Fedora now available in Syria

Date:
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:11:31 +0000

Description:
Justin Wheeler writes , on Fedora
Magazine, that Fedora is now available in Syria once again: Last week, the Fedora Infrastructure Team lifted
the IP range block on IP addresses in Syria. This action restores
download access to Fedora Linux deliverables, such as ISOs. It also
restores access from Syria to Fedora Linux RPM repositories, the
Fedora Account System, and Fedora build systems. Users can now access
the various applications and services that make up the Fedora
Project. This change follows a recent update to the Fedora Export
Control Policy. Today, anyone connecting to the public Internet from
Syria should once again be able to access Fedora. [...] Opening the firewall to Syria took seconds. However, months of
conversations and hidden work occurred behind the scenes to make this
happen.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1059342/


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