F9 Beta blog for press.redhat.com?

Jonathan Roberts jonrob at fedoraproject.org
Mon Mar 17 20:10:31 UTC 2008


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Hey Kerrin :) 

Just a couple of comments:

> 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.
> 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




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