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Fedora/BSD hoax
You may have noticed the news that one of the proposed features for Fedora 19 is the FreeBSD kernel and one of the proponents is me. You may wonder if I’m crazy or why I’m so into the BSD kernel suddenly. Let me explain it: First of all: I didn’t create the feature page on…
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Developer Conference 2013 just one month away!
Time flies and Developer Conference 2013 that we have already been preparing for months is just one month away. The program is pretty much finalized and it looks great. Last year, we thought it was not possible to pack more in two days. Well, this year, the program is even richer. We have 60 talks,…
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Traveling to FUDCon in Lawrence
Today early in the morning, I returned from FUDCon North America 2013 that took place in Lawrence, Kansas. What had been a trip I’d really looked forward to became my worst travel experience ever (and believe me, traveling is my hobby, I’ve traveled a lot in my life). This blogpost describes the journey to and…
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Testing GNOME 3 on family members
I’ve read a lot of bashing about GNOME 3. It makes the overall negative impression about the new generation of GNOME. In fact, it’s because negative opinions are usually more vocal than positive ones. Satisfied users are using the software and don’t have to write blogposts about it. That’s a reason why I decided to…
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EMEA FAD in Rheinfelden
I visited EMEA Fedora Activity Day in Rheinfelden in Germany the last weekend. The journey was quite long for me. Originally, I wanted to go by car with Jaroslav Reznik, but then Jaroslav canceled and I didn’t want to drive 10 hours alone. So I took a train to Prague and went by bus from…
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New Anaconda doesn’t get fully localized
When I installed Fedora 18, I noticed that Anaconda didn’t get fully localized after I chose the Czech language on the first screen. Yes, Anaconda interface switched to Czech, but localization is not only translations, it’s also keyboard layout, time/date formats, currency,… What really bugged me here was that Anaconda kept the default US keyboard…
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DevConf is getting content and it looks great!
It’s been a couple of weeks since we started call for papers for Developer Conference 2013. The call for papers is on till the beginning of December, but here is a little tasting of what we’ve already gathered: Kernel: Network Team Driver Project (Jiří Pírko), Local Kernel File Systems Update (Lukáš Czerner), Beyond the Experiences…
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October Was a Crazy Time
I usually write about every major event I participate in. But October was so busy that I just didn’t have time to write anything. So I decided to do it in a batch: Oct 13-15: FUDCon EMEA 2012 in Paris It was a great event because there were really interesting talks. We got quite a…
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Fedora Packaging Workshop took place in Brno
Last Friday, we organized a Fedora packaging workshop for people who have very little or no experience with packaging. 20 “students” and 5 lecturers participated. The event started with a talk about how to make a good package for Fedora by Mirek Suchy. He used Spot’s slides (check them out). After a lunch break, we…
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3.5 Shows Drawbacks of Rolling Released Kernel
I’m a supporter of rolling release mode for kernel. A new kernel means better hardware support and it has helped me a lot several times. Unfortunately, pushing new kernels into a stable release has its evil side – regressions. I usually have no problems with regressions when a new kernel comes. Unfortunately, the kernel 3.5…