Also, feel free to lift any of this for Fedora Magazine should it be needed.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 5:13 PM Ben Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marketing team, > > John Terrill (cc'ed) has a draft blog post for the Red Hat blog > announcing the F29 Beta. Content is below. Please provide any feedback > you have by Thursday morning. (This might also help jump start the > content for the Ambassadors talking points) > > ### > > Fedora 29 Beta now available > By Matthew Miller, Fedora Project Leader > September 18, 2018 > > We’re pleased to announce that Fedora 29, the latest version of the > Fedora operating system, is now available in beta. The Fedora Project > is a global community that works together to help the advancement of > free and open source software, culminating in the innovative Fedora > operating system designed to answer end user needs across the > computing spectrum. Delivered as three separate editions (Fedora > Server, Fedora Atomic Host, and Fedora Workstation), each is designed > to provide a free, Linux-based system tailored to meet specific use > cases. > > As with all Fedora beta releases, the common foundation of all Fedora > editions has been updated with minor bug fixes and package tweaks. > Enhancements to Fedora 29 Beta’s base packages include Python 3.7, > Perl 5.28. glibc 2.28, gloang 1.11, and MySQL 8 . > > Modularity for all > > Highlighting Fedora 29 Beta is the addition of modularity across all > Fedora editions. First delivered in Fedora 28 Server, modularity > enables multiple versions of the same software (like Node.js) to exist > on a single instance of Fedora 29 Beta. This provides some users the > ability to use tried-and-true versions of software while enabling > other users to work with just-released innovation, without impacting > the overall stability of the Fedora operating system. > > > [EXPLAIN HOW THIS IMPACTS EACH EDITION OF FEDORA - DEVELOPERS, ADMINS, > ATOMIC?] > > ARM, the Internet of Things and Fedora > > As the world of connected devices grows, from smart homes to > industrial sensors, the importance of Internet-of-Things (IoT) > technologies does as well. Helping to power these technologies are ARM > microprocessors, which are often delivered in small, energy-sipping > form factors to power these armies of tiny devices. The importance of > ARM to IoT has not been lost on Fedora, and several new features in > Fedora 29 Beta are aimed at making the Fedora operating system a solid > home for both ARM and IoT. > > These features start with enhanced ZRAM support for swap on ARMv7 and > aarch64, which helps improve the performance and reliability of Fedora > 29 Beta on ARM Single Board Computers, like the Raspberry Pi. These > devices are frequently used by “makers” and in many developmental IoT > solutions. > > Additionally, Fedora 29 Beta now also supports uEFI for ARMv7, which > helps to simplify the user experience across architectures, including > ARM. Previous versions of Fedora delivered a separate boot cycle for > ARM devices - while still a supported architecture, this could lead to > end user challenges. With the full support of uEFI for ARM, all users, > regardless of architecture, can have a smoother Fedora experience from > start to finish. > > You can take Fedora 29 Beta for a spin yourself at https://getfedora.org. > > As always, the Fedora Project team wants to hear from you – let us > know about any bugs or problems that you encounter, as your feedback > can help us improve Fedora 29. Common issues can be found on the > Fedora 29 common bugs page (please read this on how to effectively > report bugs). > > If you are interested in becoming more involved with Fedora, we want > you on our team! You can contribute to the Fedora Project in many ways > other than bug reporting – the Fedora Project is always looking for > translators, testers, content creators, marketers, designers and so > much more. Whatever your skill set, we would love to have you involved > – find out more at http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/. > > The Fedora Project is a Red Hat-sponsored community project. For more > information about Fedora, please visit the Fedora Project homepage. > > ### > > -- > Ben Cotton > Fedora Program Manager > TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis >
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