Our remarkable Fedora ambassador, CentOS, and associate crews delivered live face-to-face support and outreach via our Fedora and CentOS @ SCALE 23x Linux Conference.
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Our remarkable Fedora ambassador, CentOS, and associate crews delivered live face-to-face support and outreach via our Fedora and CentOS @ SCALE 23x Linux Conference.
Continue readingDo you want to join us for our annual contributor conference? We want to see you there! However, we know that traveling to a global event is a big trip. It costs real money. To help out, the Flock Organizing Team offers Flock 2026 financial assistance. We want to make sure money does not stop our active contributors from attending.
This is your final reminder. You must submit your form by Sunday, March 8th, 2026. The organizing team starts looking at the data on Monday morning. Because of this fast timeline, we cannot accept any late forms. Sunday is a hard stop.
Continue readingPrague 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.
Continue readingIt’s been over a week since I attended OSCAFest 2025 and CHAOSScon Africa 2025, the experience from both gatherings have left lasting impressions and memorable moments on me. All located in Lagos, Nigeria, it was a week-long activity attending CHAOSScon Africa 2025 on the 13th and OSCAFest 2025 on the 15th – 16th of August.
Continue readingOur ambassadors delivered support, outreach, and swag items via Fedora @ SCaLE 22x Linux Conference – a 2025 open-source community event.
The SCaLE (The Southern California Linux Expo) community Linux event delivered an iconic experience with four days of open source training, exhibits, and general presentations. This year’s conference took place in Pasadena (Los Angeles) area.
This expo drew worldwide guests to discuss AI, Linux, security, embedded, IoT, and more. The Technical Committee (Online Services) Chairperson, Mr. Phil Dibowitz, and Technical Committee (Networking) Chairperson, Robert Hernandez paved the way for a smooth registration.
Fedora @ SCaLE 22x Linux Conference – Ready, Set, Go!
Justin Wheeler coordinated and shipped hand-selected swag and marketing items to Perry Rivera. Items included: pens, stickers, commuter mugs, badge lanyards, and more.
Furthermore, the ambassadors gathered up supplies for the conference.
Red Hatter and Fedora Ambassador Perry Rivera delivered community marketing items and swag.
In addition, Perry brought the following:
Some of our ambassadors arrived the previous day to avoid traffic, others in the morning, to catch earlier events and workshops.
We checked in at the Red Hat Booth, but things were quiet there. So, a small group of up lunch at Noodle St., which was perfect considering how cold and drizzly the day presented itself.
We reunited in the lobby area and later in the expo hall to discuss next steps. We discovered just how close the Fedora/CentOS booth was next to the Red Hat booth, which facilitated comm and referrals to and from our teams.
The booth received a vibrant free-standing banners this year. We received a great looking table cover, and swag. We also used a flip chart easel to display a QR code for guests to easily scan to pick up a Fedora badge and to display presentation/workshop info.
After dropping things off, Perry helped steam iron the Fedora table cloth to give it the “less travelled less wrinkly look” and put up the flipchart easel. After doing some initial setup, Perry returned some boxes for booth items back to my car to reclaim booth space. Next, some of us reconvened at the KWAAI Summit, new for 2025. Their chair Reza Rassool and crew organized a lively charcuterie mixer.
After the networking event, a small group of us re-convened at Cordova Cafe to reflect on our day.
We returned to the conference and the Expo Hall this morning to continue unpacking swag, marketing systems, and more. Perry also checked in from to the Red Hat booth from time-to-time to render assistance as needed.
Perry set up a flip chart and glued on a handy QR that users could scan to pick up an e-badge.
Then, Alejandro later wrote in our Fedora scheduled talks, which was handy for guests to take pictures of as they stopped by. Concurrently, Brian and Scott strategically set up swag items. Ivan and Alex, meanwhile routed power cables within the booth.
Meanwhile, Carl and Shaun set up camp for CentOS.
