release-notes/devel/en_US ArchSpecific.xml, 1.17, 1.18 Colophon.xml, 1.27, 1.28 Desktop.xml, 1.26, 1.27 Entertainment.xml, 1.11, 1.12 I18n.xml, 1.24, 1.25 Installer.xml, 1.24, 1.25 OverView.xml, 1.30, 1.31 PackageNotes.xml, 1.21, 1.22 RELEASE-NOTES.xml, 1.19, 1.20 Xorg.xml, 1.17, 1.18 rpm-info.xml, 1.19, 1.20
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Thu Oct 25 03:12:00 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv14558/en_US
Modified Files:
ArchSpecific.xml Colophon.xml Desktop.xml Entertainment.xml
I18n.xml Installer.xml OverView.xml PackageNotes.xml
RELEASE-NOTES.xml Xorg.xml rpm-info.xml
Log Message:
Sync content with F-8 branch
Index: ArchSpecific.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/ArchSpecific.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- ArchSpecific.xml 15 Sep 2007 16:04:29 -0000 1.17
+++ ArchSpecific.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.18
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
installed into the flash, following the instructions at
<ulink
url='http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html'/>.
- A suitable boot loader image ia located on the Fedora 8
+ A suitable boot loader image is located on the Fedora 8
install media. Once the boot loader is installed, the
PlayStation 3 should boot from the Fedora install media.
Select the <option>linux64</option> from the graphical
Index: Colophon.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Colophon.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -r1.27 -r1.28
--- Colophon.xml 19 Sep 2007 23:48:15 -0000 1.27
+++ Colophon.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.28
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PiotrDrÄ…g'>Piotr
+ DrÄ…g</ulink> (translator - Polish)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RahulSundaram'>Rahul
Sundaram</ulink> (beat writer, editor)
@@ -318,6 +323,13 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VillePekkaVainio'>Ville-Pekka
+ Vainio</ulink> (translator - Finnish)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/WillWoods'>Will
Woods</ulink> (beat contributor)
Index: Desktop.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Desktop.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27
--- Desktop.xml 6 Oct 2007 12:25:42 -0000 1.26
+++ Desktop.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.27
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@
<section id="sn-KDE-Desktop">
<title>KDE</title>
<para>This release features <ulink
- url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.7.php">KDE</ulink> 3.5.6.</para>
+ url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.7.php">KDE</ulink>
+ 3.5.6. In addition, the <package>kdepim</package> package has
+ been updated to a version from the
+ <systemitem>kdepim/enterprise</systemitem> branch, which includes
+ many bugfixes and enhancements beyond the stock upstream
+ <package>kdepim</package>.</para>
<para>Fedora 8 does <emphasis>not</emphasis> include the KDE 4
Desktop because the currently available prerelease versions are
not ready for daily use. It does include the KDE 4 Development
@@ -48,6 +53,15 @@
applications within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment. See
the <citetitle>Development</citetitle> section for more details
about what is included.</para>
+ <para>Since <package>knetworkmanager</package> does not work with
+ the version of <application>NetworkManager</application> available
+ in this release, the KDE Live images use
+ <command>nm-applet</command> from
+ <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> as a replacement. The
+ <command>gnome-keyring-daemon</command> facility saves passwords
+ for these encryption technologies. The
+ <package>knetworkmanager</package> package is not included in the
+ KDE Live images.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Web-Browsers">
Index: Entertainment.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Entertainment.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- Entertainment.xml 18 May 2007 00:40:19 -0000 1.11
+++ Entertainment.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.12
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
<section id="sn-haxima">
<title>Haxima</title>
<para>
- Fedora 7 includes version 0.5.6 of the Nazghul old-school role playing
+ Fedora 8 includes version 0.5.6 of the Nazghul old-school role playing
game engine and its companion game Haxima. This version is not compatible
with saved games from previous Nazghul versions, so those with Haxima
- games in progress need to restart their games after updating to Fedora 7.
