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- A general-purpose Fedora 3 to 4 migration utility [1] has been built. Please download and run it over a copy of your Fedora 3 directories. Then report your results, good or bad, to fedora-community@googlegroups.com .
- Use cases and requirements [2] are being formulated now for the Fedora implementation of Web Access Controls. Please review these and make additions or provide comments on the wiki.
- As always, your development contributions are extremely encouraged. Please sign up for one of the ongoing maintenance code sprints [3] or add a comment to any of these tickets [4] if you are interested in understanding better what exactly is needed.
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For a complete list of updates and changes, please see the release notes [5].
New Features
Web Access Control
Based on community interest, use-case collection and requirements clarification continues in preparation for Fedora's Web Access Control implementation. By late July we had held our second and third [6] and third [7] planning calls for the WebAccessControl authorization delegate [8]. This feature will be designed, developed, and tested by the Fedora community over the next couple months. You can participate as a stakeholder by responding to the recent mailing list thread [9], and you can help with the development effort by signing up on the wiki [10].
API Extension Architecture
In support of extending Fedora's capabilities in a way that can be used across the various F4 client application stacks, the API Extension Architecture [11] initiative has been introduced. The use cases which such an approach may potentially address are:
- Bulk ingest
- Ingest pre-processing
- Content model validation
- Fedora3-style disseminators
- Legacy F3 to F4 URL proxying
- etc
Please join the first community planning call [12], to be held on August 14 at 2pm ET. Call-in details to be announced.
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Hydra Connect
Hydra Connect [13] will be held at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis campus, Minneapolis, MN, from 21-24 September. The event (hashtag #HydraConnect) is a chance for Hydra Project participants to gather in one place at one time, with an emphasis on synchronizing efforts, technical development, plans, and community links.
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A one-day Fedora 4 Workshop and User Group Meeting will be held on Sept. 25, 2015 in Paris, France. The event coincides with the Sixth RDA Plenary Meeting [14] and will take place in the same venue – the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. The agenda includes a Fedora 4 workshop, Fedora user group presentations from regional Fedora users, and will conclude with a wrap-up discussion. There is no charge for this event, but space is limited so please register in advance [15]. Additional information, including a draft agenda, can be found on the wiki [16].
DC Area Fedora User Group Meeting
The DC Area Fedora User Group, which meets twice annually, will hold its next meeting [17] on October 7-8 at the Univesity of Maryland. The meeting will include both user group presentations and a Fedora 4 workshop. Attendance is free but space is limited, so please register [18] if you would like to attend.
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The first Fedora Camp will be held November 16-18 at Duke University in North Carolina. This Fedora 4 training event will begin with the basics and build toward more advanced concepts–no prior Fedora 4 experience is required. Participants can expect to come away with a deep dive Fedora 4 learning experience coupled with multiple opportunities for applying hands-on techniques working with experienced trainers and Fedora gurus. A draft curriculum [19] , including presentations slides, is available on the wiki.
Attendance will be capped at 40 participants so please register now [20]!
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[1] https://github.com/fcrepo4-labs/migration-utils/releases [2] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Design+-+WebAccessControl+Authorization+Delegate [3] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Production+Sprint+Schedule [4] https://jira.duraspace.org/issues/?filter=13121 [5] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Fedora+4.3.0+Release+Notes [6] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-07-22+-+WebAccessControl+Authorization+Delegate+Planning+Meeting [7] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-07-29+-+WebAccessControl+Authorization+Delegate+Planning+Meeting [8] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Design+-+WebAccessControl+Authorization+Delegate [9] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/fedora-community/EWXLm2bC7Uo [10] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Production+Sprint+Schedule [11] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Design+-+API+Extension+Architecture [12] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-08-14+-+Fedora+API+Extensions+Meeting [13] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Hydra+Connect+2015 [14] https://rd-alliance.org/plenary-meetings/rda-sixth-plenary-meeting.html [15] http://goo.gl/forms/QO22bP4Cu7 [16] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/Paris+Fedora+4+Workshop+and+User+Group+Meeting%3A+25+September+2015 [17] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/Washington+D.C.+Area+Fedora+User+Group+Meeting%3A+7-8+October+2015 [18] http://goo.gl/forms/T9GUvnadYl [19] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Proposed+Workshop+Training+Modules+and+Structure [20] http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5iy95gcab&oeidk=a07eb3mm0lc1c10b3ac |