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[Re: Fedora Foundation around the world]
by David Barzilay 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

-- -- David Barzilay Brazilian Portuguese Technical Translator Red Hat Asia-Pacific

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FUDCon London 2005--schedule finalized
by Alex 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hello folks, As a reminder, FUDCon will take place on October 6, 2005, in London, Olympia, in parallel to the second day of LWE UK. You will find the brand new finalized schedule at http://fedoraproject.org/fudcon Tomorrow, Red Hat will launch a press release on FUDCon, and a promo will roll out on all European Red Hat sites and on the US homepage as well. We have 16 registrations so far, so spread the word and drive more registrations! Thank you, Alex -- Visit FUDCon London 2005 http://fedoraproject.org/fudcon FUDCon: Fedora Users and Developers Conference

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Linux User Groups
by Greg DeKoenigsberg 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

So I've got a question. What should our relationship with LUGs be? There are hundreds of LUGs worldwide. How should we be reaching out to them? --g _____________________ ____________________________________________ Greg DeKoenigsberg ] [ the future masters of technology will have Community Relations ] [ to be lighthearted and intelligent. the Red Hat ] [ machine easily masters the grim and the ] [ dumb. --mcluhan

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[Fwd: [SATLUG] Fedora is best for AMD64]
by Patrick W. Barnes 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

I enjoyed this enough to think it worth sharing. It isn't often enough that we see a good review of Fedora. This may just be somebody's simple post to a LUG, but hey, I'll take victories wherever I can find them. Posted to SATLUG, the San Antonio LUG. -- Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes nman64(a)n-man.com www.n-man.com --

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Re: Fedora marketing - Logos
by Patrick W. Barnes 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Fabian M. Schindler wrote: > Good day, Mr. Barnes. > > I am currently the Graphic-Dept. Manager of Yoper Linux Ltd. and thus > have to do with design of Logos, websites, icons and such things. > Apart from Yoper I also use Fedora, thus I found the Fedora-Wiki and > the logo design topic. I have thought a bit about solutions for Fedora > and it is logical that an good logo needs to be simple, easy for > printing, with minimal distraction, attractive, dynamic and easy to > distinguish from other logos, like e.g. Nike or Mercedes. Most of the > propositions in the Wiki do not really fit the one or the other basic > aspect of logo-design. > > After some sketches, I came up with the following logo concept. I hope > you can add it to the logo list in the Wiki. > > Now, some explanations to the design: > > - Blue is a "must" as it is already established as the "Fedora-color". > > - The circle shape is used as a reference to the RedHat logo, which is > round, too. As Fedora is a testbed for RedHat, it is only logical to > tie both Distributions one to another without making the logos twins. > > - The "F" got curved/smoothed down in order to make it look more dynamic. > > - At the "foot" of the Fedora-F there is enough space left for > additions to the logo: Core, Extras, Legacy, etc. > > - The Fedora-Core logo (as seen in the sketch) will have the current > number of the Fedora release added in a very light grey/silver shade. > This adds some distinction to the logo without distracting the overall > look. > > I hope that the concept will be useful. In case that the svg-sources > should be required, I can mail them to you. > > Sincerely, > > Fabian M. Schindler > > > > -- > Fabian M. Schindler <fabianmschindler(a)yahoo.de > <mailto:fabianmschindler@yahoo.de>> > Graphic Dept.-Manager > *Yoper Linux Ltd.* > New Zealand > I will place your image on the wiki page. -- Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes nman64(a)n-man.com www.n-man.com --

