fedora-join July 2014

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[Fwd: Fedora Security Team]
by Ankur Sinha 30 Jul '14

30 Jul '14

Another chance for folks to jump right in: -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Eric H. Christensen <sparks(a)fedoraproject.org> > Reply-to: devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > To: announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Cc: devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Fedora Security Team > Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:46:48 -0400 > > Some people have already heard about the new Security Team making the rounds on BZ trying to clean up vulnerabilities that still linger within our OS. Until today I've not said much as I was waiting to see how successful we'd be at trying to remedy some of these situations. Turns out I had nothing to fear. So with that I formally announce the Security Team to Fedora and open the doors to all that are interested. > > == What are we doing? == > The Security Team's mission is to assist packagers in closing security vulnerabilities. Once alerted to a vulnerability on a package, the security team can help work with upstream to obtain a patch or a new release of a package. Once we have a patch or a new release we attach it to the vulnerability bug and work with packagers to get the fix pushed. > > == How bad is the problem now? == > As of a few days ago we had 566 open vulnerability tickets that cover both Fedora and EPEL. The breakdown of those bugs by severity looks like this: > * Critical: 3 > * Important: 69 > * Moderate: 366 > * Low: 128 > > The good thing is that few of these vulnerabilities are considered "bad" (critical and important). There are likely bugs in there that no longer apply since the packages have been upgraded but the tickets never got closed. Also, a package that is in both Fedora and EPEL will get a ticket for each so from a pure numbers standpoint there are duplicates in those stats. > > == How many people have signed up for the team? == > Over twenty so far. > > == How can I join/get involved/learn more about the project? == > Go look at our wiki page[0], which is still being developed but does contain some basic information on the team. We also have a listserv[1] and an IRC channel[2] where we hang out. > > [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security_Team > [1] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/security-team > [2] #fedora-security-team on irc.freenode.net > > -- Eric > > -------------------------------------------------- > Eric "Sparks" Christensen > Fedora Project > > sparks(a)fedoraproject.org - sparks(a)redhat.com > 097C 82C3 52DF C64A 50C2 E3A3 8076 ABDE 024B B3D1 > -------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list > devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce > -- > devel mailing list > devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct -- Thanks, Warm regards, Ankur (FranciscoD) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha Join Fedora! Come talk to us! http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Join_SIG

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Intro - where to begin
by Zach Villers 24 Jul '14

24 Jul '14

Hello, My name is Zach. I'm a former distro-hopper that found my "cure" in Fedora 20. I've only been using Linux for nine months or so now, but I love it. Fedora has been in the right place between stability and cutting edge for me. I've started studying for the RHCSA and would like to contribute in some way to the Fedora project. I don't have any serious coding ability or artistic talent. I think I could be an ambassador (plus I live in Ohio and could be at the OLF) , but I'm also interested in packaging. What's involved in each choice? Thanks, Zach

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[July] Any newcomers here?
by Ankur Sinha 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Hi! We've been quiet for a while on this mailing list. Are there any newcomers here that would like to introduce themselves and get started? I plan to send out a monthly e-mail. Please take this opportunity to introduce yourself and ask *any* questions you have. We'll be more than happy to help you become a part of the Fedora community! Freedom, Friends, Features, First! http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Foundations -- Thanks, Warm regards, Ankur (FranciscoD) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha Join Fedora! Come talk to us! http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Join_SIG

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