Marketing Meeting Minutes (MMM) 2010-11-02
by Paul W. Frields
Minutes:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marke...
Minutes (text):
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marke...
Log:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-11-02/fedora_marke...
Meeting summary
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* Roll call! (stickster, 20:02:25)
* LINK:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2010-10-26/fedora_marke...
<-- notes from last meeting (stickster, 20:05:00)
* Action item review (stickster, 20:05:25)
* Looks like everything on the list was done. That doesn't mean one
page release notes are entirely done, but we did make some big
steps. Announcement was finished and released as well! (stickster,
20:05:46)
* One page release notes (stickster, 20:06:00)
* ACTION: stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one
page release notes by end of this meeting (stickster, 20:08:43)
* We also need a banner completed for the page (stickster, 20:09:03)
* IDEA: Get photo from slide 4 of http://fedoraproject.org and
incorporate into above SVG to produce a finished banner (stickster,
20:10:59)
* ACTION: stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one
page release notes banner (stickster, 20:12:57)
* F14 release! WOO! (stickster, 20:13:06)
* Thanks to ke4zvu3 for keeping on top of our identi.ca/Twitter feeds
and providing notices for release, replies, etc. (stickster,
20:23:53)
* Tracking and replying to F14 articles (stickster, 20:25:44)
* Reminder: Be courteous and helpful in replies to articles and
reviews. It's much easier to catch flies with honey than with
vinegar. Assume best intentions, and let writers know where they can
get more information. (stickster, 20:26:44)
* All other business (AOB) - open floor (stickster, 20:30:51)
* stickster completes thoughts at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_one_page_release_notes#Desktop_Users
(hopefully) (stickster, 20:38:59)
Meeting ended at 21:02:58 UTC.
Action Items
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* stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one page
release notes by end of this meeting
* stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one page release
notes banner
Action Items, by person
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* stickster
* stickster Complete first paragraph of Desktop section of one page
release notes by end of this meeting
* stickster Post to list with idea on finishing the F14 one page
release notes banner
* **UNASSIGNED**
* (none)
People Present (lines said)
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* stickster (54)
* ke4qqq (17)
* ke4zvu3 (13)
* MarkDude (7)
* zodbot (6)
* jsmith (2)
* yn1v (1)
* rbergeron (0)
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13 years, 5 months
[in the news] Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences
by Kara Schiltz
Datamation
11.2.10
Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences
By Bruce Byfield
[[clip]
Both Fedora and Ubuntu continue to be centered on GNOME. At the same
time, both offer alternative interfaces. But with Ubuntu's focus on
improving usability in the GNOME interface and, in the next release,
defaulting to its new GNOME-based Unity desktop, alternatives like the
KDE-based Kubuntu or Xfce-based Xubuntu seem to be receiving less
attention. Lesser-known graphical interfaces like LXDE and Sugar are
available in Ubuntu, but receive little promotion
<http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_2/Fedora-...>
in the release notes.
The same is true to an extent in Fedora. However, in the last few years,
Fedora has been giving KDE and Xfce more attention, acknowledging them
more strongly as alternatives. Fedora 14 continues this tradition by
promoting the MeeGo mobile interface in its release notes.
Suggesting that Ubuntu neglects alternatives would be going too far.
Still, it does seem accurate to say that the latest Ubuntu release
focuses on its version of GNOME, and treats other desktops
<http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-...>
as secondary, particularly if they are not developed in a separate
sub-project.
[clip]
By contrast, Fedora seems to retain more of the spirit of a traditional
distribution, shipping a distribution that does not venture far
technically from what upstream projects like GNOME offer. Nor does
Fedora show many signs
<http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-...>
of preferring one interface over another, aside from the fact that it
defaults to GNOME.
[clip]
The message in the release notes is that Fedora is for all sorts of
users, whereas Ubuntu seems focused on as straightforward an experience
for new users as possible. Nothing could more indicative of the
differences in the two distro's current concerns.
Which of these two approaches to distribution-building is preferable
remains a matter of choice. Ubuntu's popularity and the speed of its
changes suggest that there is something to be said for its commercial,
centralized approach. Yet, at the same time, Fedora's more generalist
approach seems more tolerant of the differences in how users work.
In the end, neither Ubuntu 10.10 or Fedora 14 are major releases.
However, if you look closely, you can see the seeds of differences that
might grow larger over the next few years.
Full review:
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3911026/Fedora-14-vs-Ub...
13 years, 5 months
[in the news] Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux
by Kara Schiltz
ITworld
11.1.10
ITworld review: Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux
If you want to live right on the cutting edge of what Linux can do, then
Fedora is the Linux distribution for you
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I like Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distribution, a lot. But, let
me warn you right now, that it's not a Linux for beginners. That's not
to say that the newest version of Fedora, Fedora 14 Laughlin
<http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease>, is hard to use. It's not.
But, if you need a lot of handholding as you explore Linux, I think
you'll be better off with Ubuntu.
[clip]
On the other hand, there are some really neat, new features in Fedora
that do work well. I have to say though that they're going to be more
exiting for system administrators and developers than they are someone
just running Fedora at home.
Easily the most important of these is the arrival of of Simple Protocol
for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE
<http://www.spice-space.org/>). This is a desktop presentation service
protocol, like Microsoft's RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Citrix's
ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), that you use to run
thin-client desktops.
[clip]
Fedora also includes a new interface: MeeGo
<http://www.itworld.com/meego>. This is the interface for the MeeGo
operating system, which is meant for netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices
(MID) and embedded devices. While not as well known or as mature as
Android <http://www.itworld.com/android>, MeeGo shows great promise. By
making it available on Fedora, developers can develop applications for
MeeGo.
Another interesting feature is you need not run Fedora at own on your
own desktop or server. You can now run Fedora on the Amazon Elastic
Computing Cloud <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EC2> (EC2) service.
Full post:
http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/126064/itworld-review-fedora-14-...
13 years, 5 months
