[Server-devel] Fwd: Announcing the release of Fedora 24 Beta for aarch64!

Tue May 10 15:20:42 EDT 2016

We do have initial pine64 support, I plan to improve it more for GA and
have a disk image for use.

Peter
On 10 May 2016 18:44, "Adam Holt" <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> Not sure the 64-bit implications of this for RPi3 and Pine64, but FYI.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Peter Robinson" <pbrobinson at gmail.com>
> Date: May 10, 2016 1:34 PM
> Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 24 Beta for aarch64!
> To: <arm at lists.fedoraproject.org>, <devel-announce at lists.fedoraproject.org>,
> <announce at lists.fedoraproject.org>, <secondary at lists.fedoraproject.org>
> Cc:
>
> The Fedora 24 Beta for aarch64 is here, on schedule for our planned June
> final
> release. For Beta we have added Cloud and Docker base images.
> Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site:
>
> -   Get Fedora 24 Beta Server: make use of the very latest server-based
>     technologies available in the open source community
>
> https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Server/aarch64/
>
> -   Get Fedora 24 Beta Cloud: build scale-out computing and utilize the
> next
>     generation of container deployment technology
>
> https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/CloudImages/aarch64/
>
> https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Docker/aarch64/images/
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
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