Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by PaulFrields: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView?action=diff&rev2=286&rev1=285 The comment on the change is: Editorial pass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fedora includes several different [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins ''spins''], which are variations of Fedora built from a specific set of software packages. Each spin has a combination of software to meet the requirements of a specific kind of end user. In addition to a very small `boot.iso` image for network installation, users have the following spin choices: * A regular Fedora image for desktops, workstations and server users. This spin provides a good upgrade path and similar environment for users of previous releases of Fedora. - There are four Live images available for Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]: + * Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc) - This image includes the GNOME desktop environment, integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a basic set of productivity applications. Only the i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages. + * Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64) - This image includes the KDE desktop environment, with full support for English language only. Only the i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages. + * [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92 Fedora Developer Live] (i686) - This Live DVD image is designed for software developers, and features the GNOME desktop environment. The toolkit includes the Eclipse integrated development environment, API documentation, and a variety of debugging and profiling utilities. + * [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab Fedora Electronic Lab (FEL) Live] (i686) - This Live image is designed for engineers working on electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic component design and simulation. The image fits on a CD. + More custom spins are available at http://spins.fedoraproject.org. Remember that these Live images can be used on USB media via the `livecd-iso-to-disk` utility available in the `livecd-tools` package. - 1. Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc) - This image includes the GNOME desktop environment, integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a basic set of productivity applications. Only the i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages. - 1. Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64) - This image includes the KDE desktop environment, with full support for English language only. Only the i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages. - 1. [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92 Fedora Developer Live] (i686) - This Live DVD image is designed for software developers, and features the GNOME desktop environment. The toolkit includes the Eclipse integrated development environment, API documentation, and a variety of debugging and profiling utilities. - 1. [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab Fedora Electronic Lab (FEL) Live] (i686) - This Live image is designed for engineers working on electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic component design and simulation. The image fits on a CD. - - * More custom spins are available at http://spins.fedoraproject.org. - - Remember that these Live images can be used on USB media via the 'livecd-iso-to-disk' utility available in the livecd-tools package. === What's New In Fedora 8 === @@ -47, +43 @@ * The completely free and open source Java environment called IcedTea is installed by default. IcedTea is derived from OpenJDK, includes a browser plugin based on GCJ, and is available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. GCJ is still the default on PPC architecture. - * Openoffice.org 2.3 with a lot of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.3 new features] is available as part of Fedora 8. + * Openoffice.org 2.3, with many [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.3 new features], is available as part of Fedora 8. * Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical and system integration. @@ -59, +55 @@ * [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/NodokaTheme Nodoka], a fresh new GNOME theme created specially for Fedora, is available in this release. - * New online browser home page, http://start.fedoraproject.org + * A new online browser home page, http://start.fedoraproject.org, appears in this release. - * Fedora continues to improve it's many proactive [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features security features] and FORTIFY_SOURCE has now been [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html enhanced] to cover C++ in addition to C which prevents many security exploits. + * Fedora continues to improve its many proactive [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features security features], and FORTIFY_SOURCE has now been [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html enhanced] to cover C++ in addition to C, which prevents many security exploits. * A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool, ''system-config-firewall'', replaces ''system-config-securitylevel''. - * [http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/13376.html Kiosk] functionality via SELinux among many new enhancements and security policy changes. + * This release offers [http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/13376.html Kiosk] functionality via SELinux, among many new enhancements and security policy changes. - * Glibc in Fedora 8 has now [http://people.redhat.com/drepper/sha-crypt.html support] for passwords using SHA256 and SHA512 hashing. Before only DES and MD5 were available. The tools to create passwords are not yet extended but if such passwords are created in others ways Glibc will recognize that and work with it. + * The `glibc` package in Fedora 8 now has [http://people.redhat.com/drepper/sha-crypt.html support] for passwords using SHA256 and SHA512 hashing. Before only DES and MD5 were available. The tools to create passwords have not been extended yet, but if such passwords are created in others ways, `glibc` will recognize and honor them. * Secure remote management capability is now provided for Xen, KVM, and QEMU in Fedora 8 [http://berrange.com/personal/diary/2007/08/fedora-8-virtualization-work-in virtualization]. - * Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the great IDE and development platform, is available as part of this release. + * Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the acclaimed development platform, is available as part of this release. * Package management now features much better performance via `yum` and friends. - * Add/Remove Programs (Pirut) introduces a new graphical interface for managing software repositories. You can go to 'Edit'->'Repositories' to enable/disable any of the installed software repositories. + * The '''Add/Remove Programs''' tool, `pirut`, introduces a new graphical interface for managing software repositories. Use ''Edit'' > ''Repositories'' to enable/disable any of the installed software repositories. * Live installations are faster and require a smaller root filesystem. The file system layout has also changed somewhat. System files for the Live images are now under `LiveOS/`, and a new `README` file has been provided as a short introduction to the live image. * [https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/ Transifex] provides a web-based translation interface to allow users to contribute translation work for Fedora hosted projects as well as being able to provide translations to upstream directly to any upstream project. - * Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software building infrastructure now provide enhanced debugging capabilities and core dumps. + * Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software building infrastructure now provides enhanced debugging capabilities and core dumps. * Fedora now offers easier rebranding of Fedora derivatives via a `generic-logos` software package. Changes in Fedora's mirror structure also make creation of derivatives easier. -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
