{"id":1914,"date":"2013-05-24T13:26:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T13:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2013-05-26T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T11:43:18","slug":"fedora-caught-in-language-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=1914","title":{"rendered":"Fedora caught in language trap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2013\/05\/raspberry_pi_fedora_remix.png\" alt=\"Fedora Pi remix logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"69\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1916\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fedoraproject.org\/\">Fedora<\/a>, the community spin-off of Red Hat Linux, has announced the release of Pidora &#8211; a special remix of Fedora for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/\">Raspberry Pi<\/a>, as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Pidora 18 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce the release of Pidora 18 &#8211; an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi. It is based on a brand new build of Fedora for the ARMv6 architecture with greater speed and includes packages from the Fedora 18 package set.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>There are some interesting new features we&#8217;d like to highlight:<br \/>\n<em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost all of the Fedora 18 package set available via yum (thousands of packages were built from the official Fedora repository and made available online)<\/li>\n<li>Compiled specifically to take advantage of the hardware already built into the Raspberry Pi<\/li>\n<li>Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional modules specifically made for the Raspberry Pi)<\/li>\n<li>Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and auto-resize (for maximum storage afterwards)<\/li>\n<li>Auto swap creation available to allow for larger memory usage<\/li>\n<li>C, Python, &amp; Perl programming languages available &amp; included in the SD card image<\/li>\n<li>Initial release of headless mode can be used with setups lacking a monitor or display<\/li>\n<li>IP address information can be read over the speakers and flashed with the LED light<\/li>\n<li>For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used with plugins (python console, file manager, syntax highlighting) to serve as a mini-graphical IDE<\/li>\n<li>For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are included (nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file management<\/li>\n<li>Includes libraries capable of supporting external hardware such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately for Fedora, Pidora has a rather embarrassing meaning to some: in Russian, \u201cpidora\u201d is a derogatory word for a male homosexual. As a consequence, the following <a href=\"http:\/\/zenit.senecac.on.ca\/wiki\/index.php\/Pidora_Russian\">announcement has been posted on the Pidora website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It has come to our attention that the Pidora name bears an unfortunate similarity to another word in Russian, and this has offended some community members and amused others.<\/p>\n<p>Please accept our apologies for any offence caused. Our goal was to simply associate \u201cPi\u201d (from Raspberry Pi) and \u201cFedora\u201d (from the Fedora Project).<\/p>\n<p>We are actively seeking a broadly-acceptable alternative Russian name in consultation with some community members, and will post more information shortly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fedora, the community spin-off of Red Hat Linux, has announced the release of Pidora &#8211; a special remix of Fedora for the Raspberry Pi, as follows: Pidora 18 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release We&#8217;re excited to announce the release of Pidora 18 &#8211; an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi. 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