This is the September 2016 edition of the Fedora Newsletter. This newsletter summarizes the most significant activities within the Fedora community over the last month.
Fedora
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The Fedora 4.6.0 release furthers several major objectives:
- Tighten the definition of the RESTful application programming interface (API)
- Refining the messaging service
- Use performance test fixtures to examine the effects of different backends
- Improve durability by encouraging the use of MySQL and PostgreSQL backends
- Deprecation of legacy Transform service
- Fix bugs
This release will be the last release built against a version of Modeshape that uses Infinispan for data storage.
Release notes [] and downloads [] are available on the wiki.
Fedora Camp in NYC
We are pleased to announce that Fedora Camp in NYC [], hosted by Columbia University Libraries, will be offered at Columbia University’s Butler Library in New York City November 28-30, 2016. Training will begin with the basics and build toward more advanced concepts–no prior Fedora 4 experience is required. Participants can expect to come away with a deep dive Fedora 4 learning experience coupled with multiple opportunities for applying hands-on techniques working with experienced trainers and Fedora gurus.
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For more information on membership and benefits please see the DuraSpace website [].
Software development
Fedora 4.6.0 Release
The Fedora 4.6.0 release furthers several major objectives:
- Tighten the definition of the RESTful application programming interface (API)
- Refining the messaging service
- Use performance test fixtures to examine the effects of different backends
- Improve durability by encouraging the use of MySQL and PostgreSQL backends
- Deprecation of legacy Transform service
- Fix bugs
This release will be the last release built against a version of Modeshape that uses Infinispan for data storage.
Release notes [] and downloads [] are available on the wiki.
Standards
Fedora API Specification
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