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Fedora Project Podcast

Fedora Project Podcast

Fedora Project

This Podcast will feature interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome. These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, or they produce the distro itself. Some work on putting Fedora in the hands of users. There’s so much going on in Fedora; it takes a whole podcast series!

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Fedora Project Podcast - 33: The Fedora Saga: Longtime Contributors Share Their Stories
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11/08/23 • 60 min

We just celebrated the Fedora Project's birthday! Join our host as he interviews Neal Gompa, long-time contributor, and Matthew Miller, the Fedora Project Lead as we reminisce, look at Fedora Linux 39, and plenty of laughs in between.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources

Fedora Project: Announcing New Direction
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JJDFRS2M7FWINXR2QE63WQO7UW2XLQYY/

Announcing Fedora Linux 39
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-39/

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Stream start
00:20 Welcome
01:25 Introductions
07:39 Fedora’s start
22:01 Fedora engineering
33:30 Fedora Wallpaper
36:15 Fedora Linux 39
50:20 Future of Fedora
53:03 Closing thoughts

Special Guests: Matthew Miller and Neal Gompa.

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Fedora Project Podcast - 32: How Do You Fedora: Neal Gompa

32: How Do You Fedora: Neal Gompa

Fedora Project Podcast

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10/25/23 • 48 min

In this interview, Eric sits down with Neil Gompa, a prominent figure in the open-source community known for his extensive involvement across various projects including Fedora, openSUSE, and more. With his refreshing candor and humor, Neil shares insights into his unconventional journey into technology, his philosophy on contributing, and his role in bridging different communities.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources
Neal Gompa: https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo
Neal's website: https://neal.gompa.dev/
GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/Conan-Kudo

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Stream start
00:20 Introductions
01:56 Meet Neal
05:55 Neal meet's tech
12:01 Getting into open source
21:50 Contributions to Fedora
28:15 Community of communities
32:52 Present and future
40:45 Fedora Asahi
43:00 Closing thoughts

Special Guest: Neal Gompa.

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Fedora Project Podcast - 15: Butter Up: Exploring Fedora's Transparent Compression
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07/06/21 • 28 min

Chris Murphy, a developer working on BTRFS, explains the new transparent compression feature that will be enabled by default in Fedora 34 which automatically compresses files before writing to disk for space savings. He discusses the compression algorithm (zstd), performance impact, expected space savings, how to check compression stats, and the future roadmap for Butter FS features like snapshots/rollbacks.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/

🔗Episode Resources

Chris Murphy: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Chrismurphy
BTRFS Fedora Wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Btrfs
BTRFS transparent compression: https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-workstation-34-feature-focus-btrfs-transparent-compression
BTRFS snapshots: https://fedoramagazine.org/btrfs-snapshots-backup-incremental

Sponsor: Tux Digital Network (https://tuxdigital.com/)

Special Thanks:
Ryan Gorley (https://freehive.com/) for his work on the Fedora Podcast artwork!
Tricknology: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3FDvVTwe3XjmdNyKoqvHR6?si=OAwevZVhS9mNS7HnP2J8wA

Special Guest: Chris Murphy.

Sponsored By:

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Fedora Project Podcast - 28: The Lenovo Linux Lowdown: Bringing Fedora to Laptops
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08/30/23 • 64 min

In this engaging episode, Mark Pearson, the Technical Lead for Lenovo's Linux PC team, joins Eric and Joseph to discuss Lenovo's partnership with Fedora, the process of bringing Fedora preloaded laptops to market, and Lenovo's sustainability initiatives.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources

Fedora Swag: https://www.hellotux.com/fedora

Lenovo Sustainability: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/about/sustainability

Fedora Strategy 2028: Fedora Linux is available pre-installed on more systems from more vendors:
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/objective-review-fedora-linux-is-available-pre-installed-on-more-systems-from-more-vendors/47092/1

Lenovo Fedora World Domination Plan: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/lenovo-fedora-world-domination-plan/82773

Hardware Partner Fedora Support Table: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/list-of-computers-that-ship-support-or-should-be-friendly-with-fedora-linux/87347

Lenovo | Linux for Personal Systems: https://lenovo.com/linux

🔖 Chapters
00:02 Welcome
06:06 History of the partnership
16:55 Hardware development workflow
23:42 Lenovo Sustainability
31:52 Fedora supporting Lenovo
43:08 Where do I buy?
59:00 Closing thoughts

Special Guest: Mark Pearson.

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Fedora Project Podcast - 29: The Buddies of Budgie: Inside Fedora's Budgie Desktop Spin
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09/02/23 • 34 min

In this interview, Joshua Strobl, the founder of the open-source organization Buddies of Budgie, joins Eric to discuss the Fedora Budgie spin, the Budgie desktop environment, and the exciting future of this lightweight, traditional desktop experience on Fedora.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources
Joshua Strobl: https://joshuastrobl.social/@me
Fedora Budgie Spin: https://fedoraproject.org/spins/budgie/
Buddies of Budgie: https://buddiesofbudgie.org
Buddies of Budgie Mastodon: https://floss.social/@buddiesofbudgie
Podcast Planning Doc: https://hackmd.io/@itguyeric/FedoraPodcast

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Welcome
01:14 Meet Joshua
05:17 Coming up
08:16 What is Budgie?
16:50 Target user
23:13 Upcoming features
28:41 Contributions
32:19 Wrap up

Special Guest: Joshua Strobl.

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Fedora Project Podcast - The Fedora Podcast Rebooted

The Fedora Podcast Rebooted

Fedora Project Podcast

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04/26/23 • 42 min

It's been a while since we all got together for a podcast! In today's episode, we are going to kick off the video edition of our show, introduce new hosts, talk about upcoming events, and more!


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric
Joseph Gayoso: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephgayoso

🔗Episode Resources

Fedora 38 Elections: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f38-election-nominations-now-open
Sudo Show: https://sudo.show
RHEL Presents: https://red.ht/rhelPresents
Into the Terminal: https://red.ht/intoTheTerminal
Noah Chelliah, Ask Noah Show: http://www.asknoahshow.com/
Introduce yourself! (2023-Q2) https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/introduce-yourself-2023-q2/80286

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Stream start
00:18 Introductions
05:46 Upcoming episodes
13:01 Upcoming events
25:20 Getting involved with Fedora
35:34 Vision for Fedora Podcast
40:04 Wrap up

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Fedora Project Podcast - 25: The Fedora Website Redesign: A Community Collaboration
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06/07/23 • 43 min

Join us as we dive into the story behind Fedora's stunning website redesign, a collaborative effort that brought together designers, developers, and community members. Discover the challenges faced, the design process, and the innovative solutions that led to the creation of a sleek, user-friendly, and visually appealing web presence for the beloved Linux distribution.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources

Fedora Flock, August 2-4, 2023: https://flocktofedora.org
Fedora Websites 3.0 Release! https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-websites-3-0-release/
Fundamental Theorem of Developing FLOSS: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User_talk:Duffy/FundamentalTheoremOfDevelopingFLOSS

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Welcome
04:02 Announcement: Fedora Flock
05:28 Fedora Websites 3.0
10:14 Under the hood
14:51 Managing the upgrade
24:10 What's still to come?
28:26 Getting involved!
39:38 Closing thoughts
43:10 Wrap up

Special Guests: Ashlyn Knox and Máirín Duffy.

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Fedora Project Podcast - 30: Beyond Immutable: Rethinking the Linux Desktop Experience
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10/11/23 • 54 min

In this engaging discussion, the Fedora community explores the concept of "immutable" or "atomic" desktops like Fedora Silverblue and Kinoite, diving deep into the motivations, terminology, and future directions for this cutting-edge approach to Linux desktop management.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources
Fedora Atomic Desktop SIG
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/AtomicDesktops

Misconceptions About Immutable Distributions
https://theevilskeleton.gitlab.io/2023/08/29/misconceptions-about-immutable-distributions.html

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Stream start
00:10 Welcome
02:21 Introductions
05:10 What’s the goal of immutability?
11:45 Misunderstanding of immutability
21:35 What do we call this?
31:00 Universal Blue
46:36 Atomic Desktop SIG
49:40 Closing thoughts

Special Guests: Jorge Castro and Timothée Ravier.

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Fedora Project Podcast - 22: This Year in Fedora 2021

22: This Year in Fedora 2021

Fedora Project Podcast

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12/28/21 • 21 min

In this interview, you'll get an inside look at the Fedora Project from the project leader, Matthew Miller. He shares insights into the community's growth, major technical advancements like GNOME 40 and PipeWire, and exciting plans for the future of this popular Linux distribution.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/

🔗Episode Resources

Fedora Survey talk at NEST 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_9TIyJFukk)
Our NEST 2021 episode (https://podcast.fedoraproject.org/season-two-episode-9-the-host-and-marie/)
Ask Fedora (https://ask.fedoraproject.org/)
Our Kinoite episode (https://podcast.fedoraproject.org/season-two-episode-5-the-hosts-timothee-and-neal/)
Our Gnome episode (https://podcast.fedoraproject.org/season-two-episode-7-the-host-and-allan/)
Our Pipewire episode (https://podcast.fedoraproject.org/season-two-episode-2-the-host-wim-and-aleksandra/)
Our Fedora Cloud episode (https://podcast.fedoraproject.org/season-two-episode-10-the-host-and-david/)

Special Guest: Matthew Miller.

Sponsored By:

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Fedora Project Podcast - 31: Unveiling the Fedora Slimbook: A Stylish Linux Laptop
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10/18/23 • 33 min

In this special episode, we dive into the exciting announcement of the Fedora Slimbook Edition laptop, a collaboration between the Fedora Project and Slimbook. Eric interviews Alejandro and Vaja from Slimbook as they unveil this sleek, high-performance laptop designed for the Linux community, preloaded with Fedora Workstation.


The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distro itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there’s always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

🎬 New to Fedora? Get Started Here: https://fedoraproject.org/
🎙️ Follow the Fedora Podcast: https://podcast.fedoraproject.org
💬 Join the Conversation: https://matrix.to/#/#podcast:fedoraproject.org
🌐 Become Part of the Fedora community: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/join/
📱 Connect with Eric "the IT Guy" Hendricks: https://linktr.ee/itguyeric

🔗Episode Resources
Fedora Slimbook:
https://fedora.slimbook.es/

🔖 Chapters
00:00 Stream start
00:15 Introductions
03:55 What was announced?
07:41 Slimbook partnership
12:01 Laptop hardware
16:50 Fedora Spins
22:16 Future plans
27:55 Closing thoughts

Special Guests: Alejandro López and Vaja Benidze.

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How many episodes does Fedora Project Podcast have?

Fedora Project Podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

What topics does Fedora Project Podcast cover?

The podcast is about News, Open Source, Community, Tech News, Podcasts, Technology and Linux.

What is the most popular episode on Fedora Project Podcast?

The episode title '33: The Fedora Saga: Longtime Contributors Share Their Stories' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Fedora Project Podcast?

The average episode length on Fedora Project Podcast is 37 minutes.

How often are episodes of Fedora Project Podcast released?

Episodes of Fedora Project Podcast are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Fedora Project Podcast?

The first episode of Fedora Project Podcast was released on Feb 16, 2018.

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