<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Mohan Boddu" <<a href="mailto:mboddu@redhat.com">mboddu@redhat.com</a>><br>Date: Oct 11, 2016 7:04 AM<br>Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 25 Beta<br>To: <<a href="mailto:test-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org">test-announce@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>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of<br>
Fedora 25 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora<br>
25 release in November.<br>
<br>
Fedora's journey is not simply about updating one operating system with<br>
the latest and greatest packages. It's also about innovation for the<br>
many different platforms represented in the Fedora Project:<br>
Workstation, Server, Atomic, and the various Spins. Coordinating the<br>
efforts across the many working groups is no small task, and serves as<br>
a testament to the talent and professionalism found within the Fedora<br>
community.<br>
<br>
<br>
Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site:<br>
<br>
* Get Fedora 25 Beta Workstation<br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/en/<wbr>workstation/prerelease/</a><br>
<br>
* Get Fedora 25 Beta Server<br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/en/<wbr>server/prerelease/</a><br>
<br>
Looking for Cloud edition? Check out the section on Fedora Atomic<br>
below. Or, check out one of our popular variants:<br>
<br>
* Get Fedora 25 Beta Spins<br>
<a href="https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spins.fedoraproject.<wbr>org/prerelease</a><br>
<br>
* Get Fedora 25 Beta Labs<br>
<a href="https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://labs.fedoraproject.<wbr>org/prerelease</a><br>
<br>
* Get Fedora 25 Beta ARM<br>
<a href="https://arm.fedoraproject.org/prerelease" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arm.fedoraproject.org/<wbr>prerelease</a><br>
<br>
<br>
What's New?<br>
===========<br>
<br>
As we move into this Beta phase of the Fedora 25 release cycle, what<br>
can users expect?<br>
<br>
<br>
Fedora-Wide Changes<br>
===================<br>
<br>
Some of the changes that will be seen across all aspects of Fedora<br>
include:<br>
<br>
* Docker updated to version 1.12<br>
<br>
* Support for weaker certificate authorities (i.e., 1024-bit) has<br>
been removed<br>
<br>
* Node.js updated to version 6.x, providing a new and better version of<br>
the popular server-side JavaScript engine<br>
<br>
* "Secondary architectures" now known as "alternate architectures"<br>
<br>
* Rust: Fedora 25 brings the support for the Rust programming<br>
language. Rust is a system programming language which runs<br>
blazingly fast, and prevents almost all crashes, segfaults, and<br>
data races.<br>
<br>
* Python: Alongside the "standard" Python versions included in<br>
Fedora 25 (3.5 and 2.7), Python programmers can now install Python<br>
3.4, 3.3, and 2.6 from the repositories to help them run test<br>
suites on multiple Python versions, as well as on PyPy, PyPy3, and<br>
Jython, which were already there.<br>
<br>
<br>
Fedora Workstation<br>
==================<br>
<br>
The Workstation edition of Fedora 25 Beta is going to show off its<br>
stuff, too:<br>
<br>
* GNOME 3.22: Fedora 25 includes GNOME 3.22 in its pre-release and in<br>
the Final version, coming soon. Helpful new features include multiple<br>
file renaming, a redesigned keyboard settings tool, and many other UI<br>
improvements across the environment. For full details, refer to the<br>
GNOME 3.22 release notes. <a href="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.22/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://help.gnome.org/misc/<wbr>release-notes/3.22/</a><br>
<br>
* New Fedora media writer: The new Fedora Media Writer is a tool that<br>
downloads the latest stable Fedora for you. It then helps you write it<br>
to media such as a USB stick, so you can take Fedora for a spin on your<br>
system. If you like what you see, you can install to your system from<br>
the live environment. The Fedora Media Writer is available for Windows,<br>
Mac OS, and Linux.<br>
<br>
* Wayland has been under development for several years. While like most<br>
software it still has some bugs, we believe it's ready to serve as a<br>
default that works for many users. Users can still select the old X11<br>
system if necessary to avoid a problem that affects them.<br>
<br>
* Improved Flatpak support in the Software tool: The Software tool<br>
has the ability to install, update, and remove Flatpak software where a<br>
Fedora system is configured to point to a repo that offers it.<br>
<br>
* GNOME Shell extensions are no longer checked for compatibility with<br>
the current version of the Shell. This was originally required because<br>
the GNOME interfaces were changing rapidly during the early days of<br>
GNOME 3. Now these interfaces have stabilized, and extensions can<br>
generally be expected to work with new releases. Any problems with an<br>
extension should be reported to the author through the homepage, as<br>
listed on the Extensions site.<br>
<br>
<br>
Fedora Server<br>
=============<br>
<br>
Fedora 25 Server is also going to see some interesting changes in this<br>
cycle, particularly in the Cockpit tool:<br>
<br>
* SELinux Troubleshooter module: Cockpit now has a SELinux<br>
Troubleshooter module similar to Fedora Workstation.<br>
<br>
If a system encounters an SELinux denial, it will display information<br>
about the issue as well as suggestions for correcting the issue if it<br>
was unexpected. Without the module, an administrator has to notice a<br>
denial occurred, dig through log files for the denial, and search for<br>
workarounds. The SELinux Troubleshooter presents information clearly<br>
and to the point all from the convenience of Cockpit.<br>
<br>
* Displays host SSH keys in the system dashboard: Easy to see and<br>
understand what SSH keys are added to the system for connecting to the<br>
machine.<br>
<br>
* Includes support for network teaming, Docker volume, and storage<br>
management, as well as the creation of systemd timer units<br>
<br>
* Supports multi-step (including two-factor) authentication<br>
