Linux on RISC V Fedora and Firmware Status Update

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Fedora produces bootable RISC-V images built by a cross-bootstrap that turns SRPMs into a native rootfs, uses mock and RPM tooling, and pushes builds through Koji with 100+ QEMU builders and donated SSD hosts; images run in QEMU and on HiFive Unleashed where a desktop boots. Firmware follows a standard chain: OpenSBI + U-Boot + Linux works on real boards; UEFI/EDK II runs on QEMU and Unleashed. Ongoing work adds ACPI/SMBIOS/PCI tables, VFIO/virt support, and wider platform validation.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 2:40Fedora
3. 6:18Fedora Imaging
4. 9:04Fedora Cloud
5. 10:24Summary
6. 11:57Firmware
7. 13:23Unleash
8. 16:33Next Steps
9. 16:58Goals
10. 17:59Lessons

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