[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by RahulSundaram

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  = Desktop Effects =
  
- AIGLX, from the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject Fedora Rendering Project], is part of the upstream '''X.org 7.1''' release included in Fedora Core 6.  '''X.org''' compositing is enabled by default in this release.  Compositing features in '''Metacity''', the default window manager provided in GNOME, are disabled in this release.  When desktop effects are enabled, '''Metacity''' is replaced by '''Compiz''', an OpenGL compositing window manager that uses AIGLX to provide desktop effects.  
+ AIGLX, from the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject Fedora Rendering Project], is part of the upstream '''X.org 7.1''' release included in Fedora.  '''X.org''' compositing is enabled by default in this release.  Compositing features in '''Metacity''', the default window manager provided in GNOME, are disabled in this release.  When desktop effects are enabled, '''Metacity''' is replaced by '''Compiz''', an OpenGL compositing window manager that uses AIGLX to provide desktop effects.  
  
  To enable the fancy desktop effects, follow these steps:
  
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  = Software Management =
  
- The performance for the `yum` software management utility has been greatly improved in Fedora Core 6.  The repository metadata parser has now been implemented in C.  A new mirror management infrastructure also ensures better mirror selection and, in most cases, faster performance.  The '''Pirut''' package management tool and the '''Pup''' software update utility are based on `yum`, so their performance is likewise improved.
+ The performance for the `yum` software management utility has been greatly improved in Fedora.  The repository metadata parser has now been implemented in C.  A new mirror management infrastructure also ensures better mirror selection and, in most cases, faster performance.  The '''Pirut''' package management tool and the '''Pup''' software update utility are based on `yum`, so their performance is likewise improved.
  
  = GNOME =
  
- This release features [http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/ GNOME 2.16].  Many of the changes in GNOME 2.16, such as '''Tomboy''' and the '''GNOME Power Manager''', were added in Fedora Core 5.  Fedora Core 6 also features the '''Orca''' screen reader, and the '''Alacarte''' menu editor previously available from Fedora Extras. 
+ This release features [http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/ GNOME 2.16].  Many of the changes in GNOME 2.16, such as '''Tomboy''' and the '''GNOME Power Manager''', were added in Fedora Core 5.  Fedora also features the '''Orca''' screen reader, and the '''Alacarte''' menu editor previously available from Fedora Extras. 
  
  The '''GNOME Power Manager''' utility now provides detailed, graphical information about power consumption.  To access this information, right click on the applet and select the `Information` menu item.
  
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  = Web Browsers =
  
- There is no longer a "browser suite" package contained in Fedora Core 6.  The `mozilla` package has been removed.  For equivalent functionality, use `firefox` as a web browser and `thunderbird` as a mail client, or use `seamonkey`, a browser suite distributed in Fedora Extras.
+ There is no longer a "browser suite" package contained in Fedora.  The `mozilla` package has been removed.  For equivalent functionality, use `firefox` as a web browser and `thunderbird` as a mail client, or use `seamonkey`, a browser suite distributed in Fedora Extras.
  
  To better support certain scripts (such as Indic and some CJK scripts), Fedora builds its '''Firefox''', with permission from the Mozilla Corporation, with the Pango system as its text renderer.  This change may negatively impact performance on some pages.  To disable the use of Pango, set `MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1` in your environment before launching '''Firefox'''.
  




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