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{{See also|Fedora Project}}

[[File:Fedora Foundations.png|thumb|The core values of the Fedora community]]

Development of the operating system and supporting programs is headed by the Fedora Project, which is composed of a community of developers and volunteers, and also [[Red Hat]] employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/|title=Overview - Fedora Project|website=Fedora Project wiki|access-date=24 July 2017|archive-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804074726/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Councilcouncil is the top-level community leadership and governance body. Other bodies include the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, responsible for the technical decisions behind the development of Fedora, and Fedora Mindshare Committee which coordinates outreach and non-technical activities, including representation of Fedora Worldwide e.g.: Ambassadors Program, CommOps team and Marketing, Design and Websites Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/leadership/index.html|title=Leadership - Fedora Project|website=Fedora Project|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042543/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/leadership/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Releases ==

{{Main|Fedora Linux release history}}

[[File:Fedora Core 1.png|thumb|Fedora Core 1.0, a continuation of [[Red Hat Linux]] with [[GNOME 2|GNOME 2.4]] (2003-112003–11)]]

[[File:Fedora 15 Lovelock Gnome3.png|thumb|Fedora 15 (Lovelock), the first release with [[GNOME 3]] and [[GNOME Shell]] (2011-052011–05)]]

[[File:Fedora 21 desktop screenshot.png|thumb|Fedora 21, a version that brought experimental [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland]] and HiDPI support (2014-122014–12)]]

Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: version {{var|X}} is supported only until 1 month after version {{var|X}}+2 is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions, meaning a version of Fedora is usually supported for at least 13 months, possibly longer.<ref name="Fedora Release Life Cycle" /> Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.<ref name="FedUp" /><ref name="Fedora Project" />