Here’s your weekly Fedora report. Read what happened this week and what’s coming up. Your contributions are welcome (see the end of the post)! The F37 Beta freeze is underway!
I have weekly office hours on Wednesdays in the morning and afternoon (US/Eastern time) in #fedora-meeting-1. Drop by if you have any questions or comments about the schedule, Changes, elections, or anything else. See the upcoming meetings for more information.
Announcements
- Important changes to licesning guidelines.
- Inactive packagers will be removed after the F37 release.
CfPs
| Conference | Location | Date | CfP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Dev Day | Denver, CO, US | 20–21 Oct | closes 2 Sep |
| Vue.js Live | London, UK and virtual | 28, 31 Oct | closes 5 Sep |
| EmacsConf | virtual | 3–4 Dec | closes 18 Sep |
| ConFoo | Montreal, CA | 22–24 Feb | closes 23 Sep |
| JavaLand | Brühl, DE | 21–23 Mar | closes 26 Sep |
| Python Web Conf | virtual | 14–17 Mar | closes 1 Oct |
| OLF | Columbus, OH, US | 2–3 Dec | closes 15 Oct |
Help wanted
- Package review requests:
- Orphaned packages seeking maintainers
- Submit your ideas for the “Feature Spotlight” series in Fedora Magazine
- Vote for the F38 release artwork inspiration
- Volunteers needed for Fedora Week of Diversity 2022
- Volunteers needed for Fedora Badges maintenance.
- Projects and mentors needed for the next Outreachy cohort.
Upcoming test days
- 31 Aug – 7 Sep — F37 Pre-Beta Validation
- 6–12 September — Internationalization (i18n) Test Week
- 7–14 September — GNOME 43 RC Test Week
Meetings & events
- Blocker review meeting — 1600 UTC Monday in #fedora-blocker-review
- Mindshare Committee meeting — 1200 UTC Tuesday in #fedora-mindshare
- FESCo meeting — 1700 UTC Tuesday in #fedora-meeting
- FPgM Office Hours — 1300 UTC Wednesday and 1900 UTC Wednesday in #fedora-meeting-1
- Prioritized bugs meeting — 1400 UTC Wednesday in #fedora-meeting-1
- Fedora Social Hour — 1400 UTC Thursday in #social on Fedora.im
- F37 Beta Go/No-Go meeting — 1700 UTC Thursday in #fedora-meeting
Releases
| Release | open bugs |
|---|---|
| F35 | 4063 |
| F36 | 3847 |
| F37 (pre-release) | 1275 |
| Rawhide | 6372 |
Fedora Linux 37
- 846 packages fail to build from source
- 93 packages fail to install
Schedule
Below are some upcoming schedule dates. See the schedule website for the full schedule.
- 2022-09-13 — Current beta target date (early target date)
Changes
| Status | Count |
|---|---|
| ASSIGNED | 6 |
| MODIFIED | 2 |
| ON_QA | 42 |
| CLOSED | 1 |
The table below lists proposed Changes. See the ChangeSet page or Bugzilla for information on approved Changes.
| Proposal | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emacs 28 | Self-Contained | Approved |
Blockers
| Bug ID | Component | Bug Status | Blocker Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2121791 | kernel | ACCEPTED | Proposed(Beta) |
| 2119305 | kernel | NEW | Proposed(Beta) |
Fedora Linux 38
- 851 packages fail to build from source
- 79 packages fail to install
Changes
The table below lists proposed Changes. See the ChangeSet page or Bugzilla for information on approved Changes.
| Proposal | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Add -fno-omit-frame-pointer to default compilation flags | System-Wide | FESCo #2817 |
| Minizip Renaming | Self-Contained | FESCo #2857 |
| Pcre deprecation | System-Wide | FESCo #2862 |
| Strong crypto settings: phase 3, forewarning 2/2 | System-Wide | Announced |
Fedora Linux 39
Changes
The table below lists proposed Changes.
| Proposal | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libsoup 3: Part Two | System-Wide | FESCo #2863 |
Contributing
Have something you want included? You can file an issue or submit a pull request in the fedora-pgm/pgm_communication repo.
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