Editing Fedora Project (section)

== History ==
The Fedora Project was founded in November 2003<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Red Hat parades Fedora Core 1 |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240053365/Red-Hat-parades-Fedora-Core-1 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=ComputerWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> when Red Hat decided to split [[Red Hat Linux]] into [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] (RHEL) and a community-based operating system, Fedora.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fedora.us/ | title=Announcement: Red Hat Linux Merging with Fedora Linux | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031001204515/http://www.fedora.us/ | archive-date=October 1, 2003}}</ref> [https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/linux-for-workstations-datasheet Red Hat Professional Workstation] was created at this same time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.linux.com/articles/34346?theme=print | publisher=Linux.com | title=Red Hat Professional Workstation: More Expensive, Fewer features |access-date=December 21, 2007 |date= February 14, 2004 }}</ref>

=== Fedora operating system ===
{{Main|Fedora Linux}}
Fedora Linux, then known as "Fedora Core," was a fork of RHL launched in 2003. It was introduced as a free-of-cost, community-supported alternative intended for home use, shortly after Red Hat discontinued RHL in favor of [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] (RHEL).<ref name="newdirection">{{cite mailing list |last=Johnson |first=Michael K. |title=Fedora Project: Announcing New Direction |mailing-list=Fedora development |date=22 September 2003 |url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list/2003-September/msg00064.html |access-date=18 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120053411/http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list/2003-September/msg00064.html |archive-date=20 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> RHEL branches its releases from versions of Fedora.<ref>{{cite web |last=Burke |first=Tim |date=August 2006 |title=The Fedora Project and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, part 4 |url=http://www.redhat.com/magazine/022aug06/features/fedora_rhel_4/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012162113/http://www.redhat.com/magazine/022aug06/features/fedora_rhel_4/ |archive-date=12 October 2007 |access-date=18 October 2007 |series=Red Hat Magazine, Issue #22 |publisher=Red Hat |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Since the release of Fedora 21 in December 2014, three editions have been made available: [[personal computer]], [[Server (computing)|server]] and [[cloud computing]]. This was expanded to five editions for [[Containerization (computing)|containerization]] and [[Internet of Things]] (IoT) as of the release of Fedora 37 in November 2022.<ref name="arstechnica fedora21">{{cite web |last=Gilbertson |first=Scott |date=16 January 2015 |title=Fedora 21 review: Linux's sprawliest distro finds a new focus |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/fedora-21-review-linuxs-sprawliest-distro-finds-a-new-focus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130114711/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/fedora-21-review-linuxs-sprawliest-distro-finds-a-new-focus/ |archive-date=30 November 2018 |access-date=15 July 2017 |publisher=ArsTechnica.com}}</ref><ref name="official website">{{cite web |title=Fedora |url=https://getfedora.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106140006/https://getfedora.org/ |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> A new version of Fedora Linux is released every six months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Linux Releases |url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831003744/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/ |archive-date=Aug 31, 2023 |publisher=Fedora Project}}</ref>

The current release is Fedora 42, which was released on 15 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Matthew |date=2025-04-15 |title=The answer is 42! Fedora Linux 42, that is. |url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Fedora Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Security intrusion ===
In August 2008, several Fedora servers were compromised. Upon investigation it was found that one of the compromised servers was used for signing Fedora update [[Software package (installation)|packages]]. The Fedora Project stated that the attacker(s) did not get the package [[Digital signature#Authentication|signing key]] which could be used to introduce malicious software onto Fedora users' systems through the update process. Project administrators performed checks on the software and did not find anything to suggest that a [[Trojan horse (computing)|Trojan horse]] had been introduced into the software. As a precaution the project converted to new package signing keys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11532 |title=Security Breach—securityfocus.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-August/msg00012.html |title=Security Breach—Red Hat Mailing list}}</ref> Fedora published the full details on March 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-March/msg00010.html |title=Update and Report on Fedora August 2008 Intrusion—Red Hat Mailing list}}</ref>