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Re: fedora logo
by Patrick W. Barnes 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Joseph Annino wrote: > I saw a post about the fedora logo in the fedora news rss feed with > your email attached to the article. The idea of how to make a fedora > logo that doesn't have a hat but it still somehow meaningful to the > name I thought was an interesting challenge. I'm not much of a > designer, but I did put something together in a few minutes. Here are > urls: > > http://www.jannino.com/images/fedora.png > http://www.jannino.com/images/fedora.svg > > The idea was to make a hat without having it be a literal hat. The > black line around the logo forms the brim of the hat. The band and > bow found on a fedora is suggested by negative space within the logo > type. Its pretty clean and simple. It seems to scale well from this > big size down to 20% (take a look at the SVG) while still being > readable. The font could be changed to match whatever font Fedora > normally likes to use. > > Anyhow, just an idea to add to those out there already. > I'll add your images to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/LogoIdeas -- Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes nman64(a)n-man.com www.n-man.com --

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Linux format review: Fedora Core 4
by Rahul Sundaram 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

Hi Ever since reading http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20050711#1 I have been curious to see this review and thanks to Andy Hudson for sending me a copy of this article. This review which awards 4/10 points for the Fedora Core 4 release runs into a couple of pages and is a nice change from the usual ill informed MP3 rants and cursory looks. Time for feedback now! The reviews goes into a general introduction that notes the change in the default GNOME desktop theme from Bluecurve to Clearlooks, switch to GCC 4.0 and stresses the movement of packages from core to extras as a controversy that has alarmed Fedora users and notes that PPC is now a supported architecture. The controversy over extras has been compared to the refusal of Red Hat to include 2.6 kernel in RHEL3. RHEL 3 was released on October 2003, a few months before the first release of 2.6 version of the Linux kernel, providing such a major version bump during errata updates is something which no distribution has done in my knowledge. In both cases, the "annoyances" for any users are seemingly irrational to me. The review has several sections covering different aspects of the changes in this release. Software shelved: http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20050711#1 It has been that mentioned many packages like Abiword, Exim, XEmacs and XFCE has moved into extras as a effort to reduce bloat and this would be a problem for users who want to retrieve such packages over a dial up connection. I dont buy this argument. Lets assume for a moment that Fedora Core 4 included all of these packages in a 5 CD collection without moving anything to the extras repository, would users with a dial up connection be able to download it then?. At any case, Fedora Core wouldnt ever serve as a set of all the software that any user could ever want. As Fedora Core gets trimmed to a more manageable collection of default applications, integration with Fedora Extras and potentially other third party repositories should be transparent enough that the users wouldnt have to care which repository their favorite application is in . As a first step, FC4 ships with the extras repository enabled by default as mentioned in the review. Now further being work in Anaconda in using a yum backend would enable users to mix and match their applications from various repositories during installation time. If there is sufficient interests, anyone could spin off the other Fedora compatible repositories into ISO images for redistribution. GUI Limbo: GCC 4.0 has been described as a gamble here. Red Hat developers have significant stake in the development of GCC with in depth knowledge that enabled them to rebuild nearly all of Fedora Core with this compiler including fixes to packages and even to the compiler when necessary. A previous version has been shipped for compatibility reasons. While pushing new technology always has risks, it also has its benefits and this is what Fedora is meant to be. The focus on whether GCC 4 would yield any performance benefits, in my opinion misses a important point. GCC 4 includes a significantly improved version of GCJ which has enabled the inclusion of Eclipse, Openoffice.org 2.0 milestone release including the Java parts, Apache Jakarta among several natively compiled Java components. This is a significant advancement of a completely Free Java stack which includes extensive work done over many years, the importance of this and the relationship with the new compiler seemed to have gone unnoticed in the review. The criticism of the lack of improvements in the system configuration tools (system-config*) especially system-config-package's lack of understanding of the yum repositories is indeed valid and significant work is being done during the FC5 timeframe to address this. Comfortably yum: This short section has a well deserved praise in this section for improvements in speed using XML headers and SQLite backend. Kudos to the yum developers on this. Core Proposition: The review mentions that this release is just a standard update despite the inclusion of Xen and trimming down a few packages in comparison with SUSE 9.3 Pro which includes Mono and Beagle. Setting aside the Mono factor*, Fedora Core 4's inclusion of GFS cluster filesystem, Evince, Apache Jakarta along with the improvements in the SELinux policies have gone unnoticed in the review http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/#sn-new-in-fc Taking into consideration, the only major criticism, "GUI limbo" as mentioned in the review, the overall score seems unfair to me even after reading the comments in the forum from the site admin, who mentions that the scores have been readjusted in such a way that 5/10 means a average one which many distributions would get. http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=709 A amusing comment from the side admin caught my eye there "On the flip side, I would never, ever use it as a server distro either, simply because it doesn't provide a good enough security infrastructure for my requirements. ". FC4 includes Exec Shield, GCC 4 security improvements and 91 daemons covered under SELinux targeted policy by default along with the strict policy as an alternative. I would have thought that would provided enough of a security infrastructure in comparison to any other distribution or even operating system out there. regards Rahul * http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/errata/#sn-why-no-mp3 PS: It would perhaps be a good idea to look at how reviewers go about understanding new release highlights to help them see through such changes in an evident manner. It would be interesting to hear Andy Hudson's comments on his approach

