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Releases

Fedora 33

Schedule

  • 2020-07-21: Proposal deadline for Self-Contained Changes
  • 2020-07-22: Mass rebuild begins
  • 2020-07-22: Spins keepalive deadline

The full schedule is available on Fedorapeople.

Changes

ProposalTypeStatus
Node.js 14.x by defaultSystem-WideAccepted
swap on zramSystem-WideAccepted
CompilerPolicy ChangeSystem-WideFESCo #2409
CMake to do out-of-source buildsSystem-WideFESCo #2411
Fedora-Retired-PackagesSystem-WideWithdrawn
Distribute .repo files for modular repositories from a separate packageSelf-ContainedFESCo #2412
Default animated background for Fedora WorkstationSelf-ContainedApproved
LXQt 0.15.0Self-ContainedApproved
NSS dbm support removalSelf-ContainedFESCo #2415
LLVM 11System-WideFESCo #2419
Use %make_build and %make_install macrosSystem-WideFESCo #2420
Zanata RemovalSystem-WideFESCo #2421
The GNU C Library version 2.32System-WideFESCo #2424
Automatic RPM dependencies on Python ExtrasSelf-ContainedFESCo #2425
Make nano the default editorSystem-WideAnnounced
Deprecate python-pytomlSelf-ContainedAnnounced
GHC 8.8 and Haskell Stackage LTS 16Self-ContainedAnnounced
Make btrfs the default file system for desktop variantsSystem-WideAnnounced
NetworkManager keyfile instead of ifcfg-rhSystem-WideAnnounced
Cleanup GNOME Hidden Boot Menu IntegrationSystem-WideAnnounced
Disable dmraid.service on first run if no dmraid sets are foundSystem-WideAnnounced
Remove device-mapper-multipath from the Fedora workstation livecdSystem-WideAnnounced
OpenLDAP without Non-threaded LibrariesSystem-WideAnnounced
Better Thermal Management for the WorkstationSelf-ContainedAnnounced
Make the unversioned %{__python} macro error by defaultSelf-ContainedAnnounced
Enable EarlyOOM on Fedora KDESelf-ContainedAnnounced
IBus 1.5.23System-WideAnnounced
Patches in Forge macros – Auto macros – Detached rpm changelogsSystem-WideAnnounced
RPM-level auto release and changelog bumping
Introduce Storage Instantiation DaemonSystem-WideAnnounced
FlexiBLAS as BLAS/LAPACK managerSystem-WdieAnnounced

Fedora 34

Changes

ProposalTypeStatus
NSS CK_GCM_PARAMS changeSystem-WideFESCo #2400
Binutils 2.35System-WideFESCo #2423

Changes approved, rejected, or withdrawn will be removed from this table the next week. See the ChangeSet page for a full list of approved changes.

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