At 2pm, the Exhibit Hall opened. Initially, we had high traffic coming in at the Red Hat and Fedora booths.
We greeted approximately 450+ this day, discussing key foundations such as Freedom, Friends, Features, First, and topics such as AI on Fedora, bootable containers, gitops for packaging, accessibility, git forge, RISC-V, and more.
To accomodate the masses, we took turns around lunch to keep the booth up and running. Some of us departed to Yard House for lunch.
Upon returning, we resumed exhibiting and handing out swag.
Upon closure of the Exhibit Hall, we headed to UpScale to support Scott’s presentation.
After, we headed over to Cafe Santorini to a fine dinner with Red Hat, CentOS, and Fedora associates.
Next, some of us went to Karaoke night to listen to great music and hear each other sing.
We returned to exhibit hall to meet with more of our community and talk about Fedora and tech topics. Perry also time-shared with the Red Hat booth as well.
Later this evening, a few of us attended Game Night.
Perry packed up his hotel room early Sunday and then returned to the conference center and the exhibit hall to continue discussions with our Fedora and Red Hat community.
The final day brought in about 250 Fedora booth guests.
Around 2PM, all booths began closing down to pack things up for shipment. We returned the rolling luggage and a banner box over to Kate Mulder for FedEx return.
Afterward, Perry stopped by Leslie Lamport’s insightful closing Keynote, Coding isn’t Programming .
Throughout the conference, our booth had a sign-in sheet where visitors could stop by and leave feedback and suggestions about Fedora and related efforts.
From the data reviewed, we collected key findings:
In conclusion, we look forward to seeing you at next year’s SCaLE!
The evening before, we prepared the Fedora booth so we could start on time on Saturday. As is tradition, we attended the social event at the Turmbrauhaus. Almost the entire time during the event, I was at the booth and visitors had a few questions. We could assign a special badge to some people. The talks on various topics were well attended. In addition to other distributions and community projects, several commercial companies were also represented with their own booths.
Flock to Fedora 2024, held in Rochester, New York from August 7th to 10th, soared to new heights, bringing together Fedora contributors and enthusiasts for four days of immersive learning, dynamic collaboration, and vibrant community building. The event seamlessly blended in-person interactions with live stream and recorded sessions via YouTube for the first two days, ensuring accessibility for a wider audience. Using Matrix Chat for seamless communication and a well-structured online schedule, Flock 2024 successfully fulfilled its mission of uniting the Fedora community, fostering connections, and sparking a wave of innovation.
The primary target audience was Fedora contributors, encompassing developers, packagers, designers, documentation writers, and anyone actively involved in the Fedora Project. The event also welcomed newcomers and those curious about Fedora and open source.
Rochester welcomed a diverse and passionate group of attendees, including, but not limited to:
Flock to Fedora 2024 was a success, showcasing the strength and vibrancy of the Fedora community. We are already looking forward to Flock to Fedora 2025! To stay informed about future events and opportunities to get involved, visit the Fedora Project website, join the Fedora Matrix room, and follow us on social media!
We extend our deepest gratitude to all our sponsors, whose generous support made Flock to Fedora 2024 possible. Your commitment to open source and the Fedora community is invaluable.
Edited by Adrian Edwards and Justin W. Flory
This post is a brief summary of the team’s highlights over the course of the second quarter of 2024 (April to June). These highlights include:
These highlights will be summarised below.
Continue readingCalling all Fedora fans! Flock to Fedora 2024 is almost here, and it’s going to be epic. We’re heading to Rochester, New York from August 7th to 10th for four days packed with everything you love about open source.
Continue readingFedora Week of Diversity (FWD) 2024 was a success, celebrating the unique voices and experiences within the Fedora community. From inspiring interviews to engaging virtual sessions hosted on Matrix, this year’s Fedora Week of Diversity showcased the strength and spirit of the community. Attendees registered for the event through Pretix, and session recordings were made available on YouTube for wider access. Let’s dive into the numbers and highlights from this impactful event.
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