[Fedora-users-br] Announcing Fedora 11 Beta

Ter Mar 31 15:22:09 UTC 2009

This is the part where I usually come up with something clever to say
before the useful information regarding a development release.  I had
something great, I really did.  In fact I had the most clever statement
in the world.  Only you see, my cat jumped on my keyboard, right when I
was testing emacs (I don't even use emacs!) and the darn X session just
got zapped!  All my cleverness gone, and this, well this is just a
tribute.

When Fedora 10 was released, users and press alike gushed: "Slick and
stable... has a rock solid feel." "Fast and easy." "A great release."
What's next for the free operating system that shows off the best new
technology of tomorrow? You can find out at:

http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease

We also hope to repeat the crazy success of Fedora 10's Beta contest!
Test five things in the Beta that are important to you as a user. If you
find a bug *and* report it, you get the free attention of a package
maintainer on a problem personally important to you! Do your part to
make Fedora 11 that much better.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/

Among the top features of this ground-breaking release:

     * Automatic Fonts & Mime Installer - Allows programs on the
       desktop to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia
       capabilities, and clipart.
     * Fingerprint Readers - Better experience for systems with
       fingerprint readers, including support through the graphical
       Authentication Configuration tool and gnome-about-me.
     * Intel, ATI, and Nvidia kernel modesetting - Fedora 10 provided
       the first steps by a major distribution in using the kernel
       modesetting (KMS) feature to speed up graphical boot. Fedora 11
       has increased the video card coverage of the KMS feature, with
       more to come.
     * Virt Console - Fedora 11 provides more accurate mouse pointer
       positioning and higher screen resolutions for virtual machine
       consoles, along with other improvements such as simpler use of
       USB devices.
     * MinGW Cross-compiler - Build and test full-featured Microsoft
       Windows programs, from the comfort of a Fedora system, without
       needing to use that "other OS."
     * Volume Control - The multimedia experience of Fedora users is
       improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible
       volume control.

But wait, there's more! For developers there are all sorts of goodies:

     * Python 2.6 - This new version in Fedora is a precursor to Python
       3000 (3.0), including many compatibility measures to help
       developers get their code prepared for the next generation of
       Python.
     * NetBeans 6.5 - NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update of
       NetBeans IDE 6.1 that includes improved JavaScript, AJAX, Ruby,
       and database support.
     * gcc 4.4 - The gcc compiler suite has been updated to the latest
       version, featuring better error detection for the latest in
       safety and execution.
     * Eclipse profiling tools - Add the power of various native
       profiling tools into the Eclipse IDE and integrate with the rest
       of the development environment.

Peek under the hood and there is still more:

     * Desktop Environments - Updates to Gnome 2.26 and KDE 4.2.1 bring
       the latest innovations and functionality to desktop users. Xfce
       and Sugar have also been updated.
     * Anaconda Storage - New storage code for the Anaconda installer
       improves the ability to handle new types of storage. The rewrite
       does not change the user interface.
     * Minimal Platform - New installer features make it much easier to
       create very small installations for embedded applications, such
       as for a server or desktop appliance.
     * Control groups - Allows system administrator to partition the
       system resources into different sub groups, and dedicate these
       sub groups resources to different applications' need.
     * DeviceKit - A simple, modular system service to manage devices
       and designed to partially replace HAL. Users gain a graphical
       disk management application that integrates nicely into the
       desktop.
     * DNS Security - DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) is a mechanism that can
       prove integrity and authenticity of DNS data.
     * ext4 filesystem - ext4 is the new default file system for Fedora
       11 (replacing ext3) allowing for larger file system support and
       better performance by providing real-time fragmentation
       prevention and smarter data allocations.
     * sVirt MAC - sVirt integrates SELinux with the Fedora
       virtualization stack to allow Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
       security be applied to guest virtual machines
     * Power Management - Fedora 11 includes new power monitoring
       utilities and a new system daemon that automatically adjusts
       power settings to reflect the current system use. There is also
       a facility to review the system and make suggestions on
       improving power consumption.
     * IBus input method - Ibus has been rewritten in C, and provides a
       simple, clean default system for changing the way international
       users input information into a Fedora system.

And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each
new cited feature is available:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList

For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer
to the release notes:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes

Since this is a Beta release, there may still be some rough spots still
in the polishing phase. Some of them are already known and in the
process of fixing. If you find a problem, please check the list of known
issues and then file a bug:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes#Known_Issues

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla

-- 
Atenciosamente,

------------------------------------------------
Cristiano Furtado
Gerente de TI - Projetos de Software Livre
Embaixador do Fedora no Brasil

Sites:
http://www.projetofedora.org
http://www.jasonnfedora.eti.br
http://www.fedora.org.br
http://www.ekaaty.com.br
-------------- Próxima Parte ----------
Um anexo em HTML foi limpo...
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-users-br/attachments/20090331/0dd04596/attachment.htm>
-------------- Próxima Parte ----------
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEABECAAYFAknSMTUACgkQ4v2HLvE71NULqQCeIFtqigjhCulcNuaW+6Ek8rco
N7IAoJ6+a52RnTVAjn6ZSLjP2poRW15B
=+Gh0
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----