2025-06-06 –, Plenary
Fedora Ready is a promotional program that supports and promotes hardware vendors who ship devices with Fedora Linux preloaded. But how can we scale Fedora Ready beyond the work we’ve done so far and invite community members to get involved in driving our mission forward?
For many users, figuring out which hardware brands or models work well with Fedora OS can be a challenge, and that’s frustrating. Choosing an incompatible device can lead to unnecessary complexity when running Fedora. But what if we had contributors like you helping inform users about tested, compatible devices? You can become a Fedora Ready reviewer or hardware tester. As a Fedora Ambassador, you could help communicate Fedora Ready’s benefits at events and within your local communities.
Join me in this workshop to learn how to get involved with the Fedora Ready Team and help make Fedora Ready more accessible to the community.
Justin Wheeler is an experienced Open Source enthusiast with a passion for building vibrant, sustainable communities. He is currently the Fedora Community Architect (FCA) at Red Hat, where he supports and enables the Fedora contributor community.
With over a decade of experience in Open Source, Justin has a proven track record of fostering collaboration and innovation. He’s worked on various projects, from contributing to the CHAOSS community to leading open source empowerment programs at UNICEF. At UNICEF, he supported the UNICEF Venture Fund and other Open Source activities within the Office of Innovation. Together with a team of mentors, Justin mentored twenty-three start-up companies of diverse start-up companies from nineteen countries and five continents. Of these companies, fourteen achieved global recognition as Digital Public Goods and three were acquired in multi-million dollar acquisitions.
As a Fedora community member since 2015, Justin has played a pivotal role in shaping its direction. He serves as a team leader, advocating for diversity and inclusion and representing Fedora at international events. Outside of Fedora, Justin is a frequent speaker at conferences like OS Community Africa Festival, CHAOSScon (Africa & Europe editions), FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, All Things Open, OSCAL, and others. He’s also a current or past contributor of other Open Source projects, like SpigotMC, Opensource.com, MusicBrainz, and Wikipedia.
