Fedora Newsletter: November 2024

[Arran Griffith]

Welcome to this month's newsletter, where we are celebrating some huge successes from this past month and looking toward the new year! Over the past few weeks, we've seen some incredible progress on development. We’ve celebrated community. And we’ve come together to share inspiring user stories. Read on to find out more about what is going on as we close out 2024.     NEWS   Fedora 6.5.1 Release Candidate: Now Available for Testing   Earlier this month, Fedora 6.5.1 Release Candidate was announced and is still available for testing. This release incorporates several updates and community-identified bug fixes. The most significant update comes in updating the OCFL-java library to v2.1.0 which brings with it significant performance improvements for S3 write speeds.  Some additional highlights include: Updating Docker tagging schemes Updated documentation Several transactions-related bug fixes Several Security updates   We need your help testing the RC and reporting back on your findings. Please provide your feedback on the Fedora wiki on Fedora Slack in the #Tech channel, or by reaching out directly to Dan Field at dan....@lyrasis.org. Testing feedback will remain open until the end of November at which time we will move to production release.   We are extremely grateful to our dedicated group of committers who worked extremely hard to bring this release to you. I’d like to thank the following individuals who contributed to these releases: Ben Pennell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jared Whiklo, University of Manitoba Dan Field, Fedora/Lyrasis Mike Ritter, Fedora/Lyrasis Demian Katz, Villanova University Peter Winkles, formerly UW Madison       2024 Virtual Fedora Showcase Recordings     We are excited to announce that the recordings from the 2024 Virtual Fedora Showcase are now available online for community viewing. All recordings can be found on the Fedora YouTube Channel. See the 2024 Virtual Showcase Playlist.   All provided Showcase content, including slide decks and agenda, can also be accessed on the Fedora wiki.   Thank you again to everyone for your participation, attendance and engagement. The event was a great success and that is largely because of you. We look forward to virtually hosting you again next year!     Holiday Closures   This is a reminder that Lyrasis offices are closed from December 25 through January 2, 2025. As such, the Fedora Program Team will not be available during this time. All community meetings will be paused and will resume following the closure. Thank you in advance for your understanding.     MEMBERS' CORNER     Welcome to New Members   This month we welcomed another new institution to the Fedora Member Community: The Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. This national archive serves to collect and preserve heritage materials for the Republic of Slovenia. It holds historical public archival material and documentation from government agencies and other public stakeholder institutions.   The team at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia joined the Fedora community when they migrated to Fedora 6.x and were seeking support on managing their repository more efficiently. We were excited to welcome them to the UK/EU User Group meeting this past June in Gothenburg, Sweden at OR. The Archives joins Fedora as Bronze Level members in recognition of their commitment to the long-term sustainability of the Fedora program.     Join me in welcoming the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia.   Find out how you too can support this effort by reaching out to Arran Griffith at arran.g...@lyrasis.org.     COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES     Documentation Review Work-a-Thon Sessions   We are continuing with our regularly scheduled documentation review sessions. We are working diligently through the review worksheet with a goal of completing all outstanding updates early in 2025. To help us complete this project on time, join any of our live working sessions. This is the perfect opportunity to get involved with the Fedora community as a non-developer.  Details: Session length: 30 minutes Frequency: Every two weeks until the end of December 2024 Zoom link to join No registration required Who can join? Anyone! No need for deep technical Fedora knowledge. Whether you can spell, click links, or check boxes — you're qualified! So please consider participating.   Zoom Link to Join     AI Discussion Series   The Fedora community, in collaboration with the Fedora Governance Group, continues to host a series of AI discussions for anyone interested in exploring the evolving impact of AI on repositories, infrastructure and the work we're doing within our institutions. These sessions offer a collaborative space to tackle the challenges and opportunities AI brings.   This month we broadened the invitation to other repository communities, and welcomed attendees from DSpace, Vivo, Islandora and the Samvera communities. We continue to hold space for any interested individuals to join us. This is how you can participate: Details: Next Meeting: Monday, December 2 at 11 a.m. EST ·         Meetings will take place monthly on the first Monday of each month. Zoom link to join.   If you would like to be added to the recurring calendar invitation, please email arran.g...@lyrasis.org.   Zoom Link to Join     Fedora Registry   With the launch of the new Fedora website, we have also moved the Fedora Registry. In order to see the most accurate information on global Fedora installations, we are asking all users to submit their updated Fedora information via our new registry submission form.   This new form allows you to register multiple Fedora instances in one submission, eliminating the need for multiple entries.   The registry’s goal is to help us understand our install base, and what versions of Fedora are being used globally. This critical information allows the program team to continue to provide the support necessary for our entire community of users.     What’s Happening in our Partner Communities     Samvera   Samvera Community Meeting: December 2 at 11 a.m. EST ·         Register today to join. ·         Share your Repository in the Share Fair. Community Manager, Heather Greer Klein, announces Community Manager Office Hours. ·         Schedule time to chat with Heather.     Islandora   IslandoraCon 2025 - University of Las Vegas, Nevada (July 14 - 17) ·         Scheduling, accommodations and further event details will be available soon. ·         Provide your feedback on what types of sessions you’d like to see by completing this attached survey.     GET INVOLVED     Fedora is designed, built, used and supported by the community. Join the conversation on our Fedora Slack channel or sign up for our Fedora community mailing list to stay in the loop. Find more details here.

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