Yesterday I updated the bios on my Dell PowerEdge 400SC from A04 to A10… the first time it has ever been updated since I bought the box four years ago… finally turning my back on the advice I’ve always heard… Continue Reading →
One thing that could improve the Fedora project is a schedule showing durations–how long tasks take. When making decisions about when to release or freeze we do not currently have the ability to quickly calculate how long something will take…. Continue Reading →
The first run of the approved feature process for Fedora project has nearly run its course. Almost all of the features listed at the Fedora 8 Feature List page are at 100% complete and the primary goal now is to… Continue Reading →
Since reading Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg I have been following the Chandler Project. I highly recommend the book as a great overview to the history and methods of software development. It is also a first hand account of… Continue Reading →
Just wanted to call out the great job that Fedora Weekly News (FWN) does with each issue and what a great help it is to stay current on the latest Fedora happenings. I especially appreciate the detailed recaps of contentious… Continue Reading →
Over the past few months there have been email discussions and complaints on IRC about the Red Hat Bugzilla instance and its shortcomings. It is often suggested that these shortcomings could easily be overcome by creating a separate bugzilla instance–separate… Continue Reading →
One of my dreams for Fedora came true today. Free audio conference service is being tried out in anticipation of the upcoming Virtual FUDCon. I remember asking the infrastructure group six or seven months ago if something like this was… Continue Reading →
Stop by the Fedora booth, say hello, and pickup a Fedora 7 Live CD Today and tomorrow (2007-07-25 and 2007-07-26).
Mike Mcgrath started an important topic on fedora-adivsory-board-list here and one that I have been thinking about for a long time… “Who is our Target Audience?” Some of the follow ups are thought provoking and honest–in particular, Bill Nottingham here…. Continue Reading →
I finally had enough of the internal Aironet 350 inside my T41 Thinkpad running Fedora Core 6. Tired of flaky connections and limited functionality–unable to automatically connect to a preconfigured network with NetworkManager when the access point is not broadcasting… Continue Reading →
Will Woods pointed out on #fedora-meeting that he adds a second clock to the gnome panel to track UTC for Fedora meeting times. I’ve been looking for a good multiple timezone clock for a long time. It is possible to… Continue Reading →
You’ve got to love free fax and voicemail support! I have used this service extensively to receive faxes and voicemail. The best part is that it works with existing tools, thus not requiring a proprietary application. In addition, you don’t… Continue Reading →
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