release-notes/devel/en_US OverView.xml,1.27,1.28
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon Oct 8 22:02:13 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
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+++ OverView.xml 8 Oct 2007 22:02:11 -0000 1.28
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
<para>
You can find a tour filled with pictures and videos of this
exciting new release at
- <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/Fedora7'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/Fedora7</ulink>.
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/Fedora8'/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -30,31 +30,36 @@
</para>
<section id="sn-Spins">
<title>Spins</title>
- <para>Fedora includes several different
- <firstterm>spins</firstterm>, 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
- <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for network installation,
- users have the following spin choices:</para>
+ <para>Fedora includes several different <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"><firstterm>spins</firstterm></ulink>,
+ 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 <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for
+ network installation, users have the following spin
+ choices:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>A regular image for desktops, workstations, and server
- users. This spin provides a good upgrade path and similar
- environment for users of previous releases of Fedora.</para>
+ <para>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.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc)</title>
<para>A good general use Desktop live image that uses GNOME.
- Only the i686 version fits on a CD.</para>
+ Only the i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version
+ has the same feature set and includes multilib
+ packages.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64)</title>
<para>A Desktop based on the KDE software suite. Only the
- i686 version fits on a CD.</para>
+ i686 version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the
+ same feature set and includes multilib packages.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -62,8 +67,11 @@
<title><ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92">Fedora
Developer Live</ulink> (i686)</title>
- <para>A Live image designed for software
- developers.</para>
+ <para>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.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -71,42 +79,72 @@
<title><ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab">Fedora
Electronic Lab (FEL) Live</ulink> (i686)</title>
- <para>A live image designed for engineers working on
- electronics. This image fits on a CD.</para>
+ <para>This Live image is designed for engineers working on
+ electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic
+ component design and simulation. This image fits on a
+ CD.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Remember that these Live images can be used on USB media via
- the 'livecd-iso-to-disk' utility available in the livecd-tools
- package.</para>
+ <para>More custom spins are available at <ulink
+ url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org"/>. Remember that these
+ Live images can be used on USB media via the
+ <package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package> utility available in the
+ <package>livecd-tools</package> package.</para>
</section>
- <section id="sn-New-in-Desktop">
- <title>Desktop</title>
+ <section id="sn-New-Features">
+ <title>Features</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>This test release features the GNOME 2.20 Release
- Candidate.</para>
+ <para>This test release features <ulink
+ url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/C/">GNOME
+ 2.20</ulink>. GNOME now includes mail notification in the
+ <application>Evolution</application> mail client, the
+ ability to fill in PDF forms in the
+ <application>Evince</application> document viewer, improved
+ file management, a revamped
+ <application>Appearance</application> control panel applet,
+ a revised help system, and many other enhancements.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed
+ around online services. A preview of Online Desktop is
+ provided via BigBoard, which is a optional sidebar in
+ GNOME.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>KDE 3.5.7 is available in the KDE Live image as well as
+ the regular DVD. The KDE 4 (Beta) Development Environment is
+ available in the repository.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Xfce 4.4.1 is available as part of this release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>KDE 3.5.7 is included in this release.</para>
- </listitem>
+ <para>NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved wireless network
+ management support. It includes support for multiple devices
+ and provides the capability of system-wide configuration,
+ among many other enhancements. This transition may induce
+ some regressions temporarily, and more testing and feedback
+ is appreciated.</para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
- <command>system-config-firewall</command>, replaces
- <command>system-config-securitylevel</command>. </para>
+ <para><ulink
+ url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">PulseAudio</ulink> is now
+ installed and enabled by default. PulseAudio is an advanced
+ sound server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound
+ systems. PulseAudio allows for hot-switching audio outputs,
+ individual volume controls for each audio stream, networked
+ audio, and more.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>This release includes <ulink
- url="http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/Main_Page">Iced
- Tea</ulink>, a free and open source Java environment
- derived from OpenJDK. A browser plugin based on GCJ that
- takes advantage of Iced Tea is available and installed by
- default.</para>
+ <para>CodecBuddy is now included, and promotes free, superior
