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Fedora 9 has been released: “The Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced the availability of Fedora 9, the latest version of its open source operating system distribution. Highlights: PackageKit, a cross-distribution package management solution; GNOME 2.22; KDE desktop 4.0.3 featuring upgrades to core components such as the port to Qt 4; NetworkManager improvements; Firefox 3 Beta 5; SELinux confined web browser; OpenJDK6, the release of Sun Java SDK under a free and open source license; X.Org updates; consolidated dictionary support; Bluetooth enhancements; persistent live USB support; Upstart init daemon; ext4 file system support….” See the formal press release and read the comprehensive release notes for more information. Download the installable live CD images from here: Fedora-9-i686-Live.iso (691MB, SHA1, torrent), Fedora-9-i686-Live-KDE.iso (691MB, SHA1, torrent), Fedora-9-x86_64-Live.iso (693MB, SHA1, torrent), Fedora-9-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (695MB, SHA1, torrent).

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I’m wearing a very special hat today to celebrate the official release of Fedora 8, the latest version of the community-driven Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat. Codenamed Werewolf, this release serves up some very impressive new features and includes a new visual style.

One of the most impressive new features included in Fedora 8 is the PulseAudio sound daemon, which will allow users to set the volume for each application individually, move streams between devices, redirect audio streams to other computers on the local network, and much more. When we looked at PulseAudio last month when it was officially proposed for inclusion in GNOME 2.22, we said that it would bring a next-generation audio experience the Linux desktop. Fedora 8 is one of the first distribution to use PulseAudio by default. One might say that it’s a sound investment.

The Fedora development community has traditionally declined to include codecs for proprietary encumbered multimedia formats in the distribution for legal and ideological reasons, encouraging users to adopt open formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora instead. That hasn’t changed in Fedora 8, but the new Codeina utility (don’t call it Codec Buddy) will now make it possible for users to legally purchase support for proprietary formats directly from Fluendo. This is different from Ubuntu’s codec installation tool, which will allow the user to install infringing open-source codecs for free that may not be legal to use in certain countries. Read the rest of this entry »

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Over the years, Red Hat’s Fedora has made a name for itself as a version of Linux for enthusiasts, developers, and those who want to try the latest thing in open-source software. But a curious feature of the new version 8, released Thursday, is the ability to strip out the Fedora identity altogether.

The reason: Red Hat wants Fedora to be a foundation for those who want to build their own Linux products on a Fedora foundation. With Fedora 8, that’s easier, because all the Fedora-specific elements are wrapped up into one neatly optional package, said project leader Max Spevack.

Red Hat is releasing Fedora 8 Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Fedora Project is pleased to announce Fedora 8 Test 2 (7.91)!

Test 2 is for “beta” users. This is the time where we have more features in a “testable” state where the more people using them and the more feedback we get the better. So please help us make Fedora 8 as good as we can!

For more information see F8Test2/ReleaseNotes

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A 5 month development schedule has been planned for Fedora 8
in order to get into a regular and predictable release schedule with a new release every 6 months. Having a new release on April and October moves development forward without getting distracted with winter holidays and Red Hat fiscal quarters.

Documentation Project Schedule

*http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Schedule

20 July 2007-F8 Test1 development freeze
1 August 2007-F8 Test1 release
27 August 2007-F8 FEATURE freeze
- F8 string freeze
-F8 Test2 development freeze
5 September 2007-F8 Test2 Release
24 September 2007-F8 translation freeze
-F8 Test3 development freeze
3 October 2007-F8 Test3 Release
-Continual freeze. Only critical bugs fixed
24 October 2007-Final devel freeze
7 November 2007-F8 General Availability

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