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Subscript
by Luigi Rolatti 28 Aug '05

28 Aug '05

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Who's the Fedora user?
by Greg DeKoenigsberg 28 Aug '05

28 Aug '05

This is one potential user of Fedora: Judy, from Arizona. She sent in a letter to the editor of Red Hat Magazine that makes me weep inside. What do we have to say to her? --g -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CM] RE: Red Hat | Training News | Americas | August 2005 Date: 24 Aug 2005 14:58:40 -0000 From: azgjudy(a)azgalaxyonline.com To: <bblell(a)redhat.com> CC: Support <support-byzukdeavsdrjebc9mkazb7v1zzhgs-r(a)redhat.com> Dear Red Hat, I hope you will get this e-mail. I am a single user computer person. I put yes down - so I could receive your e-mails. To tell you the truth I do not know why. Your main emphasis seems to be on business. I switched from Windows because I thought it would be safer and healthier all the way round. To tell you the truth I feel totally lost in your system. I cannot use my CDs that have games. I downloaded a game I had paid for. No way could I get it to work. I wrote to Linux Game. Their directions were like Greek, and I only speak English. I tried to download the anti-virus I use. They have a version for Linux. No way did I get that. I looked into your training, but that is extremely costly. I have bought books. It all come s down to the fact There is little I am able to do with Linux. Mostly I would like to have a plug-in that works, as to the fact there are many things I am unable to open, including some mail, because I can find no way to do it. Dear Red Hat - what are you doing for us little people out here? I am no further today than I was the day this was installed. Thank you, Judy D. ---- Original Message ---- From: redhat(a)info.redhat.com To: azgjudy(a)azgalaxyonline.com Subject: RE: Red Hat | Training News | Americas | August 2005 Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:36:21 -0000 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Red Hat | Training News | August 2005 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >* August trivia question >* Summer gear promotion almost over >* Training press: What certification means to you (Certification > Magazine) >* Red Hat news: Red Hat Network adds monitoring tool, Solaris support > >* South American training news: "Capacitar para progresar" (Latin > Source Tech) >* Ask the expert: Red Hat Training Q & A >* Tips from RHCEs: Remote controlled desktops without VNC > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >AUGUST TRIVIA QUESTION: > >Late last year CertCities.com picked Red Hat Certified Engineer >(RHCE) >as the _____ hottest IT certification for 2005. > >A) 1st >B) 3rd >C) 5th >D) 10th >E) None of the above > >[Stumped? Answer appears at the bottom of this newsletter.] >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >~ > >SUMMER GEAR PROMOTION ALMOST OVER: SURF'S UP WITH RED HAT TRAINING > >Improve your skills, increase your career performance, and get Red >Hat >summer gear. Sign up for select summer North American training >courses >and receive: > >* Shadowman boogie board >* Flip-flops >* Visor >* Oversize beach towel >* Kite >* Frisbee > >--> View the gear and learn more about this limited time offer. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai17 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >~~~~ > >TRAINING PRESS: WHAT CERTIFICATION MEANS TO YOU (CERTIFICATION >MAGAZINE) > >"[M]ost qualified candidates feel that their experience speaks for >itself, but as Linux becomes more prevalent in the corporate >environment, more potential employers are looking for certifications >as >a benchmark of the candidate's knowledge and experience in skill sets >relevant to the job at hand. This month, I'll help you to understand >which certifications corporations are looking for - and why." > >--> Read the full article. