Fedora Project

Fedora Project
Founded22 September 2003 (2003-09-22)
FounderWarren Togami, Red Hat et al.
TypeCommunity
FocusOpen source
ProductsFedora Linux, 389 Directory Server
MethodArtwork, development, documentation, promotion, and translation.
LeaderMatthew Miller
Websitefedoraproject.org

The Fedora Project is an independent project to coordinate the development of Fedora Linux, a Linux-based operating system, operating with the mission of creating "an innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users".

The project also oversees Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, a special interest group which maintains the eponymous packages. The project was founded in 2003 as a result of a merger between the Red Hat Linux (RHL) and Fedora Linux projects. It is sponsored by Red Hat primarily, but its employees make up only 35% of project contributors, and most of the over 2,000 contributors are unaffiliated members of the community.