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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/carlwgeorge/status/1527075938265092098]EPEL9 launched five and a half months ago. Today, @RHEL 9 was released. In that time EPEL9 has grown to 5764 packages (from 2678 source packages) built by 249 different @fedora packagers. 📦🎉🤩[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/RHEL/status/1526923345744232448]HATS OFF to Red Hat Enterprise # 9! The latest major release of # is now available for download. Check out the announcement and links to additional information: redhat.com/en/blog/hot-pr…


Hot Off the Presses: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

We are excited to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9), the latest release of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform.
www.redhat.com
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#Linux #RHEL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/_msw_/status/1526577642564030465]I think some of the most meaningful Free and # contributions from folks who work at Red Hat aren't embodied in software.

It's in the people who learned how to help create and maintain communities that gather around the code.

https://www.theopensourceway.org/

www.theopensourceway.org
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#OpenSource

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/vlntnrthbrg/status/1526478628019703808]Podman on FreeBSD. Very cool! #[/bookmark]
#opensource

Red Hat Enterprise # aka # 8.6 is out:

access.redhat.com/documentation/…

developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/…

redhat.com/en/blog/top-ne…

8.6 Release Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Red Hat Customer Portal

The Release Notes provide high-level coverage of the improvements and additions that have been implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
access.redhat.com
#Linux #RHEL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/RHEL/status/1524034526388920321]Guess what! The Red Hat Enterprise # 9 launch is right around the corner. Go check out our launch video for all you can expect with the lastest release of #:

YouTube: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Stable anywhere. Available everywhere. (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

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#Linux #RHEL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/RHEL/status/1524026724324888577]You've been waiting, well, wait no longer! Red Hat Enterprise # 9 launch has been announced! Go check out the announcement and stay tuned for more information on our latest version of #!

Red Hat Defines a New Epicenter for Innovation with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

The world’s leading enterprise Linux platform pairs hardened, trusted code with cloud-based services, powering traditional and next-generation production workloads
red.ht
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#Linux #RHEL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fedora/status/1524030365987487750]# Linux 36 is here! fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fed…

Fedora Linux 36 default background with the text "Fedora Linux 36"
Announcing Fedora Linux 36
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#Fedora

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/RedHat/status/1522578182196629505]The world runs on @RHEL. See how we're celebrating 20 years of innovation and imagine what the next 20 years will hold, all on the blog: red.ht/3vNYxCV #


RHEL at 20: How enterprise Linux has evolved from server closet to cloud

Today there's no question that Linux, and open source, belongs at the heart of enterprise IT. 20 years ago, though, Linux was the underdog and it took a lot of faith to bet big workloads on Linux.
red.ht
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#RHEL @RHEL

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fedora/status/1522268416756916224]# Linux 36 release candidate 5 is go for launch! It will be available on Tuesday 10 May.[/bookmark]
#Fedora

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/Det_Conan_Kudo/status/1521613254367326209]For folks using @Fedora Linux, this is not true. Fedora packages the latest Rust compiler and updates the package shortly after a new release is made.[/bookmark]

Straight from "how to write confusing # spec files":

- define two variables with similar names holding slightly different content (red)
- define a variable used only once to assign its content into another (blue)
- don't use the a variable when you need its content (yellow)

#RPM

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/hadessuk/status/1520052435171037189]Get ready for that Friday release feeling.

We've release a new switcheroo-control that makes the "Launch using Discrete Graphics Card" work for Vulkan apps. Available as a test update for Fedora:

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-bb9ed3409a

bodhi.fedoraproject.org
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/kernellogger/status/1519991756577775617]"This allows to turn on/off all hw implementations for a specific video codec across the tree."

Guess these changes merged to # master mean support for some video codecs will soon be disabled in # distros that fear patent cases (like Fedora).

gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/me…


meson: add a video codec support option (!15258) · Merge requests · Mesa / mesa

This allows to turn on/off all hw implementations for a specific video codec across the tree. Patent encumbered codecs can cause problems for distributions due to the nature...
gitlab.freedesktop.org
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#Mesa #Linux

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fedora/status/1519769136167112704]Some things are worth the wait. We still have a few important bugs to fix in # Linux 36, so we hope to bring it to you on Tuesday 10 May. fedorapeople.org/groups/schedul…

In the meantime, you can install the F36 Beta release and help us test.

Fedora Linux 36 Schedule: Key

fedorapeople.org
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#Fedora

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mattdm/status/1519697396405518336]There are now more source packages in EPEL 9 than there are in CentOS Stream 9 (even before release). h/t @carlwgeorge # # # #[/bookmark]
#epel #centos #rhel #fedora @Carl George

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/acruiz/status/1519374802200498179]Looks like TheReg noticed the awesome work @martinezjavier from my team at @RedHat is doing in DRM upstream and @fedora on the simplification of the grpahics stack.

Fedora dev team starts to simplify Linux graphics handling

Changes will make things less challenging for developers, but maybe not for users
www.theregister.com
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/lwnnet/status/1519320461343174659]Fedora not deprecating legacy BIOS - yet

Fedora not deprecating legacy BIOS - yet

As was recently reported here, the Fedora project has been considering dropping support for legacy BIOS systems in upcoming releases.
lwn.net
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fedora/status/1516772070738300940]If you love #, consider yourself invited to the Fedora Linux 36 release party 13–14 May! communityblog.fedoraproject.org/youre-invited-…[/bookmark]
#Fedora

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/RedHat/status/1516752523012497408]Check out this vintage #. Which was your first install? Let us know⬇️[/bookmark]
#Linux

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