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Throwing Random Arguments at System Binaries: Real Segfaults vs. Ticket Noise

Why Would Anyone Do This?

Two and half reasons:

Smoke testing – You want to know if your system commands actually work, not just when you run them the way the docs say, but when users (or their scripts) feed them garbage.
AI is excellent at generating potential edge cases, and tracking systems are already all too eager to collect new tickets. I’m being careful not to dump every AI finding into Bugzilla; I don’t want to clutter the backlog and mainly waste developer time on theoretical bugs. Or Should I?

Plus, segfaults don’t lie – either the system crashed or it didn’t, and those are the issues that actually deserve the ticket.

Master Podman 5.8: Join Fedora Test Week

February 19, 2026 / Petr Sklenar / Comments Off

Want to learn the latest container tech? From February 27 to March 6, 2026, you can join the Podman 5.8 Test Day. It is the perfect time to explore new features and see how the future of Fedora is built.

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2 Weeks Left: The Flock 2026 CFP Ends Feb 2

January 20, 2026 / Justin Wheeler / Comments Off

Prague is calling! The deadline for the Flock 2026 CFP (Call for Proposals) is fast approaching. You have until Monday, February 2nd to submit your session ideas for Fedora’s premier contributor conference.

We are returning to the heart of Europe (June 14–16) to define the next era of our operating system. Whether you are a kernel hacker, a community organizer, or an emerging local-first AI enthusiast, Flock is where the roadmap for the next year in Fedora gets written.

If you haven’t submitted yet, here is why you should.

CPE Update Q3 2024

November 15, 2024 / zlopez / Comments Off

This is a summary of the work done on initiatives by the CPE Team. Every quarter, the CPE team works together with CentOS Project and Fedora Project community leaders and representatives to choose projects that will be being worked upon in that quarter. The CPE team is then split into multiple smaller sub-teams that will work on the chosen initiatives + day-to-day work that needs to be done. Some of the sub-teams are dedicated to the continuous efforts in the team whilst some are created only for the initiative purposes.

This update is made from infographics and detailed updates. If you want to just see what’s new, check the infographics. If you want more details, continue reading.

Photo by Lucia Lua Ramirez on Unsplash

Announcing Webhook To Fedora Messaging

October 22, 2024 / t0xic0der / 7 Comments

With the transition of the applications from Fedmsg to Fedora Messaging inching towards completion, today we want to introduce a new service, Webhook To Fedora Messaging. Webhook To Fedora Messaging has been researched and developed by the Fedora Infrastructure team members with the company of an Outreachy mentee over the last quarter to communicate with services using webhooks.

Webhook To Fedora Messaging takes webhook events from services and translates them into semantic messages to be sent over on the Fedora Messaging bus, to which every Fedora Project application can listen and act for automation. Currently, the project supports services like GitHub but going forward we plan on implementing support for services like Discourse, GitLab, Forgejo etc.