<div dir="ltr">Congrats to the F24 Team:<br><br>The strategic question from a broad deployment perspective across the world's lower-middle class is increasingly Raspberry Pi support, according to so many grassroots/field groups I'm speaking with in 2016, very increasingly tempted to dump Fedora/CentOS for Raspbian, no matter what I tell them, so that learning technologies are not impeded by traditional education bureaucracy -- coming into schools thru the front/back and side doors.<br><br>I personally hope this "only Raspbian can save us" sentiment is premature, in that I don't see the Raspbian ecosystem as being fully mature+resilient just yet -- and as such I *hope* CentOS (or Fedora, or Debian, or...) deliver increasingly competitive offerings on RPi 3, RPi 4, RPi 5 (or similar) into 2020~<br><div><br><br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Matthew Miller</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">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>
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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>
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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>
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<br>
Another Step in the Fedora Journey<br>
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<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>
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Workstation<br>
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<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>
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Server<br>
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<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>
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Cloud<br>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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Atomic Host<br>
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<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>
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<br>
Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland<br>
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<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>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
Matthew Miller<br>
<<a href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>><br>
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