FOSS.IN and Fedora
by sankarshan
The CfP isn't out yet and neither is the event format. However, it is
fairly obvious that the public unveiling of the format and the CfP is
*just there*
So, if you are planning for a:
[i] talk
[ii] hack fest, sprint
[iii] any other thing
please start getting your wits about you and start the process of
dotting your i and cross your t
If grapevine/watercooler/twitter is to be believed, the screening
process would demand a lot from the speaker.
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15 years, 6 months
Re: Omega 10 Desktop Linux
by Rahul Sundaram
Luca Foppiano wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 14:26 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>
>> Fedora already has different spins - xfce, kde, games, developer live cd
>> and others. I maintain a couple of them even. This is essentially
>> similar but rebranded since it used packages outside of the official
>> Fedora repository.
>
> Spins belong to Fedora, maintains the same policy and the same rules.
> AFAIK Omega ship proprietary codec and non-free packages. is this true?
> If yes, I don't think official fedora spins ship that packages.
There is no proprietary codecs or non-free codecs in Omega. Some of them
are potentially patent encumbered (only if you are in a region that
considers software patents as valid) but nothing proprietary. Like I
already mentioned, this is rebranded only because it includes third
party software packages. The point is that it is not entirely different
distribution. It is 100% compatible with Fedora.
>> I never used the term "Fedora based" in my announcements.
>
> Is this phrase not the same?
> "Omega is a desktop/mobile Linux distribution that is
> based upon Fedora but includes packages from the Livna RPM repository."
This is a quote from a article and not the announcement. The
announcement is at
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-September/msg00...
> I'm trying to understand if and what are the advantages to have another
> distribution.
Like all the different spins, this is just a matter of convenience. Many
of the Fedora users go to a third party repository like Livna to get
additional software. This live cd reduces that hassle and makes things
easier. Also for people who are relying on media (CD/DVD) instead of
Internet connection for software, this live cd is more useful.
Rahul
15 years, 6 months
Re: Omega 10 Desktop Linux
by Rahul Sundaram
Luca Foppiano wrote:
>
> just few questions:
> * Are you sure is necessary to have another distribution...quite equal
> to another?
Fedora already has different spins - xfce, kde, games, developer live cd
and others. I maintain a couple of them even. This is essentially
similar but rebranded since it used packages outside of the official
Fedora repository.
> * does it legal and possible to declare that "is a fedora based"?I heard
> something about this (I remember something about "sombrero" [1]).
I never used the term "Fedora based" in my announcements.
Rahul.
15 years, 6 months
Status update and learning session on Fedora spins
by Rahul Sundaram
Hi,
Though the weekly meetings haven't been as regular, we have been having
some conversations the last couple of weeks.
Package Reviews
----------------
Debarishi and Soumya Kanti Chakraborty has a couple of packages reviews
waiting on queue
LDTP
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459010
Python-statgrab
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459010
The second package is a dependency for the first one.
I have Griffith waiting on review as well
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458402
Session on spins
----------------
Next week at the usual time (Sunday 6:30 PM), I will be holding a irc
session on creating your own distribution based on Fedora. This is a
broad topic so we will be dealing specifically with the usage of
livecd-tools to create live media images and derivatives. If you are
interested, do let me know in advance so that I have a better sense of
the audience. If you are going to follow through as a virtual workshop,
I strongly recommend that you have a local mirror of the Fedora
repository available. Any currently maintained release of Fedora is fine
although I recommend rawhide branch for the latest features.
References:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/LiveCDHowTo
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins
Others?
-------
If anyone else have been working on Fedora related things, do let us
know and if you need help, don't hesitate to ask.
Rahul
15 years, 6 months
The lack of quality video drivers is destroying Fedora.
by Nirmal Pathak
Hi All,
I've found interesting article written by some Fedora Fan.
--snip--
Guess why? Not quality video drivers leave the machine with only some
default drivers and that is bad because some users would like to play games
or start some eye-candy things like Compiz Fusion.
This is negative effect to the community and some users of the Fedora
community leave Fedora in interest to other distros that have that drivers.
--snip--
I too agree with above snip from article to certain extent. I wonder what
Fedora project is upto taking above thing in consideration.
--snip--
I am strong supporter of the ideals of the open source and really love
Fedora. I notice some mismanagement and lack of cooperation between official
and unofficial Fedora projects. Probably we all would benefit more if the
official Fedora updates and the Livna updates were more synchronized. And
update of the kernel does not leave the system without video drivers or
other vital parts. In that case, more and more users will leave Fedora and
migrate to other GNU/Linux distributions even if they are "evil" or have
signed suspicious contracts with 3th party companies...
--snip--
What you guys think about above snip from the Article??
Link to Article:
http://spreadfedora.org/sf/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&I...
Have Fun!
--
Nirmal D Pathak.
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I was born free!
No Gates and Windows can restrict my Freedom!!
Enjoy Linux!
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15 years, 6 months
Omega 10 Beta released
by Rahul Sundaram
We proudly present to you, dear users with Omega. Omega is a Linux based
operating system suitable for desktop and laptop users. It is a Live CD
for regular PC (i686 architecture) systems that includes a variety of
free and open source software from Fedora and Livna repository. You can
try it out on a computer or install it to the hard disk. This is a BETA
release with a snapshot of the latest bleeding edge development packages
for early testing and feedback. It is roughly similar to the upcoming
Fedora 10 Beta release.
Highlights
----------
* GNOME 2.23 Desktop Environment
* Firefox 3.0 Web Browser
* A variety of media players including vlc, mplayer and xine
* Extra Gstreamer and xine multimedia codecs
Get Omega
---------
ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/spins/omega-desktop-livecd-10-beta.iso
You can verify this ISO image using SHA1SUM available at
ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/spins/SHA1SUM
Participate
------------
If you have any feedback or wish to help, do let me know.
Rahul
15 years, 6 months
Re: [Ambassadors] Rishi Setiya
by sankarshan
Hi Rishi,
Good to have you joining the project from Jabalpur. It would be nice to
have you on the IRC channel #fedora-india (on irc.freenode.net) and
subscribed to the fedora-india mailing list (which is in cc:)
We could exchange ideas around how to grow the Fedora participant base
from your region.
~sankarshan
rishi setiya wrote:
> Hi to All,
> As a i m a new member of this fedora project i want to now
> how to spread fedora in my region(Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)And how To
> increase the intrest in Fedora .So Please replay this mail and spend me
> the specimen dvd of fedora.........
> Thanks In Advance for Reply
>
>
> RISHI SETIYA
> T/14 Hathital Colony,
> Jabalpur (M.P.)
> Pin-482001
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