<div dir="ltr">Peter,<div><br></div><div>What can you tell me about rpi3 bluetooth support in the F-24 images that will be coming out soon?</div><div><br></div><div>By necessity, I've been playing with raspian, because there's been a lot of hype/hope for opportunistic device to device file sharing with rpi3.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 3:23 AM, Peter Robinson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pbrobinson@gmail.com" target="_blank">pbrobinson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Adam Holt <<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org">holt@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Congrats to the F24 Team:<br>
><br>
> The strategic question from a broad deployment perspective across the<br>
> world's lower-middle class is increasingly Raspberry Pi support, according<br>
> to so many grassroots/field groups I'm speaking with in 2016, very<br>
> increasingly tempted to dump Fedora/CentOS for Raspbian, no matter what I<br>
> tell them, so that learning technologies are not impeded by traditional<br>
> education bureaucracy -- coming into schools thru the front/back and side<br>
> doors.<br>
><br>
> I personally hope this "only Raspbian can save us" sentiment is premature,<br>
> in that I don't see the Raspbian ecosystem as being fully mature+resilient<br>
> just yet -- and as such I *hope* CentOS (or Fedora, or Debian, or...)<br>
> deliver increasingly competitive offerings on RPi 3, RPi 4, RPi 5 (or<br>
> similar) into 2020~<br>
<br>
</span>I have most of the bits in place for the RPi2/3 in F-24, just ran out<br>
of time in the lead up to Beta to land the last bits. We will have<br>
F-24 images for them soon and OOTB support in F-25.<br>
<br>
P<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> From: Matthew Miller <<a href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>><br>
> Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 9:47 AM<br>
> Subject: Fedora 24 is here!<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:announce@lists.fedoraproject.org">announce@lists.fedoraproject.org</a><br>
><br>
> Today the Fedora Project is pleased to announce the general release of<br>
> Fedora 24. Download it now from our Get Fedora site:<br>
><br>
> Workstation: <a href="https://getfedora.org/workstation/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/workstation/</a><br>
> Server: <a href="https://getfedora.org/server/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/server/</a><br>
> Cloud: <a href="https://getfedora.org/cloud/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/cloud/</a><br>
><br>
> Spins: <a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.org/</a><br>
> Labs: <a href="https://labs.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://labs.fedoraproject.org/</a><br>
> ARM: <a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Another Step in the Fedora Journey<br>
> ----------------------------------<br>
><br>
> The Fedora Project has embarked on a great journey... redefining what<br>
> an operating system should be for users and developers. Such innovation<br>
> does not come overnight, and Fedora 24 is one big step on the road to<br>
> the next generation of Linux distributions. But that does not mean that<br>
> Fedora 24 is some "interim" release; there are great new features for<br>
> Fedora users to deploy in their production environments right now!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Workstation<br>
> -----------<br>
><br>
> The Fedora 24 Workstation release features GNOME 3.20, with many<br>
> usability improvements such as easier input device and printer<br>
> settings, a better search interface, shortcut windows for keyboard<br>
> commands, and more convenient music controls.<br>
><br>
> Flatpak (formerly xdg-app) is another building-block feature, with<br>
> Software able to track installed Flatpaks and adding more features in<br>
> the future as the technology develops. The Software app has also grown<br>
> features to provide a full system upgrade directly from the desktop<br>
> from one Fedora release to the next, and the ability to provide<br>
> labeling as well as reviews of available software.<br>
><br>
> Fedora 24 continues our work on the X replacement, Wayland, a<br>
> next-generation graphics stack. Although this release will not default<br>
> to Wayland, it includes many improvements and is available as an option<br>
> for users to try out, and potentially will be the default stack in<br>
> Fedora 25.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Server<br>
> ------<br>
><br>
> Fedora 24 Server edition is more streamlined and introduces more<br>
> modularity, which will become a major factor in future Fedora releases,<br>
> even as unnecessary packages were removed and the installer has a<br>
> smaller footprint.<br>
><br>
> FreeIPA 4.3 is a major feature for Fedora 24 Server.<br>
> FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution. This<br>
> new version of FreeIPA features simplified replica installation and<br>
> improved replication technology management.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Cloud<br>
> -----<br>
><br>
> Fedora is on its way to being 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.<br>
><br>
> As we continue on this part of the journey, we are packaging OpenShift<br>
> Origin so it is easy to deploy. OpenShift Origin is a Platform as a<br>
> Service system based around Kubernetes, a production-grade container<br>
