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Welcome to the first summer issue of the Fedora newsletter. As we move into July we have a lot to share with you, so follow along with our recent community news.
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Fedora Gets a Facelift
In late December the Community Supported Technologies Division at Lyrasis funded a website UX/UI redesign project to provide much-needed updates to the 5 community
supported programs who have their Organizational
Home at Lyrasis. Fedora, ArchivesSpace, DSpace, Vivo and CollectionSpace worked collaboratively with an external website UX/UI designer to bring new life to
the program websites.
Today we are excited to unveil the new face of the
Fedora
website!
A big thank you to the Website Working Group who have been busy behind the scenes drafting content, evaluating changes and reviewing pages. Thank you to Jennifer
Gilbert, Tim Shearer, Scott Prater and Maria Esteva for your contributions and commitment to seeing this through.
If you are interested in joining the Website Working Group, we have more work ahead of us involving the areas of the website we want to add in the future. Please
reach out to Arran Griffith
to join in the effort.
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Fedora 2024 Virtual Showcase October 1-3, 2024
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SAVE THE DATE: October 1-3, 2024 - We are excited to be hosting the 2nd annual
Virtual Fedora Showcase this fall. For 3, ½ days we will come together (virtually) to learn, share and connect with the global Fedora community in an event centered around YOU, our users.
This event will be FREE for all attendees. Everyone is welcome!
In the coming weeks we will begin to share details about submitting presentation proposals along with registration details. If you are not signed up to any of our
other communication
channels, do it now so you don’t miss out!
See you in October!
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Membership Funding Opportunity Update
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This fiscal year, Fedora Governance and the Fedora Program Team are aiming to raise $25,000 above our anticipated budget in an effort to complete specific, time-sensitive
tasks identified as high-priority by the community. See our Community
Roadmap for details.
The additional funds will enable us to increase the Fedora lead developer from 50% to 80% of their time this year, to work on critical Fedora updates, development
and testing. Specifically, we are looking to accomplish the following:
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Critical security and stability updates
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Improved performance and scalability
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Improved documentation and technical resources
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Continued support for migrations to current versions of Fedora
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Integrations with other repository platforms
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Continue maintenance and support
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See more specifics on the
Fedora Community Roadmap.
But we need YOU
Becoming a member is the best way to support the Fedora Program and its community. This commitment allows us to strategically prioritize technical work and community engagement to
support all users into the future. To learn more about Fedora Membership, reach out to Fedora Program Manager,
Arran Griffith.
Learn about
Fedora Membership Benefits.
If you are interested in supporting a one-time contribution toward these efforts, please reach out to
Arran to arrange.
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What's Happening in Our Partner Communities
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Islandora
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ICC is seeking a new Chair.
See details
of the roles and responsibilities.
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Fedora is an open-source, community-supported program funded entirely by membership contributions. Your funding supports our staff who work to develop, teach, engage
and support all active Fedora users. Without our members, we would not be able to support the preservation of the vital content contained within the repositories of our users. Find out how you can help. Learn more and
become
a member
today!
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Fedora Registry
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We've Moved!
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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.
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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.
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