<br>
FreeIPA identity management system has also been upgraded to 4.4<br>
series:<br>
<br>
* Topology management: FreeIPA web UI can now be used to visually<br>
manage topology graph for large deployments<br>
<br>
* DNS sites: DNS management in FreeIPA now supports location-specific<br>
placement of services<br>
<br>
* Subordinate Certificate Authorities: FreeIPA Certificate Authority<br>
now is able to create subordinate CAs to issue certificates with a<br>
specific scope<br>
<br>
* Kerberos Authentication Indicators: Kerberos KDC now takes<br>
Authentication Indicators into account when issuing service tickets.<br>
This allows, for example, to require two-factor authenticated Kerberos<br>
credentials prior to obtaining tickets to a VPN service (supported by<br>
OpenConnect Server).<br>
<br>
* Client certificate authentication in Web UI: FreeIPA Web UI and API<br>
end-points now can be configured to log-in with client certificates and<br>
smart cards.<br>
<br>
* Active Directory integration improvements: a number of features<br>
were added for enterprise environments<br>
<br>
* FreeIPA now supports alternative user principal names and suffixes<br>
from Active Directory and allows FreeIPA users to have Kerberos<br>
aliases<br>
<br>
* Active Directory users can now manage own details through the command<br>
line interface (CLI), including public SSH keys and certificates<br>
<br>
- In case of trusting multiple Active Directory forests, FreeIPA<br>
is now capable to automatically solve DNS namespace routing conflicts<br>
- FreeIPA framework gained support for external plugins<br>
- Performance of FreeIPA has been optimized for large environments<br>
<br>
<br>
Fedora Atomic<br>
=============<br>
<br>
Fedora Atomic includes a base image suitable for creating virtual<br>
machines, the Fedora Atomic Host image for creating hosts for container<br>
deployment, and a Docker image. This aspect of Fedora represents some<br>
of the most exciting changes, as we build more cloud- and<br>
container-ready tools into Fedora to create a fantastic developer<br>
platform. While Fedora 25 Atomic Host will not be a part of this beta<br>
release, the Fedora Project plans to change Fedora Atomic Host to be on<br>
Fedora 25 base on when generally available.<br>
<br>
Fedora Atomic images have new persistent download points:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/atomic_qcow2_latest" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/atomic_<wbr>qcow2_latest</a><br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/atomic_raw_latest" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/atomic_<wbr>raw_latest</a><br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_libvirt_latest" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/atomic_<wbr>vagrant_libvirt_latest</a><br>
<a href="https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_virtualbox_latest" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/atomic_<wbr>vagrant_virtualbox_latest</a><br>
<br>
"We chose to use Fedora Atomic as the base for our Navops Launch -<br>
Kubernetes cluster provisioning solution because our customers trust<br>
and already run Red Hat operating systems. We love the immutable aspect<br>
of Fedora Atomic which is perfect for containerized environments."<br>
Cameron Brunner, Chief Architect, Navops by Univa.<br>
<br>
Fedora Atomic has a two-week refresh release cycle with major releases<br>
every six months. It has an easy upgrade path to accommodate rapid<br>
development for supporting the latest applications. It can also be run<br>
as a desktop for those requiring a lightweight and highly<br>
reconfigurable environment.<br>
<br>
Still undergoing active development, once stable, Fedora Atomic should<br>
allow the typical Fedora user to easily provision cloud services. User<br>
contributions and experience reports are particularly welcome in<br>
preparing the upcoming version.<br>
<br>
Fedora Atomic will replace Fedora Cloud as one of our three Fedora<br>
Editions. The Fedora Cloud Base image will continue to be available for<br>
users wanting to build on a more traditional rpm-based foundation in a<br>
cloud environment. <a href="https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://getfedora.org/en/<wbr>cloud/prerelease/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Spins and More<br>
==============<br>
<br>
These are not the only iterations of Fedora that are seeing changes in<br>
the Beta release today. Our KDE spin features new and improved packages<br>
for music, video, and personal information management. Xfce includes<br>
imrpovements to the terminal, notifications, and power management.<br>
Mate-Compiz features an update to Mate 1.16 and a complete switch to<br>
the GTK+ 3 toolkit.<br>
<br>
<br>
Issues and Details<br>
==================<br>
<br>
Since this is a beta release, we expect that you may encounter bugs or<br>
missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, contact<br>
the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode.<br>
As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F25 Bugs<br>
page. <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F25_bugs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/<wbr>wiki/Common_F25_bugs</a><br>
<br>
For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report."<br>
<br>
<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/<wbr>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/25/Schedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/<wbr>wiki/Releases/25/Schedule</a><br>
<br>
The current schedule calls for a final release in November. Be aware<br>
that these dates are development targets. Some projects release on a<br>
set date regardless of feature completeness or bugs; others wait until<br>
certain thresholds for functionality or testing are met. Fedora uses a<br>
hybrid model, with milestones subject to adjustment. This allows us to<br>
make releases with new features and newly integrated and updated<br>
upstream software while also retaining high quality.<br>
<br>
<br>
Enjoy<br>
<br>
Fedora Release Engineering<br>
(Dennis, Peter, Kevin, Mohan, Adam, Randy)<br>
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