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We believe that all contributors should "be excellent to each other." By
creating an environment for constructive contribution, we can more
effectively and successfully compare and challenge different ideas to
find the best solutions for advancement, while building the size of our
community, diversity, and strength of our community
Our Method
Fedora is a center for innovation in free and open source
software, and creates a community where contributors of all
kinds -- developers, documenters, artists, system
administrators, and other free software and open source
enthusiasts -- come together to advance the ecosystem for
the benefit of everybody. The Fedora community
contributes everything it builds back to the free and open
source world and continues to make advances of
significance to the broader community, as evidenced by the
regular and rapid incorporation of its features into other
Linux distributions. Regardless of which Linux distribution
you use, you are relying on code developed within the
Fedora Project.
Fast Facts
New releases of Fedora come out every six months
Fedora is free to copy, modify and redistribute without any
cost and license fees
Red Hat is the primary sponsor for the Fedora Project and a
major contributor
What benefit does a contributor gain from participating in the Fedora community?
There are multiple benefits, and individual contributors sometimes realize very different
individual benefits through their involvement. One major benefit contributors often cite is in
the act of collaborating itself. Fedora community members enjoy working on new features,
solving problems and interacting with other folks that share a common interest. Because
Fedora is an open and transparent project, it also provides a way for people to demonstrate
their skills at work to potential partners, customers, or employers.