+ quality, open formats to end users trying to play multimedia
+ content under patent encumbered or proprietary
+ formats.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>A preview of <ulink
- url="http://www.opencompositing.org/">Compiz
- Fusion</ulink>, the compositing window manager that
+ <para>Compiz Fusion, the compositing window manager that
re-merges Compiz and Beryl, is installed by default. To
enable Compiz Fusion in GNOME, use the
<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu>
@@ -119,6 +157,39 @@
by default.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
+ <command>system-config-firewall</command>, replaces
+ <command>system-config-securitylevel</command>. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>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.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>OpenOffice.org 2.3, with many <ulink
+ url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.3">new
+ features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 8.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical
+ and system integration.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Laptop users benefit from the "quirks" feature in HAL,
+ including better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard
+ support.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>There is now improved power management thanks to both a
+ tickless kernel in <systemitem>x86</systemitem> and
+ <systemitem>x86_64</systemitem> architectures, and a
+ reduction in unnecessary processor wakeups via
+ <package>powertop</package>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>This release of Fedora has a new look and feel, called
<ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/F8Themes/Infinity/Round3Final">Infinity</ulink>,
@@ -130,30 +201,102 @@
a fresh new GNOME theme created specially for Fedora, is
available in this release.</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-System-Level-Changes">
- <title>System Level Changes</title>
- <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Fedora 8 features a 2.6.23 based kernel.</para>
+ <para>A new online browser home page, <ulink
+ url="http://start.fedoraproject.org"/>, appears in this
+ release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink
- url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">PulseAudio</ulink> is now
- installed and enabled by default. PulseAudio is an advanced
- sound server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound
- systems. PulseAudio allows for hot-switching audio outputs,
- individual volume controls for each audio stream, networked
- audio, and more.</para>
+ <para>Fedora continues to improve its many proactive <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features">security
+ features</ulink>, and FORTIFY_SOURCE has now been <ulink
+ url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">enhanced</ulink>
+ to cover C++ in addition to C, which prevents many security
+ exploits.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
+ <package>system-config-firewall</package>, replaces
+ <package>system-config-securitylevel</package>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This release offers <ulink
+ url="http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/13376.html">Kiosk</ulink>
+ functionality via SELinux, among many new enhancements and
+ security policy changes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <package>glibc</package> package in Fedora 8 now has
+ <ulink
+ url="http://people.redhat.com/drepper/sha-crypt.html">support</ulink>
+ 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, <package>glibc</package> will
+ recognize and honor them.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Secure remote management capability is now provided for
+ Xen, KVM, and QEMU in Fedora 8 <ulink
+ url="http://berrange.com/personal/diary/2007/08/fedora-8-virtualization-work-in">virtualization</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the acclaimed
+ development platform, is available as part of this
+ release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
In this release, the performance of <command>yum</command>,
- <application>Pirut</application>, and <application>Pup</application>
- have been significantly improved.
+ <application>Pirut</application>, and
+ <application>Pup</application> have been significantly
+ improved.
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <application>Add/Remove Programs</application> tool, <package>pirut</package>, introduces a new
+ graphical interface for managing software repositories. Use
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Repositories</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to
+ enable/disable any of the installed
+ software repositories.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>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
+ <filename class="directory">LiveOS/</filename>, and a new
+ <filename>README</filename> file has been provided as a
+ short introduction to the live image.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink
+ url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">Transifex</ulink>
+ 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.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software
+ building infrastructure now provides enhanced debugging
+ capabilities and core dumps.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fedora now offers easier rebranding of Fedora
+ derivatives via a <package>generic-logos</package> software
+ package. Changes in Fedora's mirror structure also make
+ creation of derivatives easier.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <systemitem>pam_console</systemitem> module usage
+ has been removed in favor of access control via HAL, which
+ modernizes the desktop.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fedora 8 features a 2.6.23 based kernel.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
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