o 1.1 Announcements
+ 1.1.1 Fedora 12 Reviews: A Sampling
+ 1.1.2 FEDORA ANNOUNCE LIST
# 1.1.2.1 F12 PackageKit root permission change
+ 1.1.3 FEDORA EVENTS
# 1.1.3.1 Upcoming Events
# 1.1.3.2 Past Events
o 1.2 Planet Fedora
+ 1.2.1 General
+ 1.2.2 Fedora 12 Roundup
o 1.3 QualityAssurance
+ 1.3.1 Test Days
+ 1.3.2 Weekly meetings
+ 1.3.3 Improving the release criteria
o 1.4 Translation
+ 1.4.1 Release Notes Translations Updated for Polish, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese
+ 1.4.2 Errors in Release Notes for Chinese and German
+ 1.4.3 Error in Package Name in the Fedora 12 Release Notes
+ 1.4.4 SSSD and MC Translation Request
+ 1.4.5 New Members in FLP
o 1.5 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.1 Fedora 12 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.2 Fedora 11 Security Advisories
+ 1.5.3 Fedora 10 Security Advisories
o 1.6 Virtualization
+ 1.6.1 Interviews
+ 1.6.2 Fedora Virtualization List
# 1.6.2.1 Fedora Virtualization Status Report
# 1.6.2.2 Rawvirt Rawhide Virtualization for Fedora 12
+ 1.6.3 Libvirt List
# 1.6.3.1 New Release libvirt 0.7.4

- Fedora Weekly News Issue 203 -

Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue 203[1] for the week ending November 22, 2009. What follows are some highlights from this issue.

Fedora 12 "Constantine" was released this past week, and we kick off this week's issue with a sampling of reviews from around the globe. Also in announcements, details on a change in Fedora 12's PackageKit permissions. In news from the Fedora Planet, some details on what's involved with providing delta RPMs, a new feature in Fedora 12, a site visit to the new Red Hat Computing Lab at Carnegie Mellon, and much more from Fedora contributors. Quality Assurance brings us up to date with the recent weekly meetings of the QA team which have focused on F12, with lots of interesting detail behind the scenes! In Translation news, details on updates and errata for Fedora 12 release notes, and a couple translation requests from SSSD and Midnight Commander. Security Advisories keeps us current with security patches for Fedora 10, 11, and 12. In news from the world of Fedora virtualization, coverage of a recent interview with virtualization luminaries, a status report on Fedora virtualiza
tion and details on the latest version of libvirt. Enjoy FWN 203!

If you are interested in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page[2]. We welcome reader feedback: fedora-news-list ( -at -) redhat.com

FWN Editorial Team: Pascal Calarco, Adam Williamson

1. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue203
2. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join

-- Announcements --

In this section, we cover announcements from the Fedora Project, including general announcements[1], development announcements[2] and Events[3].

Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco

1. http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/
2. http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/
3. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events

--- Fedora 12 Reviews: A Sampling ---

Fedora 12, "Constantine", was released last week to widespread acclaim. A few sample reviews:

* Linux Magazine (USA) "Fedora, still pushing the envelope"[1]
* ZDNet UK "Saving the "Best" for Last - Fedora 12 (Constantine)"[2]
* The Register (UK) "Fedora 12 - Its a horse, not a camel"[3]
* ghacks.net (USA) "Major improvements with Fedora 12"[4]
* IT Pro (UK) "Fedora 12 tweaks virtualisation, video"[5]
* TechWorld (Australia) "Fedora Linux 12 arrives, ups multimedia support"[6]
* TechSpot (USA) "Fedora 12 released, brings multi-touch support, more"[7]
* Datamation "Building On-Ramps on the Fedora 12 Highway"[8]

1. http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7618/1.html
2. http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014494o-2000498448b,00.htm
3. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/19/fedora_12_review/
4. http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/18/major-improvements-with-fedora-12/
5. http://www.itpro.co.uk/617824/fedora-12-tweaks-virtualisation-video
6. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/326717/fedora_linux_12_arrives_ups_multimedia_support
7. http://www.techspot.com/news/37004-fedora-12-released-brings-multitouch-support-more.html
8. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3848891/Building-On-Ramps-on-the-Fedora-12-Highway.htm

--- FEDORA ANNOUNCE LIST ---
---- F12 PackageKit root permission change ----

Fedora Project leader Paul W. Frields, announced a change in for Fedora 12's PackageKit, which had allowed non-root users to install updates and new packages. Frields wrote[1],

"The Fedora 12 release contained changes in the default PackageKit behavior that allow installation of packages by users in cases where:

* the user is logged in on the local console, and
* is installing packages signed with a previously trusted key, and
* is using a previously configured and trusted repository