<p dir="ltr">Not sure the 64-bit implications of this for RPi3 and Pine64, but FYI.<br>
</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Peter Robinson" <<a href="mailto:pbrobinson@gmail.com">pbrobinson@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: May 10, 2016 1:34 PM<br>Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 24 Beta for aarch64!<br>To: <<a href="mailto:arm@lists.fedoraproject.org">arm@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:devel-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org">devel-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:announce@lists.fedoraproject.org">announce@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:secondary@lists.fedoraproject.org">secondary@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The Fedora 24 Beta for aarch64 is here, on schedule for our planned June final<br>
release. For Beta we have added Cloud and Docker base images.<br>
Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site:<br>
<br>
- Get Fedora 24 Beta Server: make use of the very latest server-based<br>
technologies available in the open source community<br>
<a href="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Server/aarch64/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Server/aarch64/</a><br>
<br>
- Get Fedora 24 Beta Cloud: build scale-out computing and utilize the next<br>
generation of container deployment technology<br>
<a href="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/CloudImages/aarch64/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/CloudImages/aarch64/</a><br>
<a href="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Docker/aarch64/images/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/24_Beta/Docker/aarch64/images/</a><br>
<br>
What is the Beta release?<br>
-------------------------<br>
<br>
The Beta release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 24's<br>
editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by<br>
the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs from the Alpha<br>
version. When most of these bugs are fixed, we make a Beta release<br>
available. A Beta release is code-complete and bears a very strong<br>
resemblance to the third and final release. The final release of Fedora<br>
24 is expected in June. We need your help to make Fedora 24 the best<br>
yet. Please take some time to download and try out the Beta and make<br>
sure the things that are important to you are working. If you find a<br>
bug, please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the<br>
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. This is a great<br>
opportunity for non-programmers to contribute back to fedora. Together,<br>
we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of adding new features<br>
to software and pushing fixes to the upstream developers at the same<br>
time. This means your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but<br>
Linux and free software on the whole.<br>
<br>
- <<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule</a>><br>
- <<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report</a>><br>
<br>
Fedora-Wide Changes<br>
-------------------<br>
<br>
Under the hood, glibc has moved to 2.23. This update includes better<br>
performance, increased security, bugfixes, improvements to POSIX<br>
compliance, and additional locales. The new library is backwards<br>
compatible with the version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora 23.<br>
We've also updated the system compiler to GCC 6 and rebuilt all of our<br>
packages with it, providing greater code optimization and improved<br>
program error catching.<br>
<br>
Server<br>
------<br>
<br>
Fedora 24 beta server edition has also been more streamlined. Unnecessary<br>
packages were removed and the installer has a smaller footprint. FreeIPA<br>
4.3, an integrated security information management solution is now<br>
included. The installation of replicas is streamlined by adding a<br>
replica promotion method for new installs. A new topology plugin has<br>
also been added to this version of FreeIPA that automatically manages<br>
new replication segment creation. An effective replica topology<br>
visualization tool is now available in the webUI.<br>
<br>
Cloud<br>
-----<br>
<br>
We are working hard to make Fedora the best platform for containerized<br>
applications, from base Fedora container images to a full-featured<br>
platform as a service to run and manage them. To meet this goal, we are<br>
packaging OpenShift Origin so it is easy to deploy. OpenShift Origin is<br>
a distribution of Kubernetes, a container cluster manager from Google.<br>
It is optimized for enterprise application development and deployment.<br>
Origin makes it easy for developers to get started building applications<br>
in containers and for operators to manage them.<br>
<br>
Issues and Details<br>
------------------<br>
<br>
This is a Beta release. As such, we expect that you may encounter bugs<br>
or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing,<br>
contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on<br>
Freenode. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common<br>
F24 Bugs page.<br>
<br>
- <<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs</a>><br>
<br>
For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug<br>
report."<br>
<br>
- <<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report</a>><br>
<br>
Release Schedule<br>
----------------<br>
<br>
The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki:<br>
<br>
- <<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule</a>><br>
<br>
The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the beginning of<br>
May, and the final release in early June. Be aware that these dates are<br>
development targets. Some projects release on a set date regardless of<br>
feature completeness or bugs; others wait until certain thresholds for<br>
functionality or testing are met. Fedora uses a hybrid model, with<br>
milestones subject to adjustment. This allows us to make releases with<br>
new features and newly-integrated and updated upstream software while<br>
also retaining high quality.<br>
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