For Users

• Wishlist - Users' wishlist for Fedora Packages

• Reporting Issues - Guide to reporting issues while using Fedora Packages

• Available Packages:

  • Fedora 7: Everything

  • Fedora Extras 6: i386, x86_64, ppc

Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo)

Fedora technical management is organized by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo).

• FESCo Members

• FESCo's current schedule

• Ideas Container to collect long term ideas (feel free to add things here!)

• Summaries from the past FESCo meetings

Get Involved

• Become a Fedora Package Maintainer:

  • How to join the Fedora Package Collection Maintainers

  • How to get sponsored? - Guide for new maintainers who want to get sponsored.

• Other ways to help Fedora Package Maintainers

• EPEL - Rebuild of Fedora packages for RHEL or compatible derivatives

Packaging

The Packaging Committee handles the rules and guidelines for packaging software in Fedora. The most important ones:

• Packaging Guidelines

• Package Naming Guidelines

• Dist Tag Guidelines

• Package Review Guidelines

• Recipes for RPM post scripts

• Further reading:

  • Maximum RPM Book

  • RPM Guide

Resources for Fedora Package Collection contributors

• How to get a new package into Fedora when you're already a maintainer (shorter variant of How to join the Fedora Package Collection Maintainers).

• How to review packages, or have a package reviewed

• Fedora Packaging Policies

• Fedora Package Update HOWTO

• Package end of Life: - How to remove a package from Fedora Package Collection when it's no longer useful (project renamed upstream, inactive upstream projects, etc)

• SIGs - Fedora Packaging Special Interest Groups

• comps.xml - How to use and edit comps.xml

• Fedora package components in bugzilla

• Tracking Upstream - Various tips on tracking upstream projects to coordinate effectively for packagers

• Tracking Downstream - Tips on how to track which packages are using your package

• Building using Mock - Using Mock to test build your packages

• Packaging Scripts - Handy scripts for Fedora packagers.

• Fedora Package CVS FAQ - FAQ about using the Fedora Package CVS

• Guide to Using Koji - A guide to using Koji, the build system for F-7 and later.

• Fedora Packaging plague-client FAQ - FAQ about using plague-client to communicate with the build system used for Fedora Core/Extras 6 and earlier.

• How to sponsor a new contributor? - Guide for sponsors, who can approve new contributors.

• Staying close to upstream projects - Best practice guidelines on avoiding deviations from upstream projects.

• Package Status Reports - Summary of Fedora package status reports

• Vacation Notice - Add a vacation note if you are going to be unavailable for a few days.

Admin Requests / Tracking

Repository and CVS status pages for requesting manual copies and removals of packages:

• CVS Admin requests

• RPM Repository Admin requests

• Orphaned packages - Packages that need new maintainers

• Retired packages - Packages that are gone and probably should not be brought back