The Fedora Saga: Longtime Contributors Share Their Stories | Fedora Podcast Ep. 33

We just celebrated the Fedora Project’s birthday, so I brought on two people who have seen a lot of it firsthand: longtime contributor Neal Gompa and Fedora Project Lead Matthew Miller. We reminisced about where Fedora came from, looked at what shipped in Fedora Linux 39, and got plenty of laughs in along the way. It is a warm, story-filled episode about the people behind the distro.

A few things worth carrying away from the conversation:

• Fedora’s history is really a history of its people. Hearing Neal and Matthew trace the project’s roots reminded me how much of Fedora is built on years of individual contributions.
• Fedora Linux 39 was a milestone worth celebrating. We spent time on what landed in the release, and it was a good reminder of how far each cycle moves the project forward.
• The birthday is a good excuse to look forward, too. Between the laughs, we talked about where Fedora is heading, and I came away optimistic about the road ahead.

Give it a listen and let me know what stuck with you.