+ games in progress need to restart their games after updating to Fedora 8.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: I18n.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/I18n.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- I18n.xml 8 Oct 2007 21:09:40 -0000 1.24
+++ I18n.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.25
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@
coverage. Most of the fonts in generically named font packages
have been moved to their own packages to reflect the upstream name
and make font choices easier.</para>
+ <section id="sn-arabic-fonts">
+ <title>Arabic fonts</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <package>kacst-fonts</package> and
+ <package>paktype-fonts</package> packages have been split
+ out of <package>fonts-arabic</package>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-chinese-fonts">
<title>Chinese fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -120,6 +130,15 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
+ <section id="sn-hebrew-fonts">
+ <title>Hebrew fonts</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <package>culmus-fonts</package> fonts package has
+ been split out of <package>fonts-hebrew</package>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-indic-fonts">
<title>Indic fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -162,6 +181,15 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
+ <section id="sn-sinhala-font">
+ <title>Sinhala font</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <package>lklug-fonts</package> package has been
+ split out of <package>fonts-sinhala</package>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
</section>
<section id="sn-Input-Methods">
<title>Input Methods</title>
@@ -169,35 +197,30 @@
<title>Improved <command>im-chooser</command></title>
<para>The user interface of <command>im-chooser</command> has been
improved to be simpler and easier to understand.</para>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-SCIM-Defaults">
- <title>SCIM input method Defaults</title>
- <para>The core SCIM packages are now installed by default, but the
- input method only starts by default on desktops running in an
- Asian locale. The current list is: <systemitem>as</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>bn</systemitem>, <systemitem>gu</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>hi</systemitem>, <systemitem>ja</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>kn</systemitem>, <systemitem>ko</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ml</systemitem>, <systemitem>mr</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ne</systemitem>, <systemitem>or</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>pa</systemitem>, <systemitem>si</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ta</systemitem>, <systemitem>te</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>th</systemitem>, <systemitem>ur</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>vi</systemitem>, <systemitem>zh</systemitem>). You
- can use <application>im-chooser</application> via <menuchoice>
+ <para>Input methods only start by default on desktops running in
+ an Asian locale. The current list is:
+ <systemitem>as</systemitem>, <systemitem>bn</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>gu</systemitem>, <systemitem>hi</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ja</systemitem>, <systemitem>kn</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ko</systemitem>, <systemitem>ml</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>mr</systemitem>, <systemitem>ne</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>or</systemitem>, <systemitem>pa</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>si</systemitem>, <systemitem>ta</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>te</systemitem>, <systemitem>th</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ur</systemitem>, <systemitem>vi</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>zh</systemitem>). Use
+ <application>im-chooser</application> via <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Personal</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Input Method</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to enable
- or disable SCIM on your desktop, or to select other installed
- input methods. To activate SCIM on your desktop by default In a
- non-Asian locale, set <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Use custom input method</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>scim</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in
- <application>im-chooser</application> and restart your desktop
- session.</para>
+ or disable SCIM on your desktop. To make changes effective, you
+ must restart the desktop session.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-scim-hotkeys">
+ <title>SCIM hotkeys</title>
<para>
- The following table lists the default trigger hotkeys for
+ The following table lists the default SCIM trigger hotkeys for
different languages:
</para>
<segmentedlist>
Index: Installer.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Installer.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- Installer.xml 21 Oct 2007 07:19:12 -0000 1.24
+++ Installer.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.25
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
</para>
</note>
<para>
- Fedora 7 supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the
+ Fedora 8 supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the
installer image must either fit in RAM or appear on local storage,
such as Installation Disc 1. Therefore, only systems with more than
192MiB of RAM, or which boot from Installation Disc 1, can use the
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@
installer prompt. This lets you manually select the card.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="sn-drivers-requiring-firmware">
+ <title>Drivers Requiring Firmware</title>
+ <para>Currently, <application>Anaconda</application> is not able
+ to load userland firmware. This means that any devices with a
+ driver that relies on loaded firmware will not be supported at
+ install time. This includes all QLogic storage
+ controllers.</para>
+ </section>
</section>
<section id="Upgrade-Related-Issues">
Index: OverView.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31
--- OverView.xml 8 Oct 2007 22:13:09 -0000 1.30
+++ OverView.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.31
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
GNOME.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>KDE 3.5.7 is available in the KDE Live image as well as
+ <para>KDE 3.5.8 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>
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@
<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>
+ among many other enhancements.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
Index: PackageNotes.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/PackageNotes.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.21
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22
--- PackageNotes.xml 8 Oct 2007 23:03:47 -0000 1.21
+++ PackageNotes.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.22
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
<para>
The following sections contain information regarding software
- packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora 7. For
+ packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora 8. For
easier access, they are generally organized using the same groups
that are shown in the installation system.
</para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
<option>installonly_limit</option> options are used by default to
limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can
adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the
- option entirely to match your preferences. More details is
+ option entirely to match your preferences. More details are
available in the man page for
<filename>yum.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>The <command>yum</command> command now retries when it detects
@@ -52,5 +52,10 @@
<para>The <package>evolution-exchange</package> package replaces
<package>evolution-connector</package>, and provides a capability
under the old name.</para>
+ <para>The <package>system-config-firewall</package> and
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package> packages replace
+ <package>system-config-security-level</package>. The
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package> is part of the the
+ <package>policycoreutils-gui</package> package.</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Xorg.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Xorg.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- Xorg.xml 18 May 2007 00:40:19 -0000 1.17
+++ Xorg.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.18
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
<section id="sn-Intel-Driver-Notes">
<title>Intel Driver Notes</title>
<para>
- Fedora 7 contains two drivers for Intel integrated graphics
+ Fedora 8 contains two drivers for Intel integrated graphics
controllers:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
Index: rpm-info.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/rpm-info.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20
--- rpm-info.xml 23 Oct 2007 02:31:07 -0000 1.19
+++ rpm-info.xml 25 Oct 2007 03:11:58 -0000 1.20
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@
<title>Fedora Release Notes</title>
<desc>Important information about this release of Fedora</desc>
<changelog order="newest-first">
- <revision date="2007-10-22" number="8.90">
+ <revision date="2007-10-22" number="8.0.0">
<author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
- <details>Branch for F-9 devel</details>
+ <details>Push new version for final</details>
+ </revision>
+ <revision date="2007-10-02" number="7.92">
+ <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
+ <details>Update content for F8 test3</details>
</revision>
</changelog>
</rpm-info>
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