On 03/28/2016 10:51 PM, Remy DeCausemaker wrote: > mktg et al, > > Below (and attached) is the final draft of the F24 Alpha Release > Announcement for your review. If you have any edits before we push at > 10am, I will be checking my inbox and the pagure repo one last time > around 9am, which can be found here: http://pagure.io/fedora-mktg > > I have already converted the draft below to HTML, and added it to the > Fedora Magazine, which can also be viewed here: > https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=12400&preview=1&_ppp=d8ef999782 > > Shout-out to linuxmodder, jzb, mattdm, simo, jds2001, and > extra-specially stickster, for the edits and contributions along the > way. I feel pretty good about what we've got thusfar, which should > provide a good base for the Beta and GA announcements as well. > > Happy Hacking, > --RemyD. > > > ----Final Draft---- > > FEDORA 24 ALPHA RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT > ==================================== > > The Fedora 24 Alpha is here, right on schedule for our planned June > final release. Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site: Erm. We've slipped by four weeks, right? :-) Maybe we want to change this. Sorry to point this out at the last minute. And if we do edit this, maybe also a teaser for the Flock mention at the bottom? Otherwise looks good to me. > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha Workstation > https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/ > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha Server https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/ > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha Cloud https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/ > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha Spins https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease. > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha Labs https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease. > - Get Fedora 24 Alpha ARM https://arm.fedoraproject.org/prerelease. > > > What is the Alpha release? > -------------------------- > The Alpha release contains all the features of Fedora 24's editions in > a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora > QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs are fixed, > we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is code-complete and > bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The > final release of Fedora 24 is expected in June. > > If you take the time to download and try out the Alpha, you can check > and make sure the things that are important to YOU are working. Every > bug you find and report doesn't just help you, it improves the > experience of millions of Fedora users worldwide! > > Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of > coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as we > can, and your feedback improves not only Fedora, but Linux and Free > software as a whole. > > * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule > * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report > > > Fedora-Wide Changes > ------------------- > Under the hood, glibc has moved to 2.23. The update includes better > performance, many bugfixes and improvements to POSIX compliance, and > additional locales. The new library is backwards compatible with the > version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora 23, and includes a number > of security and bug fixes. > > > Workstation > ----------- > - There have been many changes to theming in GTK+ 3, where a stable > API has not been declared. As a result, applications that use custom > CSS theming, for example, may show issues with their appearance. > This may include default applications that come with Fedora 24 Alpha > Workstation. Users are asked to try out their favorite GTK+ 3 based > applications and report bugs upstream so they might be addressed in > time for the final release. > > - Workstation features a preview of GNOME 3.20, which was released > just after the Alpha was cut. The GNOME 3.20 release is already > available in the Fedora 24 update stream. Once you install Fedora 24 > Alpha, you can use Software or dnf to update. GNOME 3.20 will of > course be part of Fedora 24 Beta and the Final release. > > - We have decided not to make Wayland, the next generation graphic > stack, the default in Fedora 24 Workstation. However, Wayland > remains available as an option, and the Workstation team would > greatly appreciate your help in testing. Our goal is one full > release where the non-default Wayland option works seamlessly, or > reasonably close thereto. At that point we will make Wayland the > default with X11 as the fallback option. > > > Server > ------ > - The new partitioning scheme for Fedora Server is designed to be more > in line with a server deployment, and further differentiate the > server edition from other editions of Fedora. > > - More packages have been removed from the default Server edition in > order to make the footprint of the default installation smaller. > > - FreeIPA 4.3 (Domain Controller role) is included in Fedora 24. This > version helps streamline installation of replicas by adding a > replica promotion method for new installs. A new topology plugin has > also been added that automatically manages new replication segment > creation. An effective replica topology visualization tool is also > available in the webUI. > > > Cloud > ----- > - For Fedora 24, we're working hard to make Fedora the best platform > for developing containers, from the base Fedora container images to > a full-featured PaaS to run and manage them. > > - We're packaging OpenShift Origin for Fedora to make it easy to run > on Fedora. OpenShift Origin is a distribution of Kubernetes > optimized for enterprise application development and > deployment. Origin embeds Kubernetes and adds powerful additional > functionality to deliver an easy to approach developer and operator > experience for building applications in containers. > > > Spins and Labs > -------------- > Fedora Spins are alternative desktops for Fedora that provide a > different desktop experience than the standard Fedora Workstation > edition. Fedora Workstation is built on the GNOME desktop environment > and aims to provide a compelling, easy-to-use operating system for > software developers, while also being well-suited to other users. Our > spins showcase KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE, Mate-Compiz, Cinnamon, and > Sugar on a Stick (Soas) on the same Fedora Base. > > Fedora Labs are collections of software for specific purposes — Games, > Design, Robotics, and so on. They are pre-selected sets of Fedora > software and are ideal for events or audiences with the corresponding > specific interest. Fedora 24 comes with a new lab, the Astronomy Spin, a > set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists. > > Note that the SoaS spin and Security, Games, and Design Suite labs are > missing from the Fedora 24 Alpha release. We plan to fix this for the > Beta release. > > > ARM > --- > ARM images are available as usual for several usecases. Fedora 24 ships > Desktop images, such as Spins and Workstation, but also provides a > Server image. A minimal Fedora image completes the wide set of install > options for you ARM board. > > > Atomic Host > ----------- > Fedora Atomic Host releases on a two-week schedule, and each release is > built on the latest overall Fedora OS. This schedule means the Atomic > Host is currently built on Fedora 23, but will switch to Fedora 24 when > we're out of Beta. There currently is no Fedora Atomic Host built on > Fedora 24 Alpha, but we plan to have that for the Beta. > > However, you can try one of the newer features with recent Fedora Atomic > Host builds today. Since Fedora 23 was released, Atomic Host has added a > "developer mode" that gives a better developer experience overall. When > running in DEVELOPER MODE, the host will download and start Cockpit and > fire up a TMUX session to make it easier to work at the console and > obtain necessary information (like the root password, IP address, > etc.). > > Issues and Details > ------------------ > This is an Alpha release. As such, we expect that you may encounter bugs > or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, > contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on > Freenode. > > As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F24 Bugs > page. > > * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs > > For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug > report." > > * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report > > > Release Schedule > ---------------- > The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki: > > * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule > > The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the beginning of May, and > the final release in early June. > > Be aware that these dates are development targets. Some projects release > on a set date regardless of feature completeness or bugs; others wait > until certain thresholds for functionality or testing are met. Fedora > uses a hybrid model, with milestones subject to adjustment. This allows > us to make releases with new features and newly-integrated and updated > upstream software while also retaining high quality. > > > Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland > -------------------------- > If you're a contributor to Fedora, or interested in getting more > involved, one way to engage with our community is through Fedora > premier events. > > The annual North American/European conference for Fedora contributors > is Flock, which takes place August 2-5, 2016 in Krakow, Poland. > Registration is now open at https://register.flocktofedora.org. > > For more information about our Latin American and Asia-Pacific > Conferences, stay tuned for announcements on the Fedora Community > Blog: > > * https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org > > ----Final Draft---- > -- Joe Brockmeier | Community Team, OSAS jzb@xxxxxxxxxx | http://community.redhat.com/ Twitter: @jzb | http://dissociatedpress.net/
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