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Welcome Outreachy 2024 applicants!

On March 4th, 2024, the application phase kicked off for the Outreachy 2024 internship program. Fedora is proud to continue our participation in Outreachy again this year. We are offering three internships that will run from May to August 2024. This blog post is an orientation for both community members and new applicants to the Fedora community to understand Outreachy, what projects we are running this year, and some best practices for working with the Fedora community.

Read on for more details!

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CFP now open for the Distributions dev room at FOSDEM 2024!

Co-authored by benny Vasquez and Justin W. Flory.


In just over two months, the Fedora Project returns to FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium from 3-4 February 2024 again with a stand, a bunch of friends, and our usual role as organizers of the (Linux) Distributions Developer Room (dev room).

CFP is open until 5 December 2023!

The Distributions dev room opened its CFP a couple of weeks ago. We have seen great ideas come in! If you would like to join us, submit your talk for inclusion no later than December 5th. If you’re looking for ideas, we’ve got a list of potential topics on our official CFP announcement, and you can always look at previous years for more ideas.

Important dates for FOSDEM 2024

  • CFP closes: Tuesday, 5 December 2023
  • Deadline for accepted speakers to confirm: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  • Final schedule announcement: Friday, 15 December 2023
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Happening now: Fedora Linux 39 Release Party & 20th Anniversary Celebration

Join the Fedora community today, 10 November and tomorrow, 11 November, for the Fedora Linux 39 Release Party & 20th Anniversary celebration. As we ring out the recent release from this past Tuesday, we continue the tradition of gathering the community for two days of sessions and social activities. Join us for the event on the RingCentral Hopin platform. Registration is required, but free.

==> Register here <==

We have an exciting line-up of content to share with you. The full schedule is also available on the Fedora Wiki. We hope you can tune in and catch it live. If not, the sessions will be recorded and shared on the Fedora Project YouTube at a later date.

You can also earn a limited-edition variant of our usual release party Fedora Badges series, created by Chris Idoko and Marie Nordin:

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Charting the vision: Fedora DEI Team October 2023 update

October 2023 recently came to an end. With it, so did the first sprint of the Fedora Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Team. This post is a brief recap of our highlights from the last month. It was a busy month for the DEI Team:

  • Began planning and execution of Fedora Appreciation Week.
  • Ratified new vision and mission statements for the team.
  • Revised several pages of our Fedora Docs site.
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Flock 2023 CfP extended to 27 June

Were you keeping an eye on the Flock 2023 call for proposals? Were you planning a proposal for this year’s event in Cork, Ireland from 2–4 August 2023? Did you miss the deadline to submit? Fear not, because the Flock 2023 CfP is extended for one week only until Tuesday, 27 June. If you were still working on that perfect proposal for our first return to an in-person event in four years, there is still time to submit before the deadline.

Submit your proposal for a presentation or workshop in our new CfP system at cfp.fedoraproject.org. The CfP system now supports login with the Fedora Account System (FAS).

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Fedora Linux 38 election results

The Fedora Linux 38 election cycle has concluded. Here are the results for each election. Congratulations to the winning candidates, and thank you all candidates for running in this election!

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Flock 2023 CfP open now until 20 June

Flock to Fedora returns in-person again after four years. This year is in Cork, Ireland from 2-4 August 2023. The CfP is open now. Will we see you there? This article introduces the new Flock CfP system and how to submit your proposal as a presenter this year.


Apply now for the Flock 2023 Call for Proposals (CfP) at cfp.fedoraproject.org. This year, Flock is using a new CfP system. If you have ever submitted a proposal for a DevConf event, it will feel familiar. The deadline to submit is by Tuesday, June 20th, 2023. Now extended to Tuesday, 27 June!

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F38 elections voting now open

Voting in the Fedora Linux 38 elections is now open. Go to the Elections app to cast your vote. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC on Sunday 11 June. Don’t forget to claim your “I Voted” badge when you cast your ballot. Links to candidate interviews are below.

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From FCAIC to FCA: Evolving to Community Architect

In January 2023, the Fedora Council approved a title change for the Fedora community role. The Fedora Community Action & Impact Coordinator (FCAIC) is now renamed to Fedora Community Architect (FCA).

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Council policy proposal: Community Publishing Platforms

The Fedora Council is considering a new policy to define Community Publishing Platforms. It provides a loose framework of how moderation is handled in cases that involve the Fedora Trademark. The policy as proposed by Justin W. Flory, with edits from the Fedora Council, is found in Fedora-Council/council-docs#67.

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