<1205424297.3973.3.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <47DE8D5C.8030108@xxxxxxxxxx> Message-ID: <ef796b616af63983f1000c19c36ccc08@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> X-Sender: jonrob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Received: from 88-111-145-138.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com [88.111.145.138] with HTTP/1.1 (POST); Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:10:31 -0600 User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hey Kerrin :) Just a couple of comments: > Curious About Fedora 9? > by: Fedora Team > > If youâ??re curious about what might be included in the next version of > Fedora -- Fedora 9 Sulpher, due out in late April 2008 -- todayâ??s Beta > release gives a good glimpse into whatâ??s ahead. The Beta release signals > the feature freeze for the next release, meaning that all major features > that we plan to include have to either be complete or in a testable > state. Itâ??s aimed at our developers and early adopters, but everyone in > the community is given the opportunity to give feedback to improve our > latest and greatest cycles. Testing of the Fedora 9 Beta release is > really simple because with live media images, you donâ??t need to install > anything. > > Some highlights included in the Beta release: > o GNOME application enhancements including the ability share files via > bluetooth, DVD and DVB support and a new default CD player. > o Firefox 3 Beta 3 Browser I think it's beta 4 now ? I've updated the Release Notes to say this but actually I'm not certain! > o Improvements for managing network devices > o A software flash browser plugin Should probably try and highlight that it's a *free software* flash plugin, that's enabled by *default* > o Consolidated dictionary support > o Anaconda installer improvements encrypted partitions might be worth mentioning here explicitly > o Live image improvements > o FreeIPA, to help make managing auditing, identity and policy easier > o Virtualization > For more information on enhancements, see the Beta release notes. > (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/Beta/ReleaseNotes) > > Where does it go from here? Next, we take all of the feedback reported > from the Beta and make enhancements and tweaks in time for the upcoming > development and translation freezes and the planned April 22 Release > Candidate 1. The final Fedora 9 release is scheduled for April 29. Thanks! Jon -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