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai10 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >RED HAT NEWS: RED HAT NETWORK ADDS MONITORING TOOL, SOLARIS SUPPORT >(ENTERPRISE NETWORKING PLANET) > >"Red Hat has announced a new monitoring tool it says will support >Sun's >Solaris as well as its own Linux offerings. The Red Hat Network >Monitoring Module is built on the company's Red Hat Network (RHN), a >web-based systems management tool used to monitor and schedule >updates >for subscribed Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. RHN allows >administrators to track errata for their systems, create common >software >profiles for groups of systems, and allow for rollback of problematic >updates. The RHN Monitoring Module adds four key pieces of >functionality..." > >--> Read the full article. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai14 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >~~~ > >SOUTH AMERICA TRAINING NEWS > >--> Article: "Capacitar para progresar": >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai15 > >--> South American course schedule and special offers. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai4 > >Email capacitacion(a)latinsourcetech.com for further information. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >ASK THE EXPERT: Red Hat Training Q & A > >Q: I am a computer software engineer and I have Linux+, OCA (Oracle >Certified Association), and OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) >certifications. I am familiar with Red Hat and I want to improve my >job >position. Can a Red Hat certification help enhance my career and get >me >a job with a large international company? > >Best Regards, >Alireza Rahmani > >A: Thanks for your question Alireza. While it's impossible to ensure >that any professional certification will universally lead to >promotions, >increased responsibility, or high-paying positions with large >companies, >industry analysts agree that RHCT and RHCE are both likely to boost >your >employment options and overall career standing. Recently, >Certification >Magazine and Fairfield Research ranked the RHCE the most valuable >certificaiton in all of IT. In addition, according to numerous >industry >surveys, Red Hat certifications are one of a handful of IT >credentials >that command double digit annual salary increases. > >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai12 > >So while nobody can guarantee that a certification will lead to >automatic career success, most would agree that RHCT and RHCE are >guarantees of competency that resonate with colleagues and employers >alike. > >-->Submit a question. > ask-the-expert(a)redhat.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >TIPS FROM RHCEs: REMOTE CONTROLLED DESKTOPS WITHOUT VNC > >In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 the GNOME desktop is provided with a >vnc >like service called vino. It will allow a vnc client to remotely >control the logged in users native GNOME desktop and enable desktop >sharing. > >--> Read more. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai9 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER: > >B) 3rd > >In December, CertCities.com ranked Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) >as >the third hottest IT certification for 2005. > >-> Read the full article here. >http://info.redhat.com/a/tBDCzLwAUfRoFAYV5P3AT-kh4gt/trai11 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >~ > >Want

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Re: Logo -- expanding the element idea more ... Fc, Fe, Fl, etc...
by Bryan Smith 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

"Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith(a)ieee.org> wrote: > BTW, it could be that the "element" logo is the small/short > version of the logo. I think it's a quick'n dirty way to > convey both repository and version, possibly currency. > E.g., "Legacy" when a version has been made Legacy. > There are lots of games one could play with the design. > You could _always_ come up with a fancy, "larger logo" for > more completeness. I just like the element logo because > it's direct and detailed without overloading the viewer. I guess if I didn't make myself clear ... I really like the element logo for any release/distro-specific news, updates, Release Notes, etc... There could be a "main/fancy" Fedora logo (no Core, Extras, etc...) for more general marketing. -- Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org | (please excuse any http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers)

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