Fedora Project Paul W. Frields Red Hat, Inc. Fedora Project Leader This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) 3.0 license.
this talk is about: what is Fedora? who is Fedora? why does Fedora matter? how do you join the open source movement?
what is Fedora?
...a powerful operating system... <!-- the best of what works today --> stable secure innovative
...a set of projects...
software packages <!-- more than 8500 --> kernel, glibc, system libraries... networking, data processing, analysis... productivity, entertainment, multimedia...
translation <!-- dozens of languages --> Ich bin Fedora ...
artwork <!-- icons, backgrounds, themes --> community-led free software tools open process
documentation <!-- release notes, guides, wiki --> “kinder, gentler subproject” anyone can write and edit supports translations
ambassadors <!-- worldwide goodwill --> look for the blue shirts at an event near you
infrastructure <!-- keep everything running --> web and database servers account system build systems
websites <!-- make it pretty for the public --> community designed community built public assets
bug triage <!-- fix things more quickly --> revitalized project 1000s of bugs, many are easy to fix clear the way for harder work
marketing <!-- spread the message --> messaging guide feature following interviews, blogs, press
who does all this?
you do
get an account http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora as easy as any social site
what do you like to do? http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora
do it in Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora
Fedora == do it <!-- fanboys != contributors --> empower the community to take the reins no dividing line
out of the chaos, innovation <!-- “if you want to try and stop me...” --> we believe in upstream we believe in the community we believe in YOU
innovation never rests <!-- release every 6 months --> stable, not steady-state other options for long-term production we are upstream for others
community power <!-- spin your own --> music, art, security... the newest open source community is still out there, waiting...
the world comes to us <!-- freedom is a human need --> open standards open governance open hands
THANK YOU.