This is another article in our series co-publishing with Fedora Interviews.
AbiWord just had a great 2.6 release and the developers took several hours of their spare time over a few weeks period answering questions and providing information. Thanks to the team and especially MarcMaurer for his time and patience. We present you a detailed interview with the AbiWord team on a broad range of topics. » Read more
Git is a program for Source Code Management (SCM) whose complexity has been blown out of proportion. This may be due to the fact that early on it was primarily used by Linux kernel hackers who, needless to say, do not represent most users of SCM tools. Regardless of its past, today the UI is quite simple and there are only a handful of techniques a user needs to manage their code base with git–in ways that are nearly impossible to do with the mainstream alternatives. These techniques, which are mentioned in the order of their suggested usage, focus on improving the overall quality of the code base throughout the life of a project. » Read more
YouTube is a very popular web service that allows people to share video content online. Although YouTube and other streaming video websites satisfy many users, you may have reasons to create your own streaming video website. Perhaps you work for a company that wants a more professional face on their media. Or, you may want more control over exactly how your videos are presented.
I am a soldier in the U.S. Army, currently deployed to Afghanistan. I wanted to be able to share videos with my family from away from home. I wished to maintain my privacy and have better control over my audience. Whether you wish to share videos for educational purposes, share screencasts for documenting software features, or simply entertain, this article will show you how to set up a streaming video website using open source software.
This technique outlines acquiring a video stream from a digital video camera, processing the video stream to the distribution format, and creating a website that will stream the video to users. » Read more
Shadowman on your shoulder?
Fedora on your forearm?
Tux on your tush?
We’re looking for people with Red Hat, Fedora, Creative Commons, and other awesome open source and related tattoos to feature in the magazine.
Even better, have you been thinking about getting some new geek ink but haven’t yet? Have a friend videotape it and send us the footage.
If you’re interested in showing off your ink, drop us a line.
Thanks!
This one’s a two-fer! Dan Walsh covers the evolution of SELinux from Fedora 2 all the way to the upcoming Fedora 9 launch. Find out how it started and how user access controls will grow in the newest release. As a bonus, this is also a preview of Walsh’s scheduled talk at the upcoming Red Hat Summit. Want more? Check out the schedule of talks and register–and we’ll see you in Boston.
When SELinux was first developed, the goal was to confine as many system processes as possible to the least amount of privilege required. Fedora 2 was released with SELinux policy that confined users as well as system processes. We quickly realized that SELinux policy was not mature enough to handle a modern mainstream desktop operating system. After a quick redesign of the policy, we created “targeted” policy, replacing the previously named “strict” policy. The goal of targeted policy was to “target” certain processes in the operating system for confinement and leave the rest of the processes “unconfined.” » Read more
This is the second in our series co-publishing with Fedora Interviews.
In Fedora, the supported method for upgrading from one release to the next is by downloading the media and rebooting from the media and using Anaconda. Why was this the case, and what’s wrong with a yum upgrade?
Seth Vidal: Anaconda has the advantage of running outside of the system it is upgrading. This means it can do certain tricks in the event of big changes. The lvm->lvm2 migration, for example. Yum can’t do this. Changing the partition or fs type on a running partition is a bad idea :)
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This interview is the first of a series we’ll be co-publishing with Fedora Interviews. In this one, Jeremy Katz talks about improvements to Fedora Live CDs. » Read more
Paul Frields, Fedora Project Leader, asks:
Fedora is being used in a hundred thousand interesting places out in the real world.
* At NASA to do analysis that makes future space exploration safer.
* In studies to improve development for children with Down’s Syndrome (trisomy 21).
* At Creative Commons, to promote open content discovery, creation, and remixing.
* Powering distribution of food to the needy in Mexico.
We want to hear a story about how YOU use Fedora to do something interesting. Enriching. Educational. Enhancing. At work or in your community. How did Fedora help you achieve something special? Just reply in a comment to [his] blog.
Editor’s note 4/9/08: Please comment on the original post instead of here for the sake of consolidation.
