fedora 11 intro

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

● What is Fedora?● Who is Fedora?● Why does Fedora matter?● How do you join the open source movement?

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

What is fedora?

...A powerful operating system...

●stable●secure●Innovative●Second most popular LINUX

...a set of projects...

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

AmbassadorsArtworkDirectory ServerDistributionDocumentation

PrintingTranslationWebsitesFedora for Women

How to get into projects?

● Translation● Artwork● Documentation● Ambassadors● Infrastructure● website● Bug triage● Marketing

● Content Writer● Designer● People Person● OS Developer● Translator● Web Developer or Administrator

Content writer

● write tutorials and articles● write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes. ● write documentation about usability.

Skills: Writing, editing, grammar,technical knowledge (specific and general)

Designer..

● design projects including: Fedora Logo, PromoBanners, Widgets, Icon Theme, MediaArt, Posters, T-Shirt Design

Skills:GIMP,design

Os Developer..

● Create new applications● Become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora.● test/break Fedora.

Skill : Programming, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling

People Person..

● Spread the word of Fedora ● Think of creative ways for promoting Fedora● Develop marketing strategy to promote the usage and support of Fedora worldwide. ● Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs.

Skill : People skills, event organization, customer service/support, enthusiasm

Translator...

● Translate documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs.● Translate the software to your native language.

Skill : English, Non-English native language, technical knowledge

Web Developer or Administrator...

● Improve Fedora's image and to create the best possible web interface for users and contributors on the Internet.

Skill : Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, Web app development, Linux system administration

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

How to join

http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora

●It is as easy as getting account in any social networking site.

●Talk to

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

[ Who's using Fedora? ]

● Linus Torvalds, the creator and primary maintainer of Linux

● NASA's systems

● Roadrunner, the number one Supercomputer in the world

● Evo Smart Console gaming console

● Over a hundred Derived distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux

● humanoid robots

● Millions of other users

Features of Fedora and What's new in Fedora 11?

Quick facts

● New release every six months● Free and open source applications only● Free and open source Infrastructure● Maintained by volunteers largely (~70%)● Nearly 15,000 installable software packages● Rapid progress of free and open source

software

What's New in Fedora 11?

● 20 second boot time ● Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards ● Ext4 as default filesystem.● Presto Yum Plugin for Delta RPM's● GDM and GNOME finger print integration● Windows Cross Compiler (MinGW + cross

compiled packages)● Security enhancements

chitlesh@fedoraproject.org - 12 August 2006

We can't wait to impress you,

The team