streamlined by adding a replica promotion method for new installs. A new topology plugin has also been added to this version of FreeIPA that automatically manages new replication segment creation. An effective replica topology visualization tool is now available in the webUI. Cloud ----- We are working hard to make Fedora the best platform for containerized applications, from base Fedora container images to a full-featured platform as a service to run and manage them. To meet this goal, we are packaging OpenShift Origin so it is easy to deploy. OpenShift Origin is a distribution of Kubernetes, a container cluster manager from Google. It is optimized for enterprise application development and deployment. Origin makes it easy for developers to get started building applications in containers and for operators to manage them. Spins and Labs -------------- Fedora Spins is an alternative Fedora version that offers alternative desktop environments to the standard Fedora Workstation. Fedora Workstation is built on the GNOME desktop. GNOME was chosen because it provides an easy-to-use operating system for software developers, while also being well-suited for standard desktop use. Our Spins make it easy for people to try out alternative desktop environments. Everyone has different needs and Spins are a great way for us to meet them. The Fedora 24 spins beta release showcases KDE Plasma, Xfce*, LXDE, Mate-Compiz, Cinnamon, and Sugar on a Stick* (Soas) all on the same Fedora Base. Fedora Labs offers collections of software for specific purposes: Games, Design, 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 and contains a set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists. *Note that the SoaS and Xfce spins are missing from the Fedora 24 Beta release. We plan to fix this for the final release.* ARM --- ARM images are available as usual for several usecases. 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. Atomic Host ----------- Fedora Atomic Host releases on a two-week schedule, and each release is built on the latest overall Fedora OS. This schedule means the Atomic Host is currently built on Fedora 23, but will switch to Fedora 24 when we're out of Beta. 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. Issues and Details ------------------ This is a Beta 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 F24 Bugs page. - <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs> For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report." - <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report> Release Schedule ---------------- The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki: - <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule> The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the beginning of May, and the final release in early June. Be aware that these dates are development targets. Some projects release on a set date regardless of feature completeness or bugs; others wait until certain thresholds for functionality or testing are met. Fedora uses a hybrid model, with milestones subject to adjustment. This allows us to make releases with new features and newly-integrated and updated upstream software while also retaining high quality. Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland -------------------------- If you're a contributor to Fedora, or interested in getting more involved, 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>

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comps and spin-kickstarts migration this friday (2016-05-13)
by Kevin Fenzi 09 May '16

09 May '16

Greetings. This friday (2016-05-13) at 16UTC we will be migrating: https://fedorahosted.org/comps/ https://fedorahosted.org/spin-kickstarts/ to https://pagure.io/fedora-comps/ https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/ With this migration we will be changing the workflow for changes to these repositories from a simple commit model to a pull request model. This means in order to make some change you should submit a pull request, which will be reviewed by at least one other person and then pushed live into the repo. Initially commit on these new repos will be set to the pagure releng group, but more people will be added as needed. This model will allow us to run CI tests on Pull Requests and confirm that they are not going to cause syntax errors or other simple breakage. Additionally, this will allow us to properly handle changes to these repos during milestone Freezes (getting approval for a freeze break before pushing changes, etc). With the migration of the fedora-kickstarts project we will also be trying to identify owner(s) for each kickstart file. This will allow us to properly assign issues to the folks that can address them. Thanks, kevin

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F25 System Wide Change: Perl 5.24
by Jan Kurik 05 May '16

05 May '16

= Proposed System Wide Change: Perl 5.24 = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/perl5.24 Change owner(s): * Jitka Plesníková <jplesnikATredhatDOTcom> * Petr Písař <ppisarATredhatDOTcom> == Detailed Description == New perl is released every year and updates containing mainly bug fixes follow during the year. The 5.24.0 version is stable release this year. == Scope == Every Perl package will be rebuilt in a dedicated f25-perl build-root against perl 5.24.0 and then if no major problem emerges the packages will be merged back to f25 build-root. * Proposal owners: New perl and all packages requiring perl or a Perl module will be rebuilt into f25-perl build-root. * Other developers: Owners of packages that fail to rebuild, mainly perl-sig users, will be asked using Bugzilla to fix or remove their packages from the distribution. * Release engineering: Release engineers will be asked for new f25-perl build-root inheriting from f25 build-root. After successful finishing the rebuild, they will be asked to merge f25-perl packages back to f25 build-root. * Policies and guidelines: No policies have to be modified to complete this change. -- Jan Kuřík Platform & Fedora Program Manager Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Purkynova 99/71, 612 45 Brno, Czech Republic

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Fedora 24 Beta status is GO, release on May 10, 2016
by Jan Kurik 05 May '16

05 May '16

At the second Fedora 24 Beta Go/No-Go Meeting [1][2] that just ended, has been agreed by QA, Release Engineering and Development representatives to go live with the Fedora 24 Beta. Fedora 24 Beta will be publicly available on May 10, 2016. The official release time is 14:00 UTC. Meeting details can be seen here: [1] Minutes: https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2016-05-05/f24-beta-go_n… [2] Log: https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2016-05-05/f24-beta-go_n… [3] Readiness: https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/teams/f24-beta-readiness-meeting/f24-beta… Thanks everyone! -- Jan Kuřík Platform & Fedora Program Manager Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Purkynova 99/71, 612 45 Brno, Czech Republic

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Policy change on emulators
by Tom Callaway 03 May '16

03 May '16

To the Fedora Community, The Fedora policy on emulators has been in place for quite some time, it is one of the first legal rules we put in place. Recently, we reconsidered that rule and have amended our position (with discussion from Red Hat Legal). Previously, the guidelines forbid the majority of emulators from being included in Fedora, but the new guidelines, while longer, are more permissive. === Emulators === Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not permitted for inclusion in Fedora. These rules will help you determine whether an emulator is acceptable for Fedora. * Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be included in Fedora, unless the copyright holder(s) for the firmware/ROM files give clear permission for the firmware/ROM files to be distributed (either under a Fedora permissible license or under the Fedora firmware exception criteria). Note: This only covers the situation where an emulator will not run at all without firmware/ROM files. For example, emulators that compile and run, but ship with no game ROMs are not covered by this rule. * Emulators must not ship with any ROM files (e.g. games) unless those ROM files are available under a Fedora permissible license and have been built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem. * Emulators must not point to any third-party sites which provide firmware or ROM files that are distributed without the clear and explicit permission of their copyright holders. * All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators. ================= The home for this policy is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators This change is effective immediately and also applies to Copr. If you have questions about this change, please feel free to email me (either directly or on the devel/legal lists). Thanks, ~tom == Red Hat

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No mass rebuild in Fedora 25
by Jan Kurik 02 May '16

02 May '16

Hi Fedora developers, As several people already started to propose their Changes for Fedora 25, I would like to emphasize a decision FESCo made in January [1], not to do mass rebuild during the Fedora 25 development cycle [2]. All the Changes requiring mass rebuild should be postponed to Fedora 26. Changes proposed for Fedora 25 will be reviewed to make sure no mass rebuild is required. Please let me know in case you have any questions and thank you for contributing to Fedora. [1] https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/teams/fesco/fesco.2016-01-08-17.22.html [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/25/Schedule Regards, Jan -- Jan Kuřík Platform & Fedora Program Manager Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Purkynova 99/71, 612 45 Brno, Czech Republic

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