> orchestration project. OpenShift Origin is optimized for application<br>
> development and deployment. Origin makes it easy for developers to get<br>
> started building applications in containers and for operators to manage<br>
> them.<br>
><br>
> While not shipped in Fedora 24, per se, we have new infrastructure for<br>
> developing container images with applications layered on top of the<br>
> base Fedora Docker image. Fedora Developers will also see a layered<br>
> image build service, which provides tools for Fedora contributors to<br>
> start creating and shipping layered container images in Fedora 25 and<br>
> beyond.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Spins and Labs<br>
> --------------<br>
><br>
> Fedora Spins and Labs are alternative Fedora versions that offer<br>
> additional desktop environments, or other custom collections of<br>
> software, alongside the three editions that are the primary focus for<br>
> the project.<br>
><br>
> Our Spins make it easy for people to use other desktop environments.<br>
> Everyone has different needs and Spins are a great way for us to meet<br>
> them. The Fedora 24 spins release showcases KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE,<br>
> Mate-Compiz, and Cinnamon, all on the same Fedora base. Fedora Labs<br>
> offer collections of software for specific purposes: Games, Robotics,<br>
> and so on. They are pre-selected sets of software ideal for events or<br>
> audiences with specialized interests that need corresponding software.<br>
> Fedora 24 comes with a new lab focused on Astronomy, which contains a<br>
> set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ARM<br>
> ---<br>
><br>
> ARM images are available, as usual, for several use cases. Fedora 24<br>
> ships desktop images, such as Spins and Workstation, but also provides a<br>
> Server image. A minimal Fedora image completes the wide set of install<br>
> options for your ARM board.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Alternate Fedora Architectures<br>
> ------------------------------<br>
><br>
> For the first time, all of our secondary architectures, AArch64,<br>
> Power64 (ppc64, ppc64le) and s390x, are released simultaneously, rather<br>
> than trailing a little behind. This includes the Server edition for all<br>
> architectures and the Cloud and Docker base images for AArch64 and<br>
> Power64. Along with all the same enhancements as in the primary<br>
> architectures in Fedora 24, AArch64 and Power64 now have support for<br>
> golang, nodejs, mongodb; along with numerous other<br>
> architecture-specific enhancements. The architecture release notes<br>
> pages on the wiki have more specifics for each. Download these from:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/24/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/24/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Atomic Host<br>
> -----------<br>
><br>
> Fedora Atomic Host releases on a two-week schedule, and each release is<br>
> built on the latest released Fedora version. This schedule means the<br>
> Atomic Host will now be currently built on Fedora 24. You can try one of<br>
> the newer features with recent Fedora Atomic Host builds today. Since<br>
> Fedora 23 was released, Atomic Host has added a developer mode that<br>
> gives a better developer experience overall. When running in developer<br>
> mode, the host will download and start Cockpit and a tmux session to<br>
> make it easier to work at the console and obtain necessary information<br>
> such as the root password or IP address.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Make Fedora Even Better<br>
> -----------------------<br>
><br>
> If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there<br>
> are many ways you can contribute. There are many roles that you can<br>
> participate. Visit <a href="http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/</a> for more<br>
> information! While this is a general release, there is always a chance<br>
> you may encounter bugs or missing features. To report issues<br>
> encountered during testing, contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing<br>
> list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode IRC. As testing progresses, common<br>
> issues are tracked on the Common 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 at <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>
><br>
> Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland<br>
> --------------------------<br>
><br>
> If you want to be a part of the journey that Fedora is taking, either<br>
> as a current or interested Fedora contributor, one way to engage with<br>
> our community is through Fedora premier events. The annual North<br>
> American/European conference for Fedora contributors is Flock, which<br>
> takes place August 2-5, 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Registration is now<br>
> open at <a href="https://register.flocktofedora.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://register.flocktofedora.org</a>. For more information about<br>
> our Latin American and Asia-Pacific Conferences, stay tuned for<br>
> announcements on the Fedora Community Blog:<br>
> <a href="https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org</a>.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Matthew Miller<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>><br>
> Fedora Project Leader<br>
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