Kerri -- I thought I had sent this out but see that during one of my Evolution crashes, the draft got filed where I didn't see it. There are a couple minor changes below: On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 15:44 -0400, Kerrin Catallozzi wrote: > Jonathan Roberts wrote: > >> Curious About Fedora 9? > >> by: Fedora Team > >> > >> If you’re curious about what might be included in the next version of > >> Fedora -- Fedora 9 Sulpher, due out in late April 2008 -- today’s Beta > >> release gives a good glimpse into what’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. It’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 don’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. Since we can't ship the stuff that makes DVD and DVB work, how about this: "o GNOME application enhancements, including a new global clock, better file sharing via bluetooth, improved support for using file systems over a network, Totem improvements, and a new default CD player" Also: "o KDE 4, which includes a brand new desktop and panel with many new concepts, integrated desktop search, and a brand new visual style called Oxygen -- all integrated by Fedora's KDE special interest group" > >> 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! It's now Firefox 3 Beta 5. > >> 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 Consolidated dictionary support for consistent results and lower memory usage" > >> o Anaconda installer improvements > >> > > > > encrypted partitions might be worth mentioning here explicitly Also: o easy resizing support for ext2, ext3, and NTFS partitions in the installer. > >> 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 > > > Jon- Thanks for the input. Does anyone else have any edits? Would be > great if we could finalize the content by tomorrow (Wed.) so we have it > ready for posting on Thurs. morning ET. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part
-- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list