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[Carnal Ortega]

New User:
I'm new to this Fedora. I am currently downloading the 4 iso's and will 
be attempting my first install shortly. I'm going into this confident 
because I have skimmed some documentation. I am more used to the old 
all-purpose Red Hat Linux of the past but I know one must be a cameleon 
in linux or I will become old and bitter.

Greetings:

Hi! My name is Carnal Ortega and I hope to become a Fedora user but I am 
not a programmer!


Questions:

I only have some legacy questions, please forgive if answered in past as 
I no look at every post on list yet.

Is Fedora Core 2 the latest stable version?
When was Fedora Core 2 released?
Has rawhide been discontinued or merged with the Fedora project?
I'm installing on an xp system for dual boot. Will select to not install 
a bootloader and instead go with booting from floppy disk. When I 
upgrade a kernel, how do I update the disk?
What is difference between up2date and yum? Which should I use!
Is SELinux for Fedora another way of saying it's a hardened fedora? Is 
it any more secure on the networking side of things or is focus 
primarily on local? Is SELinux ready for users or only for developers?

I am installing on a laptop, wish me well!

That is all, FOR NOW!

Carnal