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Check out the wiki for a full description [2] of the Fedora specification initiative. You are also encouraged invited to join the discussion on the mailing list [3] and weekly tech calls [4]comment on the draft specifications before the are completed.
Community-driven Features
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Code4Lib [12] took place in Philadelphia, PA on March 7-10. The event featured a Fedora 4 workshop [13] led by Andrew Woods, and a Fedora 3 to 4 migration workshop [14] for Hydra users led by Ben Armintor and Andrew Woods.
DuraSpace Summit
The sixth annual DuraSpace Summit took place in Washington, DC on March 16-17. Andrew Woods, Fedora Tech Lead, led the Fedora update by asking how the project might invest strong community energy to build a forward-thinking foundation that will ensure a code base that successfully evolves as institutional use increases. A technical focus on specification versus implementation could decrease the code needed to update software, and would potentially invite greater architectural innovation. Andrew highlighted steady member growth from 41 in 2013 to 76 in 2015. Deeper engagement with the community (400+ participants in hands-on training and workshops) coupled with ongoing software improvements (five releases in 2015) will help Fedora reach its target of 100 members in 2016. Finally he pointed out that the effective Fedora culture of support, encouragement, and engagement is what creates sustainable open source projects - Fedora as well as others. He reminded the audience that the "ask" is for members to enable staff, technology teams, and ultimately our community to participate, get involved be a part of Fedora's future.
LDCX
LDCX [15] took place in Stanford, CA on March 21-23. The objective of the gathering is to bring together institutions and developers with shared needs, and assemble around a shared set of solutions and technical components. With technology contributions from peer institutions, shared products for digital cultural heritage offer the critical building blocks for a complete suite of solutions -- from digitization workflow to digital asset management, from preservation to discovery